Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Aerospace

CGTech releases latest version of composites software

CGTech is shipping the next major release of VERICUT Composite Applications: VERICUT Composite Programming (VCP) and VERICUT Composite Simulation (VCS).

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Aerospace

JEC World 2018: Highlights

You will read more about what we discovered at JEC World 2018 in the coming weeks and months, but for now this is a quick review of some of the highlights from the world’s largest composites trade show.

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Aerospace

Toray acquires TenCate Advanced Composites

Toray, the world’s largest carbon fiber manufacturer, will pay €930 million for TenCate Advanced Composites to shore up its thermoplastic composites capabilities.

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Prepregs

TenCate Advanced Composites confirmed to be on the market

TenCate is exploring options for a potential strategic partner to acquire the company as aerospace OEMs begin a more serious assessment of next-generation aircraft materials. A carbon fiber and/or resin manufacturer would be a likely suitor of TenCate.

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Jeff Sloan's top five from JEC World 2018

There is still a third and final day to go at JEC World 2018 in Paris, but there is enough fodder from the first two days of the show to cobble together some thoughts about what we have heard and seen at the show.

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Wind/Energy

JEC World 2018 preview: Evonik

Evonik Industries is introducing a new core material technology called ROHACRYL, an acrylic chemistry-based structural foam with high potential for composite applications.

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Adhesives

JEC World 2018: Exhibit previews

JEC World 2018 is next week, March 6-8 in Paris, France. CompositesWorld offers these previews of what some exhibitors will feature in their stands.

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Thermoplastics

JEC World 2018 preview: Tri-Mack Plastics

Tri-Mack Plastics Mfg Corp. is sharing the results of a recently completed test that demonstrates the bond strength of Tri-Mack’s overmolded thermoplastic composite hybrid parts.

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Automotive

JEC World 2018 preview: TenCate Advanced Composites

TenCate Advanced Composites is highlighting its latest developments in composite material technologies for aerospace and high-performance industrial markets.

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JEC World 2018 preview: Teijin

The Teijin Group is celebrating a century of materials development since its founding in 1918 and presenting several composite and material solutions.

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Automotive

JEC World 2018 preview: Solvay

Solvay (Hall 5, L42) is featuring composite materials and specialty polymers through several applications, including resin infusion for aerospace primary structures, Double Diaphragm Forming (DDF) rapid part manufacture, rapid-cure prepregs and Recyclate Molding Compound (RMC).

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Weaving

JEC World 2018 preview: Sigmatex

Sigmatex (Hall 6, G5) is featuring its range of high-performance carbon fiber textiles, including a new design capability.

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Quickly Make Molds, Tools and Fixtures
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
Composite raw materials
prepeg and slit tape products