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Making prepreg tape more accessible
Cygnet Texkimp’s new slitter-spooler offers economical production of high-quality tapes and vertical integration for manufacturers to access a much wider market.
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BASF develops particle foam based on polyethersulfone
New foam is characterized by high-temperature resistance, inherent flame retardancy and light weight coupled with good stiffness and strength.
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New carbon fiber filament brings 3D printing closer to industrial production
Royal DSM launches new carbon fiber filled grade PA6/66 filament Novamid ID1030 CF10 for 3D printing.
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Lightweight Reading: COBRA International celebrates 40th year with retrospective book
Looking back on 40 years of COBRA International composites for watersport products – and beyond.
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Episode 22: Danu Chotikapanich, Cobra International
Danu Chotikapanich, CEO of COBRA International, discusses COBRA’s history in watersports products and its ever-expanding composites business in multiple markets.
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Coriolis Group acquires filament winding specialist MF TECH
Parent company of Coriolis Composites completes first external growth operation, strengthening its industrial robotics for composites manufacturing.
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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.
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Q&A: Michael Del Pero, managing director, FocalPoint Partners
Editor’s note: The highly dynamic nature of the composites industry makes it a strong target for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity from a variety of companies and investors eager to be a part of the industry’s growth.
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Safe cycling: Keys to composite bike design integrity
Steps bike designers and manufacturers must take to keep high-performance carbon fiber bikes safe, upright and on the road or trial.
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Composite + metal: Hollow-profile hybrid technology
LANXESS extends plastic-metal hybrids to tubular structures.
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