Amber Composites has added three products to its HX series prepreg range. The expanded range provides more choice of out-life and cure schedules, enabling the manufacture of larger, higher quality tooling for complex composite structures.
30 June, 2012
Delastek Inc, a Canadian manufacturer of composite aircraft parts, reports a 5% reduction in composite material costs since installing a Virtek® LaserEdge™ laser templating system and GERBERcutter® DCS2500 computer-controlled composite cutting system.
29 June, 2012
An oil sump moulded from DuPont Zytel® glass reinforced polyamide 66 resin is being incorporated in Swedish truck maker Scania's Euro 6 engines.
29 June, 2012
SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, has appointed Revchem Composites as its new distributor for the west coast of the USA.
28 June, 2012
Carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) will be a focus at this year's COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show, with the competence networks of CFK Valley Stade and Carbon Composites eV (CCeV) taking part.
28 June, 2012
Michelman has been awarded a US$2.5 million Ohio Third Frontier Industrial Research and Development Center Grant for its new R&D centre, which will be built at the company’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
28 June, 2012
As it continues to grapple with its restructuring plans, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced it is ending production of kilowatt size machines, including its V52-850kW and V60-850kW turbines.
27 June, 2012
Victrex Polymer Solutions and Tissa Glasweberei AG have developed TIXPREF™ prepregs made out of unidirectional tapes formed from S2-glass or carbon fibres that have been impregnated with high performance VICTREX® PEEK polymer.
27 June, 2012
Following the economic downturn that began in 2007, the US recreational boating market is beginning to recover with demand expected to grow 8% annually from 2011 to 2016 to reach $10.1 billion, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc.
27 June, 2012
Zyvex Marine, a division of nano-engineered materials developer Zyvex Technologies, and Pacific Coast Marine are teaming up to manufacture lightweight, durable doors, hatches and other marine closures using nano-composites.
26 June, 2012
Vestas has scrapped plans for a wind turbine factory in the Port of Sheerness delivering a blow to the UK government’s efforts to bring large-scale wind turbine manufacturing to British shores.
26 June, 2012
An agency of the US government has approved $360 million in funding for two overseas renewables development schemes, in an effort to bring Western-built technologies to the developing world.
26 June, 2012
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) will be displaying the LEAP aircraft engine composite fan blade and composite fan case at the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show.
26 June, 2012
Australian company Carbon Revolution claims to have developed the world's first one-piece carbon fibre composite wheel for cars.
25 June, 2012
Quickstep has opened its new manufacturing facility at Bankstown Airport, Sydney, Australia, which will supply composite components to aerospace companies Northrop Grumman Corporation and Lockheed Martin.
25 June, 2012
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25 June, 2012
Langzauner has introduced the first in a new series of high-precision presses which is capable of accommodating all pressing methods.
24 June, 2012
Zyvex Technologies, developer of nano-engineered materials, and NanoFabrix, maker of nanotechnology-based surface films, have announced a partnership to jointly develop carbon nanotube-enhanced composite materials to improve the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness of composite materials.
23 June, 2012
epm technology has designed and manufactured the measuring equipment for Canoe Slalom UK, to supply to the International Canoe Federation, for the 2012 London Olympics.
23 June, 2012
Green Marine has launched the first boat to be built to the new WallyCento class rules at its facility in Hythe on the south coast of England.
22 June, 2012
ATL Composites of Australia and MuH von der Linden of Germany have formed a joint venture company to produce DuFLEX® composite panels for the European market.
21 June, 2012
Toho Tenax Co Ltd intends to roughly double its current annual production capacity for nickel-coated carbon fibre by 2013.
21 June, 2012
A 1MW tidal power device has started full export of power in Scottish waters, paving the way for ScottishPower, to deploy the technology in the “world’s first” tidal array.
21 June, 2012
The European Union has committed to a “no regrets” long term policy framework to 2030 that would see an increased share of renewables in the energy mix.
21 June, 2012
The Hanwha Azdel division of Hanwha L&C Co Ltd of Seoul, South Korea, has announced a major capacity expansion for its SuperLite® reinforced thermoplastic composite product line with a US$20 million investment that will be used to construct a new plant in Bugang, South Korea.
21 June, 2012
This week, engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, moved a Composite Crew Module (CCM) into the Environmental Test Facility vacuum chamber to test how well the composite structure will react in a simulated space environment.
20 June, 2012
Boston-based First Wind and Canada’s Emera have joined forces in a new company that will develop wind power in the north eastern United States.
20 June, 2012
Aston Martin today unveiled its new luxury sports car – the Vanquish – which features carbon fibre body panels.
20 June, 2012
Toho Tenax Co Ltd has announced a collaboration with Indian company Hindoostan Technical Fabrics Ltd to develop and market carbon fibre fabrics for India’s composite industry.
20 June, 2012
Umeco Structural materials will be exhibiting examples of Airbus-qualified prepregs at the Farnborough International Airshow in July.
19 June, 2012
Alex Thomson Racing (ATR) recently launched its new-look boat on the water in Gosport, UK, the first tangible example of its partnership with Caterham Composites.
19 June, 2012
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19 June, 2012
An industry-led group tasked with bringing down the cost offshore wind has said that the UK is “on course” to substantially bring down costs over the next seven years
19 June, 2012
Samsara Surf has created a surfboard using Composites Evolution’s Biotex flax fabric in the place of carbon or glass fibre.
