On May 17, Greenboats GmbH (Bremen, Germany), Sicomin (Châteauneuf les Martigues, France) and Bcomp (Fribourg, Switzerland) were nominated as finalists for the JEC Innovation Awards 2021. The three project partners have been selected as finalists in the awards&rsq

Solico Engineering B.V. (Oosterhout, Netherlands), a composite engineering specialist for the maritime, architectural, defense and industrial sectors, announces its latest collaboration with Structor Engineering B.V. (Bantega) to  provide composite engi

BAE Systems (Farnborough, U.K.) reported on May 20 that it is using large-scale 3D printing to produce high-temperature mold tooling using Airtech’s (Huntington Beach, Calif., U.S.) Dahltram I-350CF resin for the production of a future combat air demonstrator

Toray Industries Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has developed a high thermal conductivity technology that lifts the heat-dissipating properties of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) to that of metals. Toray notes that applying this technology to CFRP dissipates heat effectively through therm

On May 20, the winners for the innovation award, “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” held at the three-day Renewable Materials Conference 2021 were announced. The three winners include Plantics and Vepa (Netherlands) for a hemp fiber and thermoset bioresin 

Sigmatex (Runcorn, Chesire, U.K.) a producer of carbon fiber textiles, has announced its renewed partnership with CCM Hockey (Quebec, Canada), a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of hockey equipment. Sigmatex and CCM have been exclusive partners for many years

On May 10, Hypetex (London, U.K.), a manufacturer of colored reinforcements and advanced materials, reached an agreement with CompositeTechs LLC (Amesbury, Mass., U.S.), a technical and business development leader of composite materials and services. With this partnership, Compo

Photo Credit: Heatcon In April, Heatcon Composite Systems (Seattle, Wash., U.S.) announced an expanded relationship with Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) for the North American distribution of Hexcel carbon fiber prepreg fabrics and tapes to support the unmanned aerial ve

WH Lipex (Munich, Germany) part of Woollard & Henry Group (Aberdeen, U.K.) and a fiberglass technology company, introduces the single fiber applicator, a coating module that enables manufacturers to apply sizing to individual glass fiber strands. Fibers are no longer in bun

Kaneka Aerospace LLC (Benicia, Calif., U.S.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaneka Americas Holding Inc. (Pasadena, Tex., U.S.), announced the startup of its Benecia, California-based prepreg operations. The new, state-of-the-art filming and prepreg equipment have been installed

Easy Composites Ltd. (Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.) a supplier of advanced composites materials, equipment and training recently announced an exclusive U.K. distribution agreement with Eco-Technilin (Valliquerville, France), natural fiber solutions provider for applications in the

The Renewable Materials Conference 2021, the follow-up event to the 13th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, announced on April 29 the six nominees chosen by its advisory board for its “Renewable Material of the Year” Innovation Award. The comp

Fiberline Composites A/S (Middelfart, Denmark), known for supplying carbon and glass fiber profiles to manufacturers serving the wind industry, reports that in 2020, the company realized +50% growth in the carbon fiber pultrusion segment and healthy growth rates in the wind power

Covestro’s glass-filled rPET material can be used to make, for example, furniture such as this chair, designed by Michiel van der Kley. Photo Credit: Covestro AG Materials manufacturer Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) introduces its first material developed by the additive manufac

Carbon fiber recycling company ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd. (ECF, Coseley, U.K.) announced on May 10 that it has divested its short fiber business to recycled fibers company Procotex Corp. SA (Belgium). ECF’s management has also launched a new growth platform, Gen 2

Plastic Omnium (Île-de-France, France) has signed a technological partnership with McPhy (France), a specialist in hydrogen production and distribution equipment. One of the central aspects of this partnership is to collaborate on filling protocols and interfaces between hy

STELIA Aerospace (Toulouse, France) announced on May 6 that it is collaborating with Dassault Aviation SA (Paris, France) to develop the Falcon 10X business jet, which features a newly designed carbon fiber wing. According to STELIA Aerospace, this new contract confirms the comp

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As of April 19, industrial and business consultancy AMAC (Aachen, Germany) has announced its cooperation with the Institute for Textile Technology, ITA, of RWTH Aachen University (Germany) and its partner, ITA GmbH (Aachen, Germany). The aim of the cooperation is to s

Fabric producer Antich and Sons (Huddersfield, U.K.) has achieved a step change in its manufacturing capability to produce finished 3D multilayer woven preforms for advanced composites used in aerospace and automotive through a pioneering project with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manuf