CW Blog

1 Jun 2018

Composites Index starts second quarter with a surge

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index closed April at 61.4, breaking its previous all-time high reached just one month earlier.

30 May 2018

Ekoa TP, better than wood

Flax fiber/bio-thermoplastic composite provide look and feel of wood but higher properties, targeting $80 billion interiors market and, eventually, a wood replacement for construction.

28 May 2018

This foiling racer is crazy fast thanks to composites

The Exocet racer’s hull and its foils, designed via computer model, are fabricated using hand layup and resin infusion methods, respectively, with PRO-SET epoxy.

25 May 2018

Swedish multi-sectorial innovation network aims for a lighter tomorrow

The LIGHTer network works to coordinate what is happening in research, development, technology and competence development in Swedish industry.

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25 May 2018

New Composites Products: May 2018

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry.

23 May 2018

Arevo in 2018: Industrialized production of continuous fiber 3D-printed parts

With new CEO and $12.5 million in B-series financing, Arevo will have eight direct energy deposition (DED) cells attacking its parts production backlog by year-end.

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13 May 2018

Getting carbon fiber cost down

4M Carbon Fiber Corp. says its objective is to demonstrate that standard modulus carbon fiber can be made from textile grade PAN precursor using significantly less energy and in less than half the processing time, thus cutting carbon fiber manufacturing cost by about 50%. Plasma oxidation is the key.

9 May 2018

Surfacing Films Enhance Aircraft Surfaces While Minimizing Prep

Composite materials naturally come with more surface imperfections than metal, and aircraft paint schemes for composites are becoming more complex. That’s why surfacing films need to rise to the challenge by providing a smooth, blemish-free surface. (Sponsored Content)

6 May 2018

Pultruded composites market growing, says EPTA

The European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA, Frankfurt, Germany) has published an in-depth report on its highly successful 2018 conference, held in Vienna on March 1-2, 2018. The 12-page document, World Pultrusion Conference 2018: Attractive Long-Term Prospects for Pultruded Composites, is available to download from the EPTA website.