Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

IACMI 11 Sep 2018

IACMI and ORNL showcase additive manufacturing advancements at IMTS

Demonstration followed the journey of an additively manufactured metal die as it was 3D printed, machined and used to mold advanced composite parts.

Carbon Fibers 11 Sep 2018

New PFA Composite has enhanced dry run capability

Greene Tweed’s new wear-resistant thermoplastic composite with a three-dimensional carbon-fiber architecture, offers enhanced performance over other PFA-based material.

Adhesives 11 Sep 2018

Solvay and Bell sign composites and adhesives supply agreement

Solvay will supply Bell with a portfolio of structural composites and adhesives to be used across military and commercial rotorcraft programs.

Workforce Development 11 Sep 2018

Victrex and University of Exeter partner on PAEK for additive manufacturing

3D printing collaboration to focus on R&D in the pursuit of the potential of high-performance polymers in additive manufacturing.

Aerospace 11 Sep 2018

Bodo Möller Chemie establishes Adhesive Competence Center

New Adhesive Competence Center offers lab testing, education, design and audit support for the use of adhesives.

Automotive 10 Sep 2018

SPE recognizes winners of ACCE and Rehkopf scholarships

Scholarship winners were honored at annual SPE ACCE conference in Novi, MI, US on Sept. 5-7.

Mass Transit 9 Sep 2018

Agility launches new bus and truck systems for India featuring composite cylinders

Agility’s Type 4 cylinders are manufactured using carbon fiber composite and are 70% lighter than steel cylinders.

Aerospace 9 Sep 2018

Luminati Aerospace uses vortex formation to achieve perpetual stratospheric flight

The company’s goal of perpetual solar flight would allow them use UAVs to enable internet access to parts of the world that have no access.

Aerospace 7 Sep 2018

Acousti-Cap technology from Hexcel reduces noise in flight test

The company’s broadband sound-reducing honeycomb core acoustic liner was recently tested in a joint NASA-Boeing flight test on a B737 MAX test platform.

Defense 6 Sep 2018

Solvay awarded GA-ASI Supplier Excellence Award

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has recognized Solvay for its work supplying composite technologies for advanced aircraft and defense systems.

Automotive 6 Sep 2018

Virgin Hyperloop One to open development and testing center in Spain

New center will develop, test, and certify components and subsystems to continually improve safety and reliability of hyperloop systems.

Consumer 6 Sep 2018

NTPT and GMV-Richard Mille open new cleanroom facility

New laboratory facilities and cleanroom production area is dedicated to the manufacture of Quartz and other non-carbon fiber composite materials.