Resins

Epoxies

DUNA-USA expands manufacturing facility

The expansion includes a new automated fabrication department and an additional continuous polyurethane production line.

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PEEK

NIAR's NCAMP qualifying TenCate thermoplastic composite

TenCate’s Cetex TC1225 T700GC 12K T1E unidirectional tape is a low-melt polyaryletherketone (LMPAEK) and is part of a broad effort by the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP) to qualify thermoplastic materials.

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Sustainability

Chase Plastics partners with Interfacial on resin solutions

The new venture focuses on exploring the ability to create and develop custom materials including sustainable materials, advanced composites and specialty compounds.

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Weaving

The democratization of composites

China as springboard to push adoption of thermoplastic composites and revolutionize consumer goods.

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Mikrosam delivers multi-material AFP system to Brandenburg University of Technology

The 8-axis robotic AFP machine is reportedly capable of automated and precise placement of thermoplastic fibers, thermoset prepregs and dry-fiber material.

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Hi-Temp Resins

Sika puts focus on advanced resins

The recently renamed Sika Advanced Resins continues to offer customized solutions for tooling, composites and encapsulation (electrical/electronic).

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Infrastructure

The Netherlands to showcase the country's composites expertise at JEC World 2019

The Netherlands are a leader in thermoplastic composites, automation, sustainability in composites, and applications of composites in a water environment, such as bridges, locks and ships.

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Sustainability

Sicomin receives Footprint Progress Certification for bio-based epoxy systems

Sicomin has been awarded the Bureau Veritas Footprint Progress Certification for its GreenPoxy products range.

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ATL/AFP

Continuous tapes, D-LFT meet up in new compression molding process

Design research for an automotive load floor module drove development of a new compression molding process for direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites.

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Carbon Fibers

Hybrid thermoplastics give load floor impact strength

Project leads to development of new compression process for selective application of D-LFT on UD tape laminates.

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microwire technology for composites