Sky Advanced Materials (Fót, Hungary) announced on July 13 that it has earned DNV-GL type approval for its carbon fiber unidirectional and multiaxial fabrics. The type approval covers fabrics made with Zoltek (Bridgeton, Mo., U.S.) PX35 50k tow carbon fiber, sized for use 

Electroimpact (, Wash., U.S.) has integrated an out-of-autoclave (OOA) in-situ consolidated thermoplastic automated fiber placement (AFP) process and an advanced fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing process into a unified Scalable Composite Robotic Additive Manufacturing (SCRAM) system

 The CAMX 2020 conference and exhibition, originally scheduled for Orlando, Fla., U.S., will be held Sept. 21 – 24, 2020, and has transformed into a completely virtual event. CAMX organizers say that a virtual event allows the entire global composites and advanced materials communit

Cecence (Salisbury, U.K.) was established in 2014 by three founders with decades of composites experience. Director Mike Orange had a long history in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) rigging and masts for yachts. Head of innovation Humphrey Bunyan was previously head of innovation

AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. (Exton, Pa., U.S.) is introducing mPLASTICS, new fluoropolymer-modified compounds to enhance the performance of carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRP and CFRTP) composites with strength, impact resistance, wear resistance, flexibility,

Royal HaskoningDHV (Amersfoort, Netherlands), DSM (Geleen, Netherlands), a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, and the city of Rotterdam announced on July 3 the intention to collaborate in the design and build of a composite footbridge with potential for

  This blog is based on my interview with Stefano Corvaglia, materials engineer, head of research & development and IP manager of Leonardo Aerostructures Division (Grottaglie, Pomigliano, Foggia, Nola production facilities, southern Italy) and Dr. Silvio Pappadà, research engi

GKN Aerospace (Redditch, U.K.) reported in June 2020 that with the successful flight test of Bell Flight’s (Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.) V-280 Valor military rotorcraft, several of its thermoplastic composite (TPC) components had taken to the skies. Among these components were two integrally

DH Sutherland (Beaverton, Ore., U.S.) is introducing technologies for chemical application and the manufacture of protective armor. T-Link is a novel, dry prepreg system consisting of woven para-aramid fibers and a thermoplastic epoxy matrix. T-Link is said to enable armor

IYRS School of Technology and Trades (Newport, R.I., U.S.), a private nonprofit school focused on training highly skilled craftspeople and technicians for careers in a wide range of industries, reported on July 3 that a variety of composites-related technologies have been used to complete it

Since its launch in 2015, Fibre Extrusion Technology Ltd (Leeds, U.K.) has taken 50 orders for the FET-100 series, with a value of more than $20 million. According to the company, this pilot and laboratory scale melt spinning system is multi-functional, allowing for easy and fast conversion

Figure 1. Different air removal mechanisms such as in-plane permeation and through-thickness diffusion for, respectively, rough tape (top) and smooth tape (bottom). Source | TPRC The ThermoPlastics composites Research Center (TPRC, Enschede, Netherlands), is currently investigating a two

Earlier this year, the first installment of eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette sports cars (C8s) from General Motors Co. (GM, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) came rolling off GM’s Bowling Green, Ky., U.S. assembly line.  Described as the “fastest, most powerful entry Corvette&rdqu

Toray Performance Materials Corp. (TPMC, Camarillo, Calif., U.S.) is featuring its line of high-performance, high-volume, CFRT brand carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials. TPMC is highlighting three application examples of its CFRT materials: The Footjoy Pro SL

Toray Advanced Composites (Morgan Hill, Calif., U.S.) is featuring its latest product developments in thermoset and thermoplastic technologies. This includes the newly introduced Toray TC346 high-temperature epoxy component prepreg and Toray Cetex TC1225 low-melt polyaryl

Vectorply Corp. (Phenix City, Ala., U.S.) is highlighting its custom composite reinforcement fabrics for a range of markets and applications. The company says its specialty products are engineered to meet strength, stiffness, weight and cost demands through the use of many different fiber

Renegade Materials Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teijin Holdings USA, Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S.), is promoting its prepregs, resins and adhesive products, and its products will be presented as part of Teijin’s virtual showcase. Renegade Materials’ next generation

Originally focused on aerospace applications, Sino Polymer (Shanghai, China), has recently developed high-performance epoxy resin systems, including a one-component flame-retardant epoxy resin system for carbon fiber prepreg, that can be used in railway applications. The system is said to

Roth Composite Machinery and the AZL at the first meeting at Roth, Steffenberg at the beginning of the AZL partnership: (from left to right) Christoph Briel (Roth), Martin Rieger (AZL), Martin Grosskreutz (Roth), Ralf Möller (Roth), Dr. Andreas Reimann (Roth), Markus Breiing (AZL), Dr.

Lehvoss North America LLC (Pawcatuck, Conn., U.S.) a provider of high-performance compounds and 3D printing materials, announced on July 17 a formal collaboration with Forward Engineering North America LLC