JEC World 2018 preview: NTPT
NTPT, specialists in thin ply prepregs, preforms and parts and experts in automation technology, is showcasing a range of thin ply solutions, with particular focus on tubes, blocks and structural components.
Read MoreJEC World 2018 preview: KraussMaffei
KraussMaffei (Hall 6, F61) is featuring several composites manufacturing technologies, covering wet molding, pultrusion, long fiber injection and overmolding.
Read MoreJEC World 2018 preview: Huntsman Advanced Materials
Huntsman Advanced Materials (Hall 6, M31) is highlighting its portfolio of composite, adhesive and syntactic solutions for enabling lightweighting in a wide range of applications.
Read MoreJEC World 2018 preview: Hexcel
Hexcel (Hall 5, J41) is featuring products for customer applications in aerospace, automotive, wind energy and marine markets.
Read MoreJEC World 2018 preview: Haydale
Haydale (Hall 6, S64) is demonstrating applications of its lightweight graphene-enhanced prepregs, which are said to offer significant weight reduction and improved structural performance.
Read MoreAirtech triaxial fabrics target composite molds
Airtech Advanced Materials Group (Huntington Beach, CA, US) has introduced TMGC-TX, triaxial carbon fiber fabrics developed for the manufacture of composite molds made with Airtech Toolfusion resins.
Read MoreTechsil acrylate-based adhesive cures via light
Distributor Techsil (Bidford-on-Avon, UK) has introduced a new light-curing adhesive called Vitralit UV 4802, for bonding high-temperature-resistant thermoplastics such as PEEK with other non-compatible materials.
Read More3A Composites' core material targets automotive
3A Composites Core Materials (Sins, Switzerland) has introduced a new structural AIREX foam core platform aimed at lightweight, high-volume automotive applications that is capable of being processed in high-temperature, high-pressure, short-cycle production methods.
Read MoreComposites give shape to new passenger bus
The VDL Bus & Coach Citea bus features composite structures fabricated using a vacuum expansion process (VEX) with specially formulated foaming resin compounds supplied by BÜFA Composite Systems.
WatchSo, you want to make automotive composites . . .
Materials and manufacturing processes for autocomposites are evolving rapidly, and CompositesWorld wants to help you sort it out. A free, March 29 webinar is designed to help bring you up to speed on the manufacturing technologies best suited for autocomposites.
Read MoreCarbon fiber has designs on production wheels
A high-performance CFRP wheel manufacturer for nearly 20 years, Dymag is now part of a broader effort to reduce their cost and migrate them into volume vehicles.
Read MoreWebinar: Prepreg in compression molding
CompositesWorld is presenting a free Norplex-Micarta-sponsored webinar on Tuesday, March 13 at 2:00 pm EST titled, “Utilization of Continuous Fiber Prepreg in Compression Molding.”
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