Materials

Aerospace 9 Aug 2018

Rocket Lab Electron rocket missions slated for late 2018

Rocket Lab’s It’s Business Time mission will launch in November, with the ELaNa XIX mission for NASA to follow soon after in December.

Construction 8 Aug 2018

SABIC launches composite panel for building and construction

Made from glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, STADECK panels are lightweight and offer advantages across a range of construction applications.

Construction 8 Aug 2018

Covestro establishes CFRTP as "a material class of its own"

Trademarked as Maezio, Covestro claims continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites “outperform metals,” offering advantages in aesthetics, lightweight and robust process flexibility.

Pressure Vessels 7 Aug 2018

IACMI announces collaborative smart composite pressure vessel project

The goal of the collaboration is to develop structurally predictable, low-cost smart composite pressure vessels (SCPVs) with integrated health-monitoring.

Thermoplastics 6 Aug 2018

Thermoplastic composites consortium aims for high volume production for Automotive and Aerospace

Solvay, Premium AEROTEC and Faurecia Clean Mobility are launching a consortium focusing on high volume production of thermoplastic composites.

Resins 6 Aug 2018

AOC and Aliancys join forces

The two companies have merged to form a new global supplier of polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel coats and materials for the composites industry.

Carbon Fibers 6 Aug 2018

Cevotec extends Fiber Patch Placement to sandwich structures, large aerostructures and enables combining with AFP

Automated preforming and layup process addresses core materials, as well as both continuous AFP and patch FPP reinforcements.

Aerospace 3 Aug 2018

Connecting the Dots: Generative design, bionic structures and future composites

The trend shows cast and 3D printed metal, but fiber-reinforced composites offer the potential for multifunctional structures.

Carbon Fibers 2 Aug 2018

Epic Aircraft completes structural testing

The company has successfully completed E1000 structural testing, concluding one of the more demanding phases of its E1000 type certification (TC) program.