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UPS to deploy fleet of composite EVs in London, Paris

UPS is working with UK firm ARRIVAL to develop a pilot fleet of 35 composites-intensive electric delivery vehicles that will be trialed in London and Paris.

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Construction

ACMA launches online composites education resource

New online resource educates end users about the possibilities of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials.

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Aerospace

JEC World 2018: The highlights

JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade show and did not disappoint this year.

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Defense

Composites – A neophyte’s quandary

An oft-cited concern is that new engineers are not exposed to composites as part of their materials science courses.

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Construction

JEC World 2018 preview: Aliancys

At the upcoming JEC World 2018 trade show, Aliancys (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) will be presenting several new product innovations.

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Mass Transit

Composites give shape to new passenger bus

The VDL Bus & Coach Citea bus features composite structures fabricated using a vacuum expansion process (VEX) with specially formulated foaming resin compounds supplied by BÜFA Composite Systems.

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Construction

Kordsa pursues composites R&D

Turkish reinforcements supplier posts record number of patents and inventions, with over 25% from its Composites Technologies Center of Excellence.

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Adhesives

Cevotec dry-fiber bindered tape available for automated placement

Manufacturer of SAMBA automated placement systems offers high-quality material aimed to make series CFRP production economical for non-aerospace applications.

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New Lorenz BMC, SMC pass Euro rail fire standards

A new fire protection standard for German rail transport, DIN EN 45545-2, put forth by DIN (Berlin, Germany) now will regulate and standardize the fire protection requirements on a European level. To meet the new requirement, Lorenz Kunststofftechnik developed two new thermoset molding compounds, BMC 0204 and SMC 0208.

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Wind/Energy

Carbon Fiber 2017 final highlights

Applications and enabling technologies for carbon fiber promise new market penetration – challenges notwithstanding.

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