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Adhesives, material solutions promote end market versatility

CAMX 2023: Rudolph Bros. and Co. highlights its role as a prominent specialty chemical distributor and solutions provider with a display of high-performance adhesives, sealants, materials and more from well-known manufacturers.

Composites manufacturing for general aviation aircraft

General aviation, certified and experimental, has increasingly embraced composites over the decades, a path further driven by leveraged innovation in materials and processes and the evolving AAM market.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Bluecrux transform customer-centric supply chain

Composites material supplier embraces digitization as one tool in a plan focused on improving the customer experience, which then adds to its value and competitive advantage.

Henkel celebrates 100 years of its Adhesive Technologies business

The German company recognizes how far it has come since its founding, from development of laundry detergent packaging adhesives to today’s advanced solutions in more than 800 industry segments.

Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.

As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.

JEC World 2023 preview

JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade event, featuring exhibits, presentations and specialized pavilions covering the entire composites industry supply chain.

Plant tour: ATC Manufacturing, Post Falls, Idaho, U.S.

ATC is at the top of the list when it comes to thermoplastic composites and aerostructures manufacturing. CW explains why.

Northern Composites, Krayden discuss acquisition

Colorado-based distributor Krayden expands its composites industry presence with the acquisition of Northern Composites. Both companies talk about the deal.

Altair's 9th Enlighten Award winners feature vehicle lightweighting, sustainability

Annual award honors advancements in reducing the carbon footprint, mitigating water and energy consumption, promoting material reuse and recycling and applying composites for lightweighting.

Henkel develops REACH-compliant structural adhesive for aircraft interiors

FST-certified Loctite EA 9365FST reinforces and bonds thermoplastic and thermoset substrates and can serve as a matrix resin on fiberglass to strengthen the thin walls of thermoplastic assemblies

Henkel and BTG Labs partner to establish surface measurement standards

More comprehensive product specifications added to adhesive Technical Data Sheets, including the addition of water contact angles, aids in improving effective bonding results, performance.

People in Composites: May 2021

Illium Composites, Boom Supersonic, Hexion, AOC, KraussMaffei, Composites Integration and SPE announce new hires within the composites manufacturing industry.

Fortify secures $20 million funding to advance 3D printing composites

Funds will be used to scale up manufacturing, the team and materials development programs.

Krayden acquires Northern Composites

Acquisition will strengthen both company’s supplier relationships and enhance breadth of premium quality composite materials distributed.

Hybrid, large-format additive tooling: Lighter, faster, less costly molds for big parts

Additively manufactured cores, CFRP face skins produce large tools for prototype, low-volume aerostructure parts.

Henkel hosts Manufacturing Day events for high school students

Manufacturing Day is an annual national event, which continues this week through Oct. 9 and serves to educate and inspire the next generation of manufacturers.

Composites suppliers, fabricators respond to coronavirus

Companies across the composites industry supply chain share how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their businesses, and how they are available to help.

JEC World 2019 preview: Henkel

Henkel will present Loctite EA 9378 AERO, a next-generation liquid shim material currently under development at JEC World 2019.

Kaneka Aerospace acquires Henkel Corporation's composites portfolio

Kaneka Aerospace has acquired commercial rights, technologies and patents of benzoxazine based high performance composites business from Henkel Corp.

500,000 parts per year? No problem!

BENTELER-SGL develops fully automated HP-RTM production of the weight- and space-saving composite leaf spring for Volvo’s multi-model SPA global platform.

Polybenzoxazine on the horizon?

Benzoxazine veteran Dr. Hatsuro Ishida at Case Western Reserve University has developed what he calls the fourth generation of this versatile high-heat, high-strength matrix resin.

JEC World 2016 exhibition and product previews

JEC World 2016 will be held in Paris March 8-10. These are some of the products that will be found at the show.

Composites for repair (2015)

Composites now offer a cost-effective means repair and/or strengthen structures made of steel, concrete or other materials.

Tooling (2015)

Composite parts are formed in molds, also known as tools. Tools can be made from virtually any material. The material type, shape and complexity depend upon the part and length of production run. Here's a short summary of the issues involved in electing and making tools.

The matrix (2015)

The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here's a guide to selection.

Articulated composite booms extend reach of concrete-pumping arms

A 25% weight reduction vs. legacy steel yields economics that justify upfront cost of carbon fiber.

Multi-material rudder: Trailing-edge parts replaced

TCB Composite (West Haven, UT, US) molds replacment parts that keep legacy US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft, affectionately dubbed Warthogs, in the air.

Benteler SGL to supply composite leaf springs for new Volvo XC90

The rear axle of the new Volvo XC90 crossover SUV will use a composite leaf spring molded by Austria-based Benteler SGL using Henkel's Loctite MAX 2 polyurethane resin in RTM.

HPC's 20th Anniversary: Thanks to HPC’s charter advertisers

Every trade publication lives and dies by its advertisers, and those who had the gumption to ante up for HPC’s premier issue are listed here and those who are still with us (see page numbers below) are gratefully recognized with the HPC 20th Anniversary Medallion.

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Adhesives, material solutions promote end market versatility

Composites manufacturing for general aviation aircraft

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Bluecrux transform customer-centric supply chain

Henkel celebrates 100 years of its Adhesive Technologies business

Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.

JEC World 2023 preview

Plant tour: ATC Manufacturing, Post Falls, Idaho, U.S.

Northern Composites, Krayden discuss acquisition

Altair's 9th Enlighten Award winners feature vehicle lightweighting, sustainability

Henkel develops REACH-compliant structural adhesive for aircraft interiors

Henkel and BTG Labs partner to establish surface measurement standards

People in Composites: May 2021

Fortify secures $20 million funding to advance 3D printing composites

Krayden acquires Northern Composites

Hybrid, large-format additive tooling: Lighter, faster, less costly molds for big parts

Henkel hosts Manufacturing Day events for high school students

Composites suppliers, fabricators respond to coronavirus

JEC World 2019 preview: Henkel

Kaneka Aerospace acquires Henkel Corporation's composites portfolio

500,000 parts per year? No problem!

Polybenzoxazine on the horizon?

JEC World 2016 exhibition and product previews

Composites for repair (2015)

Tooling (2015)

The matrix (2015)

Articulated composite booms extend reach of concrete-pumping arms

Multi-material rudder: Trailing-edge parts replaced

Benteler SGL to supply composite leaf springs for new Volvo XC90

HPC's 20th Anniversary: Thanks to HPC’s charter advertisers

Press-molding method emulates autoclave

Proper mold care: Mandatory!

SAMPE 2010 Seattle Showcase

SAMPE 2009 Product Showcase

Solvent-free release a good match for wind blade molding

COMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase

FRP forms enable fluted concrete column design

Composites Polycon 2007 Showcase

Inside Manufacturing: All-carbon composite stealth technology joins the U.S. Navy

Bonding Technology: Thermosetting Structural Adhesives

Market Trends: The Composites Affordability Initiative, Part I

Carbon fiber raises consumer performance index

SparrowHawk all-carbon composite sailplane

Post-show review of the 2004 U.S. SAMPE Symposium

Newer surfacing films reduce surface on demolded composite parts