Materials
Overmolding as enabler for composites, aerospace to automotive
CCP Gransden can make 50 to 100,000 parts/yr economically viable using PEEK, PPS, PEI or PA.
Read MoreRocket Lab successfully deploys payload
Rocket Lab has successfully reached orbit with the test flight of its second all-composite Electron orbital launch vehicle, Still Testing, on Jan. 21.
Read MoreCRTC looking for interns
The Composite Recycling Technology Center is looking for two summer interns to work on the development of process and product technologies that use recycled carbon fiber.
Read MoreCevotec 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.
Read MoreGougeon Brothers acquires Entropy Resins
California-based Entropy Resins manufactures bio-based epoxy formulations for adhesive, coating, and composites applications.
Read MoreMcLaren opens Composites Technology Center
Jan. 16, 2018 marked the opening of the Yorkshire manufacturing center that, from 2019, will start producing carbon fiber tubs for McLaren Automotive (Woking, UK), the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars.
Read MoreA partnership for sustainable composites
CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company.
WatchNew 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.
Read MoreCPIC develops family of unique fiberglass products
CPIC has developed a family of unique fiberglass products with a flat rather than round cross-section that facilitates higher fiber loading levels and better mechanical properties in injection-molded thermoplastic composites while reducing warpage in thin wall sections.
Read MoreSiemens Gamesa to supply French offshore project
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE, Zamudio, Spain) will supply its new 8 MW offshore wind turbine, the SG 8.0-167 DD, to the 500 MW Saint Brieuc offshore wind project off France’s Bretagne coast.
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