Mass Transit

Construction

Withstanding fire without the weight

New composites meet stringent fire requirements while lightweighting ships, rail cars and battery boxes for electric cars and planes.

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Automotive

Index moves higher as five of six indicators report expansion

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.1 reading for December 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries, production, new orders and employment.

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Automotive

Covestro and EconCore collaborate on FST-optimized honeycomb core and panels

The collaboration aims to optimize the FST performance of honeycomb panels for public transportation applications, including railway and aerospace.

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Infrastructure

Tecnofire adds fire resistance to transportation and infrastructure applications

Intumescent nonwoven veils improve the fire performance of composites in bridge, bus, building, marine and aircraft structures.

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Defense

Index expands on supplier deliveries and improved exports

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.0 reading for November 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries and exports.

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Looking ahead at composites trends in 2019

Columnist Dale Brosius predicts 2019 will reveal growth opportunities in infrastructure, wind energy and personal air mobility for composites. 

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Pressure Vessels

Gurit to divest composites components business

Gurit has decided to restructure its composite components business and has begun a divestment process for business unit.

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Economics

Composites Index extends strong expansion trend

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index continued its expansion trend with a 56.6 reading for October.

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Consumer

AVK invites submissions for 2019 Innovation Awards

AVK awards open for submission for innovations in fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) / composites.

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Automotive

Hexagon Composites to acquire remaining shares of Agility Fuel Solutions

The combined business will provide clean energy solutions to a wide range of end markets including household, industrial, gas transportation, marine, rail and automotive.

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Airtech
Industrial CNC Routers
Real Time Resin Degassing Measurement
Composites One - distributor
Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
CompositesWorld
HEATCON Composite Systems
American Elements
Airtech International Inc.