Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Carbon Fibers 19 May 2018

4M production line site selection underway

The company has short-listed Tennessee and Georgia as possible sites for its carbon fiber product demonstration line using advanced atmospheric plasma oxidation.

19 May 2018

Webinar: Camera-Assisted Laser Projection for Acceleration of Manual Composite Lay-Up

CompositesWorld is presenting a free LAP sponsored webinar on Thursday June 5, at 11:00 am EDT, on camera-assisted laser projection for composite lay-up.

Marine 18 May 2018

OceanGate's Titanic expedition rescheduled

The five-person carbon fiber and titanium submersible Titan will survey the Titanic wreckage in the summer of 2019.

Design/Simulation 18 May 2018

Solvay and MultiMechanics partner on material simulation software

New material simulation software platform could reduce the time and cost of developing and certifying new composite materials by 40%.

Natural Fibers 14 May 2018

Webinar: Introduction to Basalt Fiber

CompositesWorld is presenting a free Mafic-sponsored webinar on Thursday June 7, at 2:00 pm EDT, titled “Introduction to Basalt Fiber.”

Thermoplastics 11 May 2018

M. Holland Co. to distribute Owens Corning filaments for 3D printing

M. Holland will manage a network of sub-distributors and directly distribute XSTRAND filaments to M. Holland clients in the thermoplastic resin industry

Infrastructure 10 May 2018

Update on CTC Global's ACCC Conductor

The carbon fiber core powerline product has recently been installed in South Carolina, India and Spain.

Aerospace 10 May 2018

FACC expands Wichita location

The company’s Wichita subsidiary offers a portfolio of support services in the MRO business, maintenance and repair of composite systems.

Wind/Energy 9 May 2018

TPI Composites and Vestas add two new wind blade manufacturing lines in Mexico

TPI Composites will produce blades for Vestas’ 4 MW wind turbine platform at TPI’s new facility in Matamoros, Mexico.

9 May 2018

HK Research and Scott Bader form strategic alliance

The companies plan to explore mutual interests in various markets, technologies and manufacturing areas to further strengthen their respective positions in the European and American gel coat markets.