Composites

29th May 2017

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation with Michelman and other key IACMI consortium members aims to optimise vinyl ester resins and fibre sizings for fabrication of carbon fibre composites in a project that will identify styrene-free prepreg formulations with longer room temperature shelf life, shorter cycle times and reduced...

27th May 2017

Scott Bader North America exhibited high performance resins, gelcoats, bonding pastes and structural adhesives for producing composite tooling and molded parts at SAMPE Seattle 2017, organised by the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering to highlight new materials and processes, innovations and technology advancements.

20th May 2017

Ensinger in Nufringen has taken over Swiss plastics processing company Next Composites. The small company based in Otelfingen near Zurich, develops technologies for manufacturing products of thermoplastic fibre composite materials. The process technologies from Next Composites will help Ensinger enhance its range of technologies for manufacturing...

17th May 2017

Kordsa, a Sabancı Holding affiliate and a global player of tire, composite, and construction reinforcement technologies market, participated successfully at the recently concluded Techtextil 2017 expo, the leading trade fair and platform for technical textiles industry which connects today’s technology to the future, held in Germany, from May 9 to 12,...

17th May 2017

JEC Group, a leading composite organisation in the world, promoting composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services, has announced that the JEC World 2017, a leading composites show covering raw material to processors and final products, held from May 14 to 16, 2017, in Paris, registered record breaking participants.

11th May 2017

Exel Composites Plc, a leading composite technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets composite products and solutions for demanding applications, has acquired the Chinese composites production business of Nanjing Jianhui Composite Material (JHFRP), one of the leading FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) profiles supplier located in China.

8th May 2017

SABIC, via its corporate venturing arm, has invested growth capital in composites specialist Airborne International ("Airborne") in The Hague. SABIC's composite thermoplastic solutions coupled with Airborne's know-how offers the unique opportunity to realise the mass production of lighter and stronger applications in a more cost effective way.

5th May 2017

Abaris Training Resources Inc., a leader in advanced composite structures training, and KVE Composites Group, that specialises in design, manufacturing, and repair of advanced composite structures, have collaborated for composite training for the European market, to better support European customers with the world renowned Abaris Training curriculum.

4th May 2017

TPI Composites, Inc., US-based independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions, to provide blades from two manufacturing lines (with option to add more lines) for the V136 wind turbine for markets in Central and South...