Workforce Development

Looking for opportunity in a pandemic crisis

How do we determine our next steps in the composites industry amidst a pandemic? Dale Brosius ponders opportunities, risks and changes.

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Kaman Composites Vermont announces contract with major engine OEM

Composite components will be industrialized and manufactured at Kaman’s Vermont facility, serving as a challenge to meet the customer’s high-quality expectations.

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Cincinnati Inc., Multiax America partner for 3D printing turnkey

The turnkey solution is said to enable both companies to expand their customer bases, and provide needed additive production systems solutions.

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Aerospace

Triumph Group sells composites operations

The company transferred over its aerospace structures composites locations over to Arlington Capital Partners.

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National Composites completes Sunrise Fiberglass acquisition

The third completed acquisition was part of the company’s long-term plan for growth opportunities in the composite marketplace.

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Trends

Axiom Materials expands CMC product portfolio under technology license

Axiom’s expansion into c/SiC and SiC/SiC composite intermediates is licensed under the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), NITE and more.

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Lehvoss NA, Forward Engineering NA collaborate on 3D printing

The collaboration leverages additive manufacturing to accelerate development of automotive structural thermoplastic products.

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Automation

Quickstep Technology selects JETCAM and CrossTrack for nesting and material tracking

In its final stages of JETCAM testing, Quickstep maintains its future expansion plans for Industry 4.0 functionality and a paperless factory.

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Adhesives

Proposed Fixatti acquisition reinforces Arkema thermobonding adhesives business

The proposed acquisition would strengthen Arkema’s global offering of hotmelt adhesive solutions and target its goal to become a pure specialty materials player by 2024.

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Roth Composite Machinery becomes AZL partner for winding technology study

Roth Composites Machinery will support the joint study to evaluate potential composite technologies for composite pressure tanks.

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microwire technology for composites