Materials
Zoltek fiber in new electric car
Zoltek Corporation (St. Louis, MO, US), a producer of low-cost industrial grade carbon fiber, has its PX35 carbon fiber featured on the new Uniti electric car currently making waves in Sweden.
Read MoreFaction Skis feature TeXtreme spread tow fabrics
Each Prime 4.0 ski from Faction Skis weighs just 1740g and is optimized for high-performance, technical skiing.
Read MoreFill to expand Austrian production facility
Preforming machinery specialist Fill GmbH will expand its production facility, adding 5,000m2 for machine and systems assembly.
Read MoreBiocomposite awards bestowed
Three winners were selected from six nominees for Biocomposite of the Year innovation awards at the recent Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC), held December 6-7.
Read MoreTeijin to build new carbon fiber plant in South Carolina
Teijin Ltd. will build the facility in Greenville, SC, US, and expand its PAN precursor capacity in Japan. Further, the Toho Tenax unit is being folded into Teijin with the creation of Teijin Carbon Fibers.
Read MoreDr. Suresh Shah named SPE Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Shah is a technical specialist, with over 30 years of experience and more than 45 Intellectual Properties including patents and trade secrets - more than 40% of these are in production, which is far more than the 4% industrial average.
Read MoreTecniplas produces monolithic tank
Tecniplas (Sao Paulo, Brazil), has just completed the production of a water reservoir tank for Catarinense Water and Sanitation Company (CASAN) in a single monolithic piece.
Read MoreELG Carbon Fibre partners with Land Rover BAR on carbon fiber recycling
ELG will become a technical supplier to the team and will process all carbon fiber manufacturing waste and end-of use parts to recover the high performance carbon fiber they contain.
Read MoreShape Machining proves snap-cure molding capabilities
UK-based Shape Machining used TenCate snap-cure prepregs with a 4-minute cure to prove the viability of the material for high-volume automotive composites.
Read MoreVartega and Sojitz Aerospace announce collaboration
Vartega Inc. (Golden, CO, US) and Sojitz Aerospace Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) will be jointly exhibiting Vartega’s novel carbon fiber recycling technology and materials at the upcoming CAMX 2017 trade show and conference.
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