Automation specialist Cevotec GmbH (Munich, Germany), known for its Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) technology, and Fuji Industries Co. Ltd. (Kobe, Japan) have signed an exclusive representation and reseller agreement, giving Fuji the lice

Source | Cygnet Texkimp   Custom machinery manufacturer and fiber processing specialist Cygnet Texkimp (Cheshire, U.K.) reported on Jan. 14 that it has supplied a 3,000-position 3D weaving creel to the Composites Centre at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Re

  Addcomposites (Helsinki, Finland) is revolutionizing automated fiber placement for composites production. Traditionally, when someone in the composites industry thinks about AFP and automated tape laying (ATL) systems, they immediately think of large, heavy robots laying up fiber for

    Global wind turbine manufacturer Vestas (Aarhus, Denmark) announced on Jan. 20 that it plans to produce zero-waste wind turbines by 2040, as part of its company focus on sustainability. Vestas says that it is the first turbine manufacturer to commit to zero-waste win

    SGL Carbon (Weisbaden, Germany) reported on Jan. 20 that it will begin serial production of air taxi landing gear made from braided carbon fiber material early next year. The landing skids will be installed in around 500 air taxis worldwide over the next two years, the com

    Glass fiber core material manufacturer Spheretex GmbH recently announced that it has moved into new facilities in Neuss, Germany, as of Jan. 1, 2020. After renting a facility for 20 years, Christoph Esser, managing director at Spheretex, says that it is a big step for the c

  On Jan. 16, Accell Group (Heerenveen, Netherlands) and REIN4CED (Leuven, Belgium) announced that they are collaborating on the automated production of hybrid carbon fiber and steel composite bicycle frames for Accell, with plans for new hardtail mountain bikes to be on the ma

Carbon fiber manufacture in Eisenmann furnace. Source | Eisenmann   Industrial furnaces specialist Eisenmann Thermal Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Bovenden, Germany) reported on Jan. 9 that it has been acquired by ONEJOON Co. Ltd., a Korean manufacturer of of furnaces for processing cathod

Röchling has proposed a $4.9 million warehouse expansion project at Röchling Glastic Composites in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Source | Röchling     Plastics production company Röchling Industrial (Haren, Germany) reported on Jan. 10 that it has proposed a $4

Precision measurement solutions specialist Lambient Technologies LLC (Cambridge, Mass., U.S.) now provides cure testing services for companies working with thermoset resins or advanced composite materials. According to the company, customers can use this data to identify flaws or inconsistencie

  Source | SGL Carbon   SGL Carbon (Wiesbaden, Germany) reported on Jan. 13 that it has received a contract from a North American automaker for high-volume serial production of carbon and glass fiber-based composite top and bottom layers for battery enclosures, with production expec

Dr. Todd Griffith, associate professor of mechanical engineering, demonstrates his blade design for an offshore floating wind turbine. Griffith is leading a team of UT Dallas researchers and collaborators to build a prototype for the turbine. Source | University of Texas at Dallas    

  Source | Lockheed Martin   The capsule-shaped aeroshell that will protect NASA's Mars 2020 rover was delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 13. Built by Lockheed Martin (Littleton, Colo., U.S.), the aeroshell will encapsulate and pr

    The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S.) recently completed the successful flight demonstration of a game-changing camber morphing wing technology that could significantly increase aircraft range and performance. The AFRL-deve

  On Dec. 31, Ahlstrom-Munksjö (Mikkeli, Finland) announced that it has completed the sale of its glass fiber reinforcement business in Mikkeli, Finland, to Vitrulan Composites Oy, a fully owned subsidiary of Vitrulan Group and part of the family-owned industrial holding ADCURAM

  Whiskey Alpha eight five powerboat. Source | ATL Composites   At the Pacific 2019 Expo in Sydney, Australia, a consortium of companies called “The Whiskey Project” introduced its first boat: Whiskey Alpha eight five, a high-performance powerboat featuring an advanced c

  Source | SGL Carbon   SGL Carbon (Wiesbaden, Germany) announced on Dec. 11 that it is producing glass fiber composite, longitudinal leaf springs for Ford Transit rear axles in series. This is Ford’s first leaf spring project with composites in series worldwide. Th

Source | ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd.   On Dec. 10, the world’s first carbon fiber rail bogie (called CAFIBO) was officially unveiled by developer ELG Carbon Fibre (Coseley, U.K.) and collaborator the University of Huddersfield’s Institute for Railway Research. The bogie, which

  LeMond Carbon carbon fiber mechanical properties from Bureau Veritas audit. Source | LeMond LeMond Carbon (Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.) announced on Dec. 12 the results of an independent technical audit conducted by Bureau Veritas (BV, Paris, France) of its rapid-oxidation carbon f

Source | University of Kentucky   The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER; Lexington, Ky., U.S.) has received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant supporting its efforts to transform coal tar pitch into carbon fiber for use in aircraft, automobiles, spo