Sustainability

Pultrusion

Pultrusions growing in construction: new EPTA report

There’s a new report out from EPTA (European Pultrusion Technology Assn., Frankfurt am Main, Germany) that discusses new trends for pultrusion in building and construction.

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Aerospace

Rocket Lab all-composite Electron launch vehicle

New player scaling up two-stage rocket to relieve small-satellite launch backlog.

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Construction

Five more exciting months in composites for 2017

As I write this column, we in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing the “dog days of summer,” that period from early July until late August when outdoor temperatures and humidity are the highest, and, it seems, business activity is at its lowest.

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Pressure Vessels

Startups compete for funding

New at CAMX this year is the show's first ever xC Startup Award, sponsored by xC Consultants GmbH.

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Sustainability

Recycling VOCs

Passive reactor turns styrene and phenol/formaldehyde fumes into carbon dioxide and water.

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Aerospace

Gearing up for Carbon Fiber 2017

The 2017 Carbon Fiber conference, Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, SC, US, includes a tour of the Boeing South Carolina plant, a panel on carbon fiber recycling and a pre-conference seminar on carbon fiber in transportation and energy applications. 

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Carbon Fibers

Episode 7: Recycling composites on the CW Talks podcast

Frazer Barnes, managing director of ELG Carbon Fibre (Coseley, UK), joins CW Talks: The Composites Podcast to discuss his and his company’s work developing carbon fiber recycling technologies, and the fiber reinforcements that result. 

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Weaving

Plant Tour: Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

This wide-ranging research center works with government and industry to develop the best of polymer composite processing, across a range of technologies.

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CAMX and ACMA awards finalists announced

The finalists for the CAMX awards and ACMA’s ACE awards, to be bestowed at the upcoming CAMX event in Orlando, FL, US, have been announced. 

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Carbon Fibers

FCA, Toyota, Faurecia and AP&T win Altair awards

The 5th annual Altair Enlighten Awards strive to promote and celebrate innovation in automotive lightweighting.

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Industrial CNC Routers
Advert for lightweight carrier veils used in aero
MITO® Material Solutions
Composites product design
Release agents and process chemical specialties
HEATCON Composite Systems
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
Airtech
Composites product designs