Reinforcements
GRP train station platform wins Queen’s Award for Innovation
Dura Composites’ Dura Platform is an easily installed, lightweight glass fiber-reinforced polymer alternative to concrete train platforms.
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Curve in the road: First curved pultruded auto parts
Thomas Technik + Innovation KG’s radius pultrusion process unlocks new possibilities for the automotive market and beyond.
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YG-1 solid-carbide routers designed for faster composites machining
Four new solid-carbide fiberglass routers have been launched for CNC or hand routers to handle everyday composite machining.
Read MorePark Aerospace Corp. introduces mid-toughened epoxy resin system
The E-752-MTS mid-toughened 350°F (177°C) cure epoxy system is designed for primary and secondary aircraft structure applications.
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SpaceShipTwo completes New Mexico glide test
The VSS Unity’s successfully completed its first flight to test performance and handling characteristics, preparing for eventual commercial use.
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Third patent issued for flexible thermoplastic prepreg
Technology enabling wider tapes and easier weaving/braiding for void-free laminates now offered by Precept One LLC
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4M demonstrates large-diameter carbon fiber production
4M Carbon Fiber, working with textile-grade polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor producer Dralon GbmH, has used its plasma oxidation technology to manufacture large-diameter carbon fiber.
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Graphene-reinforced carbon fibers may offer path to stronger, cheaper composites
Graphene (0.075 weight %) added to PAN precursor exhibited 225% increase in carbon fiber tensile strength and 184% increase in modulus.
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National Composites Centre leads dismantlable joints research
Adhesive additive technology is reported to make composite parts easier to dismantle, maintain and recycle.
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Web Industries launches composite formatting line in France
The U.S.-based precision formatter has installed its first high-volume composite slitting and spooling line at its Omega Systèmes plant in Nantes, France.
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