ZF Inaugurates Composites Tech Center for Lightweight Products
ZF has inaugurated the ZF Composites Tech Center at its location in Schweinfurt, Germany.
View ArticlePark Electrochemical Introduces New Composite Alpha Strut for Aerospace...
Park Electrochemical has introduced Alpha Strut, a new proprietary composite strut design.
View ArticleUnited Parcel Service (UPS) Brings in Fibre-Reinforced-Polymer Shipping...
The containers are built with a revolutionary new panel material, MACROLite, a fibre-reinforced-plastic composite similar to the material used in ballistic body armour.
View ArticleComposites UK Celebrates Achievements at the UK Industry Awards Dinner
On 12th November 2013 at the Crowne Plaza, NEC, Birmingham, Composites UK is celebrating the achievements of UK composites companies at the Industry Awards Dinner 2013 to coincide with the Composites...
View ArticleCladding Panels from Steni UK Feature on a Redeveloped School
Composite cladding panels from Steni UK have helped meet the architect’s design for the colourful exterior of a redeveloped city school in Sheffield, UK.
View ArticleHexcel’s PrimeTex Carbon Fabrics Used in New Style Car Roof
Hexcel’s woven carbon fabric has been used in the roof of the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe.
View ArticleMagnum Venus Plastech’s Closed Mould Division Ceases UK Business...
Magnum Venus Plastech will now provide all goods and services previously provided by MVP’s UK division from the MVP Technology Center, operated by Magnum Venus Plastech, in Kent, Washington, US.
View ArticleQuadrant Engineering Offers Composites Solutions for Unmanned Vehicles
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Product’s (EPP) says the unique formulation of its advanced materials for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) are aimed at lowering overall weight and increasing durability in...
View ArticleUnitech Composites Qualified as a Supplier to Airbus Global Supply Chain
Unitech Composites has achieved qualification as a manufacturing supplier to the Airbus global supply chain for A350 platforms.
View ArticleTeXtreme Supported DUT Racing Team Wins Formula Student Germany Electric...
DUT Racing from Delft University, The Netherlands, won the electric category with their electricity-driven car at the Formula Student Germany competition, which took place at Hockenheim race circuit on...
View ArticleITT Exelis Awarded US$15million Contract for Composite Tail-Rotor-Blade...
ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than US$15million from Sikorsky for the production of composite tail-rotor-blade components on the S-76D helicopter.
View ArticleBASF Wins Inaugural Altair Enlighten Award for Innovation in Automotive...
Altair has announced that BASF has won the Altair Enlighten Award for the development of its thermoplastic composite front seat pan.
View ArticleUniversity of Manchester Leads “Innovative Multi-material...
The project aims to incorporate multi-functionality, damage tolerance and fatigue performance in advanced composites, and at the same time reduce manufacturing costs and cycle times through selective...
View ArticleNetComposites Announce Programme for “Design for the End of Life of...
NetComposites has announced the final programme for its latest workshop, which will look at the ways manufacturers are designing materials for easier deconstruction and recycling.
View ArticlePPG Wins GL Certification for Science and Technology Laboratory
PPG Fiber Glass Science and Technology Center in Suzhou, China has received certification from Germanischer Lloyd for technical competence in the field of mechanical and analytical testing.
View ArticleATK Technologies Support Launch of ULA's Delta IV Rocket Carrying...
ATK propulsion, composite and spacecraft technologies supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,...
View ArticleHexcel to Launch New Materials for Aerospace at Maks Moscow Air Show
Composite material innovation is being promoted by Hexcel on its stand at the Moscow Air Show (MAKS).
View ArticleTRFA Announces 2013 Winner of Excellence in Thermoset Polymer Research Award
The Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) has announced that Qi An of the University of Delaware, US, is the winner of the 4th Annual Excellence in Thermoset Polymer Research Award.
View ArticleMVP Distribution Still Available in United Kingdom
Despite recent news that their direct operation in the UK, MVP Ltd had ceased trading, Magnum Venus Plastech is assuring its customers in the UK that they still have access to all MVP products and...
View ArticleNordex Boosts Capacity for its N117 Turbines
Nordex has signed a multiyear supply agreement with TPI Composites for the production of a series of rotor blades, allowing a boost in capacity for the N117 turbines.
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