18 June, 2012
The UK and South Korea are to join forces to develop offshore wind and wave and tidal technologies...
18 June, 2012
Volta Volare and its subsidiary Volt Aero Technologies recently launched their GT4 aircraft, which they claim is the world's first hybrid-electric, full-sized high performance private aircraft. It is constructed from carbon composite.
18 June, 2012
A project called ACOMPLICE (Affordable COMPosites for LIghtweight Car StructurEs) aims to manufacture lightweight, lower cost composite automotive structures to meet demand for fuel-efficient vehicles which meet reduced emission targets.
15 June, 2012
Siemens has unveiled the first batch of its new 75 metre-long wind turbine rotor blades, which it claims are the “world’s longest”.
14 June, 2012
The US Department of Energy has awarded The Dow Chemical Company US$9 million for a project to develop a low cost carbon fibre production process.
14 June, 2012
Growth in the renewables market will slump unless the EU takes measures now to reduce costs and stimulate investment, the European Commission has warned.
14 June, 2012
Global investment in renewable power and fuels increased 17% to a new record of $257 billion in 2011, according to a UN report. Developing economies made up 35% of this total investment, compared to 65% for developed economies.
14 June, 2012
Despatch Industries is providing its small-scale CFR carbon fibre production line to the Australian Carbon Fibre Research Facility (ACFRF).
14 June, 2012
Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG CP) contributed to the rebuild of 3 World Trade Center in New York City, partnering with Engineered Devices Corporation (EDC) to supply custom fibreglass column forms, chosen over steel because for their cost saving and ease of use.
12 June, 2012
Conductive Composites Company has commissioned a new production line for high performance nickel chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coated fibres in Green River, Utah.
12 June, 2012
Goodrich Corporation recently delivered its first composite sail cusp to Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
12 June, 2012
A report from AMI Consulting values the global composite blade market at an estimated €4 billion in 2011, of which approximately €1.5 billion was raw materials.
11 June, 2012
Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) introduced MFG Wind, a new brand representing the company's wind energy-focused capabilities, at the WindPower 2012 trade show.
11 June, 2012
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11 June, 2012
The consumption of composite materials by the Indian wind energy industry will reach 200 million lbs by 2017, according to a study by Composite Insights.
08 June, 2012
DSM has been working with the Dutch Olympic Team to help manufacture a rowing boat for the London Olympics 2012, selecting Oxeon's TeXtreme carbon fabric in combination with DSM’s Turane resin.
08 June, 2012
Gurit has introduced a SparPreg prepreg with a specialised coating technology to enable the economic manufacture of high quality spar caps using glass and carbon fibres.
08 June, 2012
Composite Advantage LLC has completed installation of a FiberSPAN™ fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) pedestrian and bicycle bridge deck designed and built as part of the District of Columbia’s Anacostia Riverwalk Trail project.
07 June, 2012
Creative Pultrusions Inc has developed Superdeck Mass Transit Decking (GR250) specifically for the mass transit industry to upgrade concrete infrastructure.
07 June, 2012
The Russian Union of Composites Manufacturers (UNCM) has joined the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) as an Associated Member.
07 June, 2012
Cytec Industries is restarting a project to expand carbon fibre manufacture at its Piedmont, South Carolina, facility. The company is also expanding prepreg manufacture at its site in Greenville, Texas.
06 June, 2012
Michelman has joined the National Composites Center (NCC), Kettering, Ohio, USA, to augment its fibres and composites development team with research, laboratory, testing and collaboration capabilities.
06 June, 2012
PPG Industries’ Fiber Glass business has announced a price increase on all products in the Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
06 June, 2012
As part of its ongoing focus on lightweight components for the mass transportation sector, Airex Composites Structures, part of 3A Composites, is divesting its automotive unit.
05 June, 2012
Johns Manville (JM) has received Germanisher Lloyd (GL) approval for its StarRov® 076 direct roving to be used in wind turbine blades.
05 June, 2012
Eurocopter is producing the carbon fibre composite passenger doors for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft at its Donauwörth, Germany, facility.
04 June, 2012
Energetx Composites is exporting a set of 45.3 m wind blade moulds from its Michigan, USA, facility to Aeroblade in Minano, Spain.
04 June, 2012
Umeco is exhibiting its composite materials at the 2012 Eurosatory defence show, which takes place in France in June.
03 June, 2012
Automated Dynamics has delivered an interchangeable fibre placement head to the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) for use in carbon fibre composite material production.
02 June, 2012
Formaplex, a specialist in automotive injection moulding, machining and composite technologies, has added Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM software for five-axis machining as part of a continuing expansion of its capabilities.
01 June, 2012
Australian advanced composites manufacturer Quickstep Holdings Ltd has been awarded JEC Asia 2012 Innovation Award for its Resin Spray Transfer (RST) process.
01 June, 2012
More countries throughout the world are set to embrace geothermal with others having significant potential to do so a new Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) report reveals.
01 June, 2012
Two US cabinet secretaries have met with leaders of the US wind manufacturing, construction and development sectors at the White House recently to discuss extending the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit before Congress goes into recess for the summer.
01 June, 2012
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01 June, 2012