Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Braiding 4 Mar 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Michelman

Michelman (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) is introducing its family of Unyte surface modifiers formulated specifically for manufacturers of technical textiles and prepreg fabrics.

Space 4 Mar 2019

SpaceX crew capsule launches to space station

The Demo-1 flight test successfully launched SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard its Falcon 9 rocket, marking a first step toward the next NASA crewed space mission.

1 Mar 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Airborne

Airborne (The Hague, Netherlands) will showcase its Digital Client Portal at its JEC World 2019 booth, Stand R11, Hall 6.

Trends 1 Mar 2019

GWEC reports 51.3 GW of new wind capacity in 2018

The Global Wind Energy Council’s latest data shows that China led both offshore and onshore wind energy installation in 2018.

Aerospace 1 Mar 2019

Diehl Aviation selects Altair as preferred strategic CAE supplier

According to the agreement, Altair’s computer-aided engineering (CAE) software will be Diehl Aviation’s preferred solver for at least three years.

28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Sartomer and Arkema

Sartomer will feature specialty solutions that enable high-performance, low-VOC composites systems at JEC World 2019, at the Arkema booth.

Aerospace 28 Feb 2019

Rolls-Royce withdraws from consideration as Boeing NMA engine supplier

Rolls-Royce cites Boeing’s proposed timeline as reason for withdrawing itself from the race to be chosen as engine supplier for the unconfirmed NMA.

Injection/Overmolding 28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: KraussMaffei

KraussMaffei (Munich, Germany) is focusing on its FiberForm process, pultrusion and unidirectional (UD) tapes at its JEC World 2019 booth, Booth R28, Hall 6.

Aerospace 28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Huntsman

Huntsman will be showcasing its portfolio of composites and polyurethane resins, adhesives and syntactics technologies for automotive, aerospace and industrial applications at JEC World 2019.

Automotive 28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Henkel

Henkel will present Loctite EA 9378 AERO, a next-generation liquid shim material currently under development at JEC World 2019.

Materials Testing 28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Fives

Fives (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) will be presenting its next-generation sensor for in-process inspection of carbon fiber-reinforced layups, reportedly capable of reducing processing time by up to 30% compared to layup operations using manual inspection.

Prepregs 28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Cobra

Cobra International will present its expanded capacity and increased capabilities for large composite components for multiple industries at JEC World 2019.