Composites

9th Sep 2016

North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT), developers and producers of a wide range of weight saving repreg materials and automation solutions for the high performance composite industry, has reported that Groupama Team France has successfully completed a month long program of water testing with its AC Test (AC45 Turbo) catamaran, that uses NTPT prepregs.

6th Sep 2016

A process developed by the teams at Lemond Composites and Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL’s) Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF) will cut production costs by more than 50 per cent relative to the lowest cost industrial grade carbon fibre. Lemond has now secured a licensing agreement from ORNL for the new carbon fibre technology.

6th Sep 2016

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville officials have named a revamped University of Tennessee building as a facility devoted to composites and fibres manufacturing and engineering. It has been named as ‘Fibres and Composites Manufacturing Facility and Engineering Annex.’

1st Sep 2016

Turkish company Kordsa Global began construction work with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Composite Technologies Center of Excellence to be set up in association with Sabancı University in Istanbul. The Center will work on advanced, nanotechnology-integrated composite technologies that transform many industries from aviation to automotive.

1st Sep 2016

A conference dedicated to composites in the automotive industry will be held from October13-14, 2016 in US city of Tennessee, which is home to the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). This event is being organised by the JEC Group as part of its strategy to specifically address each composites end-using market.

31st Aug 2016

The Cannon Group is showcasing a new generation of production equipment for the fields of polyurethanes, composites and thermoforming at K 2016 show to be held in Düsseldorf from October 19 to 26. The Group’s presence will be characterised by an exhibition programme focused on innovative multi-technical solutions in hall 13, booth no. B-76.

29th Aug 2016

Composite Essential Materials (CEM), a leader in the industry for core materials, and Saertex, the global market leader in multiaxial fabrics, are set to distribute Saertex core material, SAERfoam, formed by through-thickness glass fibre reinforcements with an ultra light foam to create core material for infusion, RTM, and pultrusion processes, in US.

29th Aug 2016

Textiles technology group, Royal TenCate, which develops and produces solutions for the protection of people and living environment, has appointed Jan Albers, now chairman of supervisory board, as new chairman of the executive board and CEO, during the recently held extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Royal Ten Cate in Almelo.

27th Aug 2016

Operating profit expanded 21 per cent year on year in the six month period ended June 30, 2016 to reach CHF 19.1 million at Switzerland based composites maker Gurit, while operating profit margin reached 10.5 per cent. The operating profit includes expenses of CHF 2.5 million, mainly related to non cash impairment charges of CHF 2.0 million.