Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Additive Manufacturing 2 Jan 2019

New additive manufacturing platform prints transparent glass structures

The 3D printing platform aims to introduce industrial-scale production capabilities for molten glass.

1 Jan 2019

New smartphone features para-aramid fiber back panel

Sharp’s new AQUOS zero smartphone features a plastic back panel reinforced with Technora black para-aramid.

Carbon Fibers 1 Jan 2019

Fire damages Premium Aerotec facility

Premium Aerotec is a fabricator of composite parts and structures for the aerospace market, primarily for Airbus.

1 Jan 2019

New company aims at producing bioplastic from carbon dioxide

LUX-ON, the new company founded by Bio-on aims to revolutionize the production of PHAs biopolymers using CO2 captured from the atmosphere.

Additive Manufacturing 31 Dec 2018

ORNL develops lignin-based composite 3D printing material

Researchers have found that combining lignin with nylon yields a composite with increased room temperature stiffness and decreased melt viscosity.

Aerospace 27 Dec 2018

New study examines Hawaii's potential to support a basalt fiber manufacturing facility

Hawaii’s basalt meets the specific chemical profile needed to manufacture CBF, a material similar to fiberglass and carbon fiber.

Infrastructure 27 Dec 2018

Synthetic mother-of-pearl may join the growing list of advanced materials

A composite material with similar microstructure to natural mother-of-pearl has been developed by researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich research institute.

Aerospace 26 Dec 2018

People in Composites – December 2018

CW’s monthly roundup of people news in the composites industry.

Adhesives 24 Dec 2018

New Products: December 2018

CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry – the past couple of months have seen innovations from Airtech, Cincinnati Inc., Composites Evolution, Evonik, Finepart, Granta, Gurit, Huber, Hyosung, Owens Corning, Park Aerospace, SAERTEX, Siemens, Thought3D and Victrex.