SPE Names Recipients of GPEC 2013 Environmental Awards
Awards recognising environmental leadership and excellence were presented at the GPEC 2013 Conference on March 21, 2013.
View ArticleKentucky Transportation Center Applies Aerospace Technology to Bridges
The Kentucky Transportation Center’s (KTC) research team, in cooperation with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Federal Highway Administration, recently determined that a product originally...
View ArticleSAMPE Rewards Innovation at 2013 Symposium
200 experts from science and industry gathered at the 19th German Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Symposium on the 27th and 28th February 2013 to discuss the...
View ArticleDark Matter Composites Produces an “Off the Shelf” Composite...
After a year of process development, Dark Matter Composites has an ‘off the shelf’ solution to time consuming composite repairs and risks associated with the increase in use of carbon fibre.
View Article3B’s HiPer-tex W2020 Roving Obtains Germanischer Lloyd Approval
Germanischer Lloyd has approved HiPer-tex W2020 high-performance direct roving from 3B.
View ArticleComposites Leadership Forum Announces New Study to Improve the Understanding...
The Composites Leadership Forum is participating in a study to provide an improved understanding of the potential for growth in UK industries through the increased use of composites.
View ArticlePPG Donates $57500 for STEM-Related Education in Fibre Glass Plant Communities
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated a total of $57500 since 2011 to seven organisations supporting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives in the Carolinas.
View ArticleAshland to Increase Epoxy Vinyl Ester Resins Prices for EMEA
Ashland Performance Materials is increasing the prices of its complete portfolio of epoxy vinyl ester resins in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 100 euros per ton. This increase took effect from...
View ArticleSigmatex Secures Major Marine Contract
Further to receiving Type Approval Certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for a numbers of its multiaxial and unidirectional carbon fibre fabric products, Sigmatex is pleased to reveal the first...
View ArticleToray to take over Dome Carbon Magic
Toray has agreed to purchase Dome Carbon Magic (DCM) from the Dome Group, a racing car designer and manufacturer, in order to expand its carbon fibre composite materials business in the automobile...
View ArticleSiemens Opens World's Largest Wind Turbine R&D Test Facilities
Siemens Energy has opened two major research and development test facilities for wind turbine technology in Denmark.
View ArticleSGL Group Supports Establishment of Technology Centre for Composites in...
The SGL Group is supporting a joint project by Singapore Polytechnic, the German Institute of Science and Technology - TUM Asia, and the Institute for Carbon Composites at the Technical University of...
View ArticleFoster Expands Nano-Reinforced Polymer Product Range for Medical Devices
Foster now offer nano-reinforced composites for minimally invasive devices, such as catheters, with reinforcement loadings up to 30% by weight.
View ArticleCDI Installs New CD6015 Small Prepreg Machine at Huntsman
Century Design (CDI) has installed a CD6105 combi prepreg machine at Huntsman’s Advanced Technology Centre in The Woodlands, Texas, US.
View ArticleMagna and Zoltek Provide Carbon Fibre Composite Parts and Systems for High...
Magna Exteriors and Interiors (MEI) together with strategic development partner Zoltek, is providing carbon fibre composite parts and systems for high-volume automotive applications to support...
View ArticleUltra-Light Solar Impulse Plane Set to Take Flight Across America
Solar Impulse, an ultra-lightweight, solar-powered plane, capable of flying day and night, is set to take flight across America with the help of diverse material and technologies from Bayer...
View ArticleDaimler and the University of Stuttgart to Research into New FRP Design,...
A cooperation contract between the University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Aircraft Design and Daimler has resulted in a joint research project into new design, simulation and process techniques in...
View ArticlePPG Wins GL Certification for High-Modulus Glass Composition Fibres
PPG Industries’ fibre glass business has received certification from Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a leading international certification body in the wind energy industry.
View ArticleIntegrated Composites Awarded Fourth Production Order from U.S. Army
Integrated Composites has received a fourth U.S. Army contract for the continued production of the lightweight Composite Universal Weapons Pylon (CUWP) for the Kiowa Warrior helicopter.
View ArticleNetwork Group for Composites in Construction Announce Innovative Event
The Network Group for Composites in Construction (NGCC) has announced the programme for their 2013 annual conference which will take on the subject of “Innovation in Composites for Construction” on the...
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