Resins

Sustainability 9 Oct 2024

Asahi Kasei, Aquafil develop 3D printing material combining cellulose nanofiber, recycled PA6

Available as a pellet or filament, the material is said to exhibit formability and strength properties suitable for automotive and aerospace applications.

Thermoplastics 2 Oct 2024

Arkema, Sireg Geotech introduce bendable rebar

Sireg Glasspree TP bars, manufactured with Elium thermoplastic resin provides the construction industry with a recyclable, strong and energy-efficient rebar option over steel.

Thermoplastics 27 Sep 2024

Toray Advanced Composites introduces Cetex PESU thermoplastic

Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite targets full circularity in aircraft interior applications, with FST, impact resistance and toughness features.

Compression Molding 25 Sep 2024

Co-molding SMC with braided glass fiber demonstrates truck bed potential

Prepreg co-molding compound by IDI Composites International and A&P Technology enables new geometries and levels of strength and resiliency for automotive, mobility.

Thermoplastics 20 Sep 2024

ITHEC 2024 keynotes feature Boeing, HiCAM and large-scale adoption of thermoplastics

Keynotes for the International Conference and Exhibition on Thermoplastic Composites on Oct. 9-10, 2024 include Randall Wilkerson’s update on the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project as well as Toray’s progress toward large-scale adoption.

Thermoplastics 19 Sep 2024

Alformet launches online thermoplastic composite tube designer

Professional design engineers to composite enthusiasts now have access to a web shop platform for creating and ordering standard or fully customized composite tubular products with ease.

Molds/Tools 18 Sep 2024

Base Materials introduces BE890 epoxy tooling board

Base Materials introduces a high-performance, toughened epoxy tooling board designed for thermoforming and vacuum forming processes, direct-to-part applications and more.

Thermoplastics 18 Sep 2024

FACC researches second life use of aerospace thermoplastics

The COMPASS project is a collaboration with 13 European partners, in which FACC is researching the re-manufacturing of thermoplastic materials to produce high-quality second-life components.