Note: This article was provided by Globetrender, and originally reported by Erica Jamieson. Together with BMW Group company Designworks (Newbury Park, Calif., U.S.) and air sportsman and professional base jumper Peter Salzmann, BMW i (a sub-brand of BMW fou

vombaur GmbH’s (Wuppertal, Germany) showcases its woven tapes composed from flax fibers, a lightweight design that takes into consideration both functionality and ecological impact. In addition to high rigidity and strength, flax fibers possess a low density. Combined, these c

Glass fiber manufacturer China Jushi Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou, China) introduces its E9 ultra-high-modulus glass fiber with improved mechanical properties. With a modulus of more than 100 GPa, this new, high-performing fiber is said to create more opportunities for th

It was announced on Jan. 4 that Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc. (LMS, Georgia, Va., U.S.) has been awarded a contract to design, develop, qualify and deliver a carbon fiber composite fuel quantity indicating system (FQIS) for Stratolaunch LLC’s (Seattle, Wash., U.S.) Talon-A hyper

It was reported on Dec. 3 that ESI Group (France), a global company with a focus on virtual prototyping software and services, supported Nissan Motor Co. (Yokohama, Japan) in its use of the Compression Resin Transfer Molding (C-RTM) production process, which sped 

The Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV (Augsburg, Germany) reported that it has taken a SAMBA Pro Prepreg production system from Cevotec GmbH (Munich, Germany) into operation at its Fiber Placement Center (FPC, Meitingen, G

Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) announced on Dec. 14 that the scope of its long-term supplier contract with Safran S.A. (Paris, France) has been expanded to include advanced composite materials for a broader range of commercial aerospace applications. “This contract expansion is

Automation is one of the most important strategies for increasing efficiency in production. A new positioning and drilling end effector has been developed within the “Impulse” project — funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) &

The Boeing Co. (Chicago, Ill., U.S.) reports that an inner fuselage skin surface nonconformity initially discovered in fuselage Sections 47 and 48, the two aftbody fuselage sections of the composites-intensive 787, has been found to exist in other fuselage sections as well, prompting the

Airbus (Toulouse, France) reported on Dec. 10 that it has successfully qualified what is says is Europe’s first 5-meter deployable antenna reflector. The 70-kilogram deployable reflector will help enable higher resolution from a radar instrument for Earth observation. Incorporating

3A Composites Core Materials (Sins, Switzerland), a supplier of balsa wood core materials from FSC-certified plantations, reported on Dec. 17 that the company’s Ecuadorian forestry site passed the annual Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) review in November, which ensure forests

It was reported on Dec. 3 that the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.) is immediately deploying new service ramps on its rail trolley cars that are made carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), traditionally used to reinforce concrete buildings and bridges. More than 60%

Science and technology research and development center Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.) is well-known in the composites industry for its research across composites end markets, and CW has reported a number of projects (such as, most recently, these bu

ABN AMRO’s Energy Transition Fund (ETF, Amsterdam, Netherlands), an independent subsidiary of Dutch bank ABN AMRO, recently acquired 34% of the shares in Fiberline Composites A/S (Middlefart, Denmark) a company that manufactures carbon- and glass fiber-pultruded products to stren

GE Renewable Energy (Paris, France) introduced on Nov. 30 the 6.0-164 version of its Cypress onshore wind turbine platform, making it what the company claims is its most powerful onshore wind turbine available. The 6.0-164 turbine, says GE, will increase annual energy production (AEP) by

GE Renewable Energy (Paris, France) announced on Dec. 8 that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America (VNA, Boston, Mass., U.S.), a group that designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions, to recycle wind blades removed from GE’s 

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP, Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.), along with its parent company Teijin Ltd., unveiled on Dec. 9 an innovative honeycomb Class A panel technology and an advanced, multi-material electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosure that can be molded in any number of CSP&

A next-generation fiber unwinding creel that uses patented pneumatic technology to achieve reliable tension has been launched by fiber handling and converting specialist Cygnet Texkimp (Northwich, Cheshire, U.K.), and added to the company’s portfolio of traditional mechanical c

Photo Credit: CRTC The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC, Port Angeles, Wash., U.S.) announced on Nov. 19 the launch of the Trident Bench, which it claims is the world’s first sports bench made with recycled, aerospace-grade carbon fiber. The bench was launched as part of a $2

On Nov. 1 AMAC GmbH (Advanced Materials Advisory and Consultancy, Aachen, Germany) announced its cooperation with FibreCoat GmbH (Aachen, Germany) for the market introduction of FibreCoat’s products and global business development, including the launch of its aluminum-