Sara Black Senior Technical Editor Emeritus

Ketones 29 Mar 2018

Hexcel, Arkema forge thermoplastic composites alliance

Carbon fiber source Hexcel and thermoplastics supplier Arkema partnered in March to provide thermoplastic composite solutions targeted to commercial aircraft OEMs for next-gen aircraft.

Braiding 23 Mar 2018

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.

Weaving 22 Mar 2018

Wood/carbon composites for architecture

Innovative organic architecture enabled with wood/carbon laminates, software tools.

Filament Winding 7 Mar 2018

Five highlights from JEC World 2018

It’s not Spring without a trip to Paris, France for the JEC World 2018 composites conference. It’s become a very big show, and thus, offers some big announcements and some developing trends.

Out of Autoclave 1 Mar 2018

Evonik study researches best resins for surface quality and shrinkage control

New white paper authored by Eike Langkabel, Sebastian de Nardo, and Jens Bockhoff, examines the best resin formulations for composites used in automotive part production, both structural parts and body panels.

Sustainability 28 Feb 2018

JEC World 2018 preview: Sicomin

Sicomin (Marseilles, France) will highlight its new engineering services and showcase a variety of key product ranges including Bio, Clear, Fire Retardant and Foaming Epoxy Systems, at its stand in Hall 6, G43.

Filament Winding 28 Feb 2018

JEC World 2018 preview: Roth Composite Machinery

Roth Composite Machinery (Steffenberg, Germany) will be exhibiting at the JEC World in Paris in Hall 6 at stand D40. The company will showcase its machine manufacturer competences in filament winding, prepreg and organic sheet production.

Ketones 27 Feb 2018

JEC World 2018 preview: Porcher

Porcher Industries (Eclose-Badinières, France) will have a talented team of textile, composite and chemical engineering experts in Paris to present their latest innovations at JEC World 2018.

Infrastructure 27 Feb 2018

JEC World 2018 preview: COBRA

COBRA International Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of advanced composite components for the water sports, transport, architectural, marine and luxury goods sectors, is celebrating four decades of fast-paced growth and innovation.

Sheet Molding Compound 27 Feb 2018

JEC World 2018 preview: BYK

BYK-Chemie BmbH (Wesel, Germany) is introducing a new product, BYK-C 8013, a solvent-free, polymeric coupling agent for improving the mechanical strength of carbon-fiber-reinforced, radical-curing systems.

Carbon Fibers 27 Feb 2018