Pressure Vessels

Aerospace 31 Aug 2017

High-speed, 3D winding of large, complex-shaped composites

Cygnet Texkimp is translating decades of fiber-handling and processing know-how into machinery that opens new opportunities for composites manufacturing.

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Pressure Vessels 28 Aug 2017

Chinese firm invests in advanced preforming technology

Compositence GmbH (Leonberg, Germany), specializing in innovative preforming technologies for carbon, glass and other fiber types and supplier of tailored preforms, has partnered with GON Group (Qingdao, China).

Automotive 8 Aug 2017

Plant Tour: Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

This wide-ranging research center works with government and industry to develop the best of polymer composite processing, across a range of technologies.

Out of Autoclave 6 Aug 2017

CAMX and ACMA awards finalists announced

The finalists for the CAMX awards and ACMA’s ACE awards, to be bestowed at the upcoming CAMX event in Orlando, FL, US, have been announced.

Glass Fibers 28 Jul 2017

CAMX 2017 show preview

At North America’s premier composites conference and exhibition, the business at hand is definitely not business as usual.

Wind/Energy 24 Jul 2017

IACMI announces 2017 internship class

Fourteen students will work at IACMI partner institutions in Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Colorado. Seven more internships will be announced in the fall.

Biomaterials 24 Jul 2017

A look inside Fraunhofer ICT

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Munich, Germany) is the largest applied research organization in Europe, with more than 67 institutes and research units located throughout Germany staffed by 24,500 people, mostly scientists and engineers. CW recently got a chance to tour one, Fraunhofer ICT in Pfintzal, Germany.

Pressure Vessels 24 Jul 2017

CAMX 2017 preview: Materia

Materia (Pasadena, CA, US), a supplier of high-performance catalysts and advanced polymers, is showcasing its Proxima high-performance resin product lines including ballistic-resistant test panels, large single-pour castings, high-temperature oil and gas downhole tools and sections of composite pressure vessels.

Wind/Energy 22 Jul 2017