Composites

3rd May 2017

Karl Mayer, Germany’s leading supplier of machines and equipment for producing textile structures for reinforcing composites, displayed its latest range of composite machinery at the JEC World 2017 expo, an international composites event, held at Paris, from March 14 to 16, 2017. The company opened a whole new range of multiaxial textiles at the show.

3rd May 2017

Industry and government should work together to put an end to the constraints which inhibit growth and use of composite materials in sectors like marine, rail, oil and gas, and construction in the UK, according to a report by the University of Southampton which says effective regulation could bring more than £4billion worth of benefit to the country by ...

22nd Apr 2017

Chomarat, an international industrial textile group, involved in three businesses that includes composites reinforcements, construction reinforcements, coatings & films-textiles, has announced the set up of an investment plan worth €35 million over a three-year period to boost innovation and modernise its French sites in the Ardeche region.

21st Apr 2017

The National Composites Centre and Composites UK, the trade association for the UK composites industry, have jointly worked out a package of support for SMEs through roadshows, tailored company visits, enquiry handling and technical advice. The companies eligible for support include start-ups, micro companies and SMEs with less than 250 employees.

20th Apr 2017

Composites UK, the trade body for UK composites industry, has teamed up with Easyfairs, organisers of the Composites Engineering Show, the UK's largest annual gathering of advanced engineering professionals and part of the Advanced Engineering show, to be held on November 1 and 2, 2017, at Birmingham NEC, to become the headline industry partner this...

17th Apr 2017

Supplier of advanced composites and related materials to the Asia Pacific aerospace industry, Argosy International inaugurated its 2,000 square metre manufacturing facility in the Taichung Duty Free Zone in Taiwan. The new facility includes a clean room, cutting table, and freezer to process, cut to shape composite kits and will be qualified to AS9100.

15th Apr 2017

Hexcel has been awarded a contract for the first time by Mubea, a supplier of composites parts to the automotive industry. Hexcel will supply the company with Himax non crimp fabric (NCF) for the manufacture of carbon fibre monocoque chassis, which will be produced by resin transfer moulding (RTM) and use several different textile formats.

13th Apr 2017

Mikrosam, a global leader in innovative composite manufacturing solutions, has set up a new modernised facility which is equipped with all the machines and equipment for designing and manufacturing of composite materials using automated tape laying and automated fibre placement, filament winding, prepreg making and prepreg slitting and rewinding.

12th Apr 2017

Manufacturer of specialty chemicals Ashland Global Holdings has made a binding offer to acquire a composites resin manufacturing facility, owned by Reichhold Holdings International. The facility employs approximately 50 people and manufactures unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) used in a variety of end markets like construction and transportation.