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KraussMaffei opens second R&D pultrusion line
KraussMaffei’s TechCenter in Munich now features two pultrusion lines, one to fabricate rebar and the other to fabricate flat profiles.
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Gougeon Brothers acquires Entropy Resins
California-based Entropy Resins manufactures bio-based epoxy formulations for adhesive, coating, and composites applications.
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John Hopkins named permanent CEO of IACMI
Hopkins had been serving as interim CEO since September 2017. The “interim” tag was removed at the IACMI winter membership meeting on Jan. 16.
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Composite in Netherlands tunnel firewater system
The A2 motorway used to run through Maastricht. Now it runs under it. Composite piping helps make sure the tunnel’s firewater system is always ready.
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Yes, you clean tooling board with dry ice
Coastal Enterprises and Cold Jet cooperate to assess the use of dry ice blasting to clean the contaminated surface of a high-density urethane tooling board material.
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CW's top 10 digital content of 2017
CW’s first list of 2018 is a simple one: The top 10 most viewed articles on the CompositesWorld website in 2017.
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MIT nanofibers offer strength, toughness
MIT researchers have used gel electrospinning to produce ultrafine polyethylene fibers that offer excellent strength and toughness properties.
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Airbus rolls out first A321neo ACF
The A321neo ACF is powered by CFM LEAP-1 engines and seats up to 240 passengers.
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Plasan to manufacture composite ramps for Amtrak
Plasan Carbon Composites meets stringent weight and strength requirements for Amtrak’s Acela rail service.
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New York governor proposes major offshore wind project
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for a procurement of at least 800 MW of offshore wind power between two solicitations to be issued in 2018 and 2019, resulting in enough energy to power 400,000 New York households.
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Wanfeng Aviation Industry acquires Diamond Aircraft Group
China-based Wanfeng had been an investor of Austria-based Diamond’s general aviation aircraft facility in Canada, but now takes over the entire company. Diamond manufactures composites-intensive, piston-powered aircraft.
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WichiTech develops new composites repair system
WichiTech Industries Inc. has introduced HB2003 and HB2003A, 20-amp and 30-amp, respectively, dual-zone composites repair systems.
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