Composites

11th Aug 2016

Composites maker SGL Group’s sales from continuing operations in the six months ended June 30, 3016 amounted to €379.4 million, nearly unchanged from €385.3 million in the first half of 2015. However, EBIT after non-recurring charges turned positive from a loss of €3.3 million to a profit of €9.6 million. But the Group’s net financing result grew...

10th Aug 2016

MIT aerospace engineers have developed carbon nanotubes to strengthen the composites used in Airbus and Boeing jets. Jets are made primarily from advanced composite materials such as carbon fibre reinforced plastic, extremely light, durable materials that reduce the overall weight of the plane by as much as 20 per cent compared to aluminium-bodied...

5th Aug 2016

ELG Carbon Fibre, a market leader in recycled carbon fibre materials, has joined hands with IACMI (The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation), to accelerate plans for expansion and open its carbon fibre recycling centre in the US. The affiliation will increase ELG Carbon Fibre’s engagement with end users and a variety of...

4th Aug 2016

Metyx Composites, a division of textiles company Telateks A.S., is in the process of doubling its production facilities at its main manufacturing centre in Manisa, Turkey. Land and buildings adjacent to the existing factory in the Manisa Industrial Zone became available earlier this year, which Telateks recently acquired. The existing factory is...

2nd Aug 2016

Victrex, a world leader in High Performance Aromatic Polyketone Solutions (PAEK) solutions, is set to present its significantly extended portfolio at K 2016, Germany’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, at Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 19 to 26, 2016, at hall 5, stand B09. In addition to new types of Victrex PEEK polymers and their...

2nd Aug 2016

Décision SA, producers of innovative composite structures, has announced that Solar Impulse 2 aircraft, world’s first solar powered flight, made of Décision’s carbon fibre composites, has completed its first round. North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) and Décision SA worked on the project together. The zero-fuel Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in Abu...

1st Aug 2016

Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette has opened US$50 million Indiana composite material manufacturing institute. The institute will house the centre for composites manufacturing and simulation where Purdue researchers and graduate students from Purdue College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute will conduct research and development on...

26th Jul 2016

Automated Dynamics, manufacturer of advanced composite parts and custom robotic equipment for automated composites manufacturing, has recently opened its new modern facility, on July 13, 2016. As a result of the company’s continued growth, it has moved into a new 30,000 square feet building in the Niskayuna Commerce Park on Hillside Avenue in...

22nd Jul 2016

Driven by commercial aerospace sales, revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 at composites maker Hexcel rose to $522.6 million, up 9.9 per cent year on year and 10.2 per cent in constant currency. According to the company, commercial aerospace sales, which account for 70 per cent of total sales, were 14.3 per cent higher in constant...