DuPont: Cutting-edge Innovation and Solutions
DuPont Transportation & Industrial (T&I) will showcase cutting-edge solutions and technology innovation at K 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, 16-23...
View ArticleTCT Awards 2019 Celebrates Best of Industry
Last night the third annual TCT Awards celebrated the people, technology and collaborations behind the best in design-to-manufacturing innovation. Ford Motor Company, Siemens AG, Renishaw and XJet...
View ArticleVenator to Launch Ultra-low Moisture TiO2 Pigment
At K 2019 in October, Venator will launch a new titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment to the global plastics industry. TIOXIDE TR29 is Venator’s highest performing white pigment for low moisture...
View ArticleComposite Insert as a Structural Reinforcement for A-pillars
The potential of Tepex, a line of continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials from LANXESS, for use in lightweight applications extends to the design of structural components in...
View ArticleClearance for PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced Cervical VBR
Omnia Medical’s ‘Boxcar’ has been granted the first US FDA 510(k) clearance for a cervical vertebral body replacement (VBR) system manufactured from PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced polymer, from Invibio...
View ArticleALMACO Focus on Training and Partnerships
The first half of 2019 was very busy for the Latin American Composite Materials Association (ALMACO). Chaired since January by an independent executive, the journalist Erika Bernardino Aprá, ALMACO...
View ArticleMakerBot Broadens METHOD Material Offering
MakerBot continues to expand its materials portfolio with the availability of ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate). ASA is part of MakerBot’s line of Precision Materials for METHOD and is ideal for...
View ArticleCAMPUS Database: Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics
For more than 30 years, leading material suppliers use the CAMPUS database to support their customers with important and high quality material data of their materials. Due to a consequent compliance...
View ArticleAttwater to Debut New Low FST Range
Industrial laminates specialist Attwater is to exhibit at the Advanced Engineering Show for the tenth year, where it will showcase a newly developed low FST range of materials offering a strong,...
View ArticleTCT Show 2019 Closes to Great Acclaim
TCT Show is the leading UK event in the drive to increase awareness and adoption of additive manufacturing and 3D printing technology. Yesterday saw the conclusion of yet another fantastic show, full...
View ArticleDutch Innovation Combines with Canadian Know-how
FiberCore and Canadian Mat Systems are very pleased to announce the signing of a License Agreement to collaborate in the evolution of a world class fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite mat using...
View ArticleGurit Invests Further in Its Aerospace Prepreg Capacities
Gurit is in the process of implementing a multi-year plant renewal, manufacturing capacity expansion and technology enhancement program over a high single-digit million amount in Swiss francs at its...
View ArticleComposites for Car Part Manufacturing
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated in 2012 that the national automobile fleet should average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 in order to reduce reliance on fossil fuel and minimise...
View ArticleJEC Asia 2019: A Compelling Conference Programme
JEC Asia 2019 features a fulfilling conference program with experts from the industry, giving their insights on the latest developments in high-performance composite technologies and applications. A...
View ArticleDIEFFENBACHER and Arburg Combine Expertise
DIEFFENBACHER and Arburg, both family-owned companies from Baden-Württemberg, will in future cooperate to develop new solutions for the transfer moulding of hybrid components. This allows them to...
View ArticleColloids at Advanced Engineering 2019
Colloids is exhibiting for the first time at Advanced Engineering 2019, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, UK from 30-31 October. Colloids Group has sales, production and R & D facilities in...
View ArticleFiberSPAN Three-Level-Switchback Access Ramp
A FiberSPAN three-level-switchback ramp has provided Americans With Disabilities (ADA)-compliant direct pathway which has made commuter time safer, shorter and more convenient. Overcrowded downtown...
View ArticleOrganosandwich: Thermhex at K Trade Fair
For the first time, several prototypes of an Organosandwich component will be displayed at the K Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. From 16-23 October 2019, visitors will have the opportunity to...
View ArticleReducing Plastic Use Without Changing Production
Today’s customers expect companies to reduce plastics in their products, but this is difficult without compromising performance and processability. Biocomposites can be the solution: 30 to 80% of...
View ArticleFirst All-Composite Wheel for Electric Vehicles
The world’s first commercially viable, low cost, lightweight, all-composite wheel for electric and niche vehicles such as driverless cars, last mile delivery vehicles, road sweepers and next...
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