5th Apr 2017
Scientists at the University of Bristol are working on innovations on composites - seen as the materials of future because of their ability to reduce weight, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. One of the area, the university is focussing on is through-thickness reinforcement (TTR), a procedure to enhance strength of laminated composites.
30th Mar 2017
Mitsubishi Rayon Carbon Fiber and Composites (MRCFCAC) has acquired US based Gemini Composites LLC, a company engaged in design, engineering and prototyping, using forged composite technology. MRCFCAC, which is a subsidiary of Japan headquartered Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd (MRC) has acquired all the shares of Gemini, currently owned by its founder.
29th Mar 2017
Scientists in the US have developed a damage sensor which makes viewing the damage at a crucial part of a composite possible. The nanoscale damage-sensing probe known as a mechanophore has been made for the composite made of epoxy and silk. The team is now planning to explore how such probes could be used in other composites for different applications.
29th Mar 2017
Technical Fibre Products (TFP Inc), a specialty wet-laid nonwoven manufacturer, has become a member of Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). TFP has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing technical nonwoven material for advanced composites and membership of IACMI highlights TFP's commitment to grow business in this...
24th Mar 2017
Kordsa, a leading global player in the tire, composite, and construction reinforcement technologies, has supported its existing investment in the US market with a new purchase. Kordsa’s subsidiary in the US, Kordsa Incorporated, has acquired the Chattanooga facility of the Luxembourg-based Invista Corporation Company in the US state of Tennessee.
22nd Mar 2017
JEC World 2017, one of worldwide leading tradefair and gathering for composite professionals, that provides a comprehensive overview of the value chain, from raw-material producers to processors, from processors to users, held from March 14 to 16, 2017, in Paris, ended on a successful note with a 2-digit attendance growth (+10 per cent) this year.
21st Mar 2017
JETCAM has launched a new software which allows tracking of composite material's location and life. The software, CrossTrack MTL, will help composite manufacturers to recreate their material locations virtually. It is available on a monthly subscription basis. The company is also offering an initial free three-month trial without commitment.
20th Mar 2017
Welspun India Ltd., one of the world's leading home textiles manufacturer, has forayed into new technologies in its technical textile business with the state-of-the-art needle entangled advance textile plant in Anjar. The Rs 150 crore facility has unique capabilities of spun lace and needle punch lines. It was inaugurated by textiles minister Smriti...
15th Mar 2017
Diversified Structural Composites (DSC), a Teijin Group subsidiary in Kentucky, is attending JEC World 2017, the largest composites show. The company is displaying pultruded composite profiles, called pultrusions, which help reduce automobile body and structure weight and raise the performance of industrial materials while maintaining cost...