On Nov. 1, dental reinforcement brand Hi-Fiber (Milan, Italy) has established a partnership agreement with Malo Clinic (Lisbon, Portugal) a company known for its oral rehabilitation and dental aesthetics. The partnership includes clinical trial cases using Hi-Fiber’s metal

It was announced on Nov. 9 that Solvay (Brussels, Belgium) is working with advanced manufacturing solution OEM 9T Labs AG (Zürich, Switzerland) to help bring additively manufactured carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts to mass production. The joint effort enables 9

Raise3D (Rotterdam, Netherlands and Irvine, Calif., U.S.), a global provider of additive manufacturing (AM) solutions for small- and large-scale enterprises, launches the Raise3D RMF500, a large-format fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printer aimed at small-batch production in the industria

In an effort to use its composites technologies to tap into end markets outside of its core aerospace business, FACC AG (Ried im Innkreis, Austria) has secured its first project under its New Space business segment, with an order from the ArianeGroup (Paris, France) to deve

Gatron (Paraná, Brazil), a Latin American company that specializes in composite materials, has manufactured and installed the two side and three rear deflectors of the Efficiency Concept Truck (shown above), a concept vehicle created by Volvo. The concept vehicle, says G

Benjamin Saada, the co-founder of Expliseat, an aircraft seat manufacturer based in Paris, France, is launching FAIRMAT, a deep tech company aiming for “zero waste” by helping eliminate sending composite materials to landfills or incineration. To do this, he hopes to create a recyc

Photo Credit: Solico The Aeolos Performance 30 (P30) is a lightweight carbon racing yacht that was conceived by Aeolos Composites’ (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) founder Hans Genthe for single- and double-handed sailing. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the project was completed entire

Boeing (Chicago, Ill., U.S.) created the ecoDemonstrator program in 2010 to advance new developments for improved safety and efficiency and to minimize its environmental footprint. Since then, Boeing and its industry partners have accelerated innovation by taking promising technologies out of

Pultron Composites (Gisborne, New Zealand) has developed a composite waler in collaboration with marina design and construction specialist, Bellingham Marine (Wash., U.S.). Designed, engineered and manufactured under controlled conditions to meet strict ISO 9001:2015, ASTM&

The Metyx Composites (Istanbul, Turkey) range of multiaxial glass fiber fabrics has recently gained accreditation for being safe to use in the manufacture of unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester and epoxy resin glass fiber-reinforced (GFRP) drinking water pipes and GFRP potable wat

On Oct. 14, Shanghai Electric (Shanghai, China) announced the release of its latest offshore wind turbine model, Petrel platform SEW11.0-208 boasting 102-meter carbon fiber wind blades, at a forum that invited the leaders in China’s wind power industry to shed li

Under the UK government-funded research project, TUCANA, AOC AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland), with Astar (Biscay, Spain), has developed a new sheet molding compound (SMC) based on Daron polyurethane hybrid technology, that enables the production of chopped carbon f

Anisoprint (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, U.K.) demonstrates the power of composite additive manufacturing (AM) by powering its PROM IS 500 continuous carbon fiber 3D industrial printers with Bosch Rexroth’s (Lohr am Main, Germany) MTX, a tried-and-proven CNC syst

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

The 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 with 670 horsepower. And the wheels, wing and aero bits are composites. Photo Credit: Chevrolet Although we could tell you about the 5.5-liter, naturally aspirated V8 in the unveiled 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 that produces 670 horsepower, or the fact that

Photo Credit: NASA Rocket Lab USA Inc. (Long Beach, Calif., U.S.), a leader in launch services and space systems, has been selected to launch NASA’s (Washington D.C., U.S.) Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) on its Electron launch vehicle. NASA’s ACS3 technology uses composi

Turck Inc. (Plymouth, Minn., U.S. and Mülheim, Germany) has developed what is claims to be the world’s first inductive sensors for detecting carbon fibers. The patent-pending noncontact sensor series enables manufacturers to detect workpiece positions in various stages of

Lanxess (Cologne, Germany) launches a new, fully biocomposite material in its Tepex range of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, in an effort to remove the reliance of fossil fuels from its own production processes. The material combines natural

  Space Walker Inc. (Minato, Tokyo) is a university startup conducting research and development of winged reusable suborbital space planes. According to the company, it envisions sustainable commercial space transportation to be as familiar and accessible as commercial air travel is toda

Photo Credit: Bercella Bercella Srl (Parma, Italy) recently worked with manufacturer Romeo Ferraris (Milan, Italy) to develop hemp fiber bodywork for the latest version of Romeo Ferraris’ Giulia PURE ETCR electric racecar. This follows the two companies’ work on the design a