The EURECOMP project will hold its first training event, focusing on the recycling of thermoset composites, in Brussels on 22 May.
10 May 2012
Unitech Composites and Structures has invested in non-destructive inspection (NDI) equipment to aid its production and inspection processes.
10 May 2012
Specialist engineering and manufacturing company Formaplex has increased production space by a further 30% with the opening of a new 15 000 ft2 factory.
07 May 2012
Airtech, a manufacturer of processing materials for the composites and tooling industries, showed its latest products and services for the resin infusion process during the JEC Europe trade show in March.
05 May 2012
AIMPLAS is coordinating a European project called MAC-RTM, which is aiming to develop a system for curing resins using microwaves.
04 May 2012
RHC Lifting Ltd has commissioned and supplied its first Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) to GKN Aerospace’s new composite wing structures manufacturing and assembly facility near Bristol, UK.
03 May 2012
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc to develop an improved software package for the programming of automated fibre placement equipment (AFP).
03 May 2012
Victrex Polymer Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with Umeco under which Umeco will market release films made from Victrex's APTIV® film, which is based on high performance PEEK polymer.
01 May 2012
GKN Aerospace is using a suite of large-scale tooling mandrels manufactured by Umeco, using Umeco prepregs, to produce the Airbus A350 XWB rear wing spars using advanced fibre placement (AFP) technology.
30 April 2012
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30 April 2012
Adhesives supplier SCIGRIP has announced the appointment of Marineware as UK distributor.
27 April 2012
FORMAX has completed the installation of a new Karl Mayer 100” Malitronic™ MULTIAXIAL machine, which increases the company's production capacity for glass fibre multiaxial fabrics by 25%.
25 April 2012
Janicki Industries is adding to its composites capabilities with the introduction of a 50 ft long, 12 ft diameter autoclave.
24 April 2012
Automated Dynamics has announced a contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, to manufacture an automated fibre placement (AFP) work cell.
23 April 2012
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23 April 2012
Norplex-Micarta, a manufacturer of high performance thermoset composites, is offering contract manufacturing at its Postville, Iowa, headquarters.
22 April 2012
Moulding press suppliers Wabash MPI and Carver Inc will be exhibiting at the SAMPE 2012 trade show in Baltimore in May.
21 April 2012
It's two days to go to this free webinar covering the use of glass fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) in corrosive environments, which is being organised by Reinforced Plastics and Owens Corning.
17 April 2012
GKN Aerospace is using laser technology to automate the repair of composite structures.
16 April 2012
Around 80 people attended the 11th European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA) World Pultrusion Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on 22-23 March.
16 April 2012