Composites

11th Aug 2017

A four-year supply agreement between Sigmatex and Özata Shipyard has drawn to a successful completion. Ordered by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Özata Shipyard was tasked to build a series of passenger ferries to ease traffic congestion in the city. The agreement, originally signed in 2013, led to the supply of 300 tonnes of NCF and UD carbon...

10th Aug 2017

SGL Group will showcase its expertise across the entire composites value chain, including new duroplastic and thermoplastic materials, and component exhibits featuring Volvo leaf springs and a CFC crossbeam at Composites Europe during September 19-21, 2017 in Stuttgart, Germany. SGL will also present its latest development in the area of composites.

28th Jul 2017

A prototype of a special gas storage tank designed by the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) and DuPont will be on display at the Dayton Marriott. An early version of the compressed gas storage tank will be at display during a national gathering of the Institute for Advanced Composite Manufacturing Innovation, also known as “IACMI.”

28th Jul 2017

Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions Orangeburg, SC has attained accreditation to Aerospace standard AS9100C, one of the highest of global quality standards for quality assurance in Aircraft, Space and Defence and provides manufacturers with a comprehensive quality system for providing safe and reliable products. The company had begun operations in 2016.

24th Jul 2017

Ashland is working with Michelman, Zoltek Corporation, University of Dayton Research Institute, and Michigan State University to develop optimised vinyl ester resin/fibre sizing/carbon fibre combinations that demonstrate quantifiable improvements in the quality of the resin-fibre interface with resins, sizings, and carbon fibres from the participants.

24th Jul 2017

The Composite Recycling Technology Centre (CRTC) under a new contract with a national manufacturing institute will pioneer ways to automate processing of carbon fibre composite pre-preg scrap. This technology is essential to process recycled carbon fibre (rCF) in high volumes fulfilling its enormous potential for energy savings and carbon reduction.

21st Jul 2017

From Munich to Berlin in 35 minutes - this is the vision of the Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and Spaceflight (WARR) student initiative from the Technical University of Munich. With their project, they want to come closer to their goal and are receiving support from SGL Group. SGL has shared with the WARR team its expertise from LAC in Meitingen.

18th Jul 2017

Composites One has been presented the Platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2016 National Safety Awards Programme. This is the 15th consecutive year that Composites One has been awarded and the 14th Platinum award in as many years. The programme recognises carriers based on their year-end preventable accident results.

13th Jul 2017

JEC Group, a leading composite organisation promoting composite markets by providing global and local networking, presented the importance of composite materials at Seoul conference held on July 12, 2017. JEC president and CEO, Frederique Mutel shared her analysis of the current and future trends with Korean press, industrialists, officials, and...