More and more bridges and viaducts no longer meet the requirements of our time. Stronger structures are required due to more and heavier traffic. These outdated structures require costly maintenance and must be demolished or rebuilt. But that is not a sustainable solution, say la

    On April 6, Rockwood Composites (Devon, U.K.) and aerospace, defense and security specialist Leonardo (Rome, Italy) marked the 10th anniversary of their partnership with delivery of the 10,000th blade for the towed decoy on Leonardo’s Eurofighter Typhoon defense

  Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) and Woodward Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo., U.S.) on April 6 announced that the companies have mutually agreed to terminate their merger agreement, previously announced on Jan. 12, 2020, under which the parties had agreed to combine in an a

  Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Scott

  Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Roth

  Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Techn

  OceanGate Inc. (Everett, Wash., U.S.) a provider of manned submersible services reported on March 23 that it has selected Toray Composite Materials America Inc. (CMA, Tacoma, Wash., U.S.), as the preferred provider of aerospace-grade prepreg carbon fiber material fo

Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. SGL Carbon (Wi

Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Woven fabrics manuf

Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Hexcel (

Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Solvay (Alphar

Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. Dieffenbacher

    Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them

Editor’s note: CompositesWorld received several new product and technology announcements ahead of JEC World 2020, which had been scheduled for March 3-5. Although that exhibition was postponed to May, CW is now publishing the announcements we received. This is one of them. The Institut

  Bucci Composites is located in Faenza, Ravenna, Italy, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Bologna and 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Adriatic Sea coast. The company, formerly called Riba Composites, is a fabricator of carbon fiber parts and structures for luxury and premium

  Planning permission has been granted for the development of a National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility, situated at the center of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire. Composites R&D is expected to be among research d

    Specialty materials company Neenah Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga., U.S.) has signed an agreement to acquire composite materials supplier Vectorply Corp. (Phenix City, Ala., U.S.) a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners, for $155 million in cash. Closing is e

    Nutrition, health and sustainable living company Royal DSM (DSM, Geleen, Netherlands), chemical company SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), a global leader in the chemical industry, and sustainable raw materials producer UPM Biofuels (Helsinki, Finland) have partnered

  CRP Technology’s Windform FR2 is a flame retardant, halogen-free polyamide-based glass fiber reinforced material, which combines improved wear resistance and temperature resistance. The FR2 is not electrically conductive and enables good detail resolution with a smoother surface

Seco Tools’ JC899 Hybrid Stack finisher and JC898 rougher are solutions for aerospace shops with holemaking and milling operations in hybrid stacked materials. Together with the JC898 rougher, the JC899 finisher offers three to six times more tool life over conventional drill/reamer comb