Composites

6th Jan 2017

UK supplier of fibres, fabrics and resin systems for the composites market, Cristex Composite Materials has launched the AscoBV Slitter & Rewinder, which is designed to convert master rolls of fabric to narrow width tapes for use in multiple applications. It can produce crush cut tapes from glass fibre or carbon fibre fabrics in various weights.

3rd Jan 2017

Magnum Venus Products (MVP), a premier manufacturer of composite application equipment, will build a new $12 million manufacturing facility in Knox County, in the US state of Tennessee. The new plant, to be constructed in two phases, in the Hardin Business Park will consolidate MVP’s current Knoxville operations and provide room for future growth.

26th Dec 2016

Attwater & Sons Ltd, a leading developer of industrial laminates, composite materials, and machined components, and composite tube specialist Custom Composites, part of the Attwater Group, will provide rollers for the new Shannon Class All Weather Lifeboat at the new £3.5 million Swanage lifeboat Station, from Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

21st Dec 2016

The National Composites Centre (NCC) of the UK will benefit from a £10 million investment announced by universities and science minister Jo Johnson. The funding given to the Universities of Nottingham and Bristol to anchor cutting-edge composites manufacturing research aims to develop the next generation of composites technologies and train people.

20th Dec 2016

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has announced that the recently held first International Symposium on Advanced Composites at USQ Springfield, ended on a successful note. The event brought together research leaders and composites experts from China, Hong Kong, and Australia to share recent scientific advancements and strengthen partnerships.

16th Dec 2016

Chemlease Japan, a supplier of raw materials to composite parts makers and a subsidiary of Chem-Trend Japan, has been merged into the parent company and will be called as Chem-Trend Japan, henceforth. Chem-Trend Japan will continue to support Chemlease Japan’s original focus markets, while also helping it diversify into thermoplastics processing...

16th Dec 2016

The University of Nottingham has announced that the university’s team has secured £10.3 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant as government funds for new research into pioneering composite manufacturing techniques. Professor Andrew LongProfessor, pro-vice-chancellor for the faculty of engineering will lead the hub.

16th Dec 2016

The trade association, Composites Germany has appointed Michael Effing as the chairman and Elmar Witten as the chief executive officer (CEO). These selected members will be serving for a year. The association aims to strengthen the German composites industry, particularly in the field of research, and take account of overlapping interests.

15th Dec 2016

In its guidance for 2017, composites parts maker Hexcel expects another record year of sales and earnings, strong operating income margin, and generation of free cash flow. The company expects revenue to be in the range of $2.05 billion to $2.15 billion with the aerospace business leading the way, and diluted earnings per share to be between $2.64 and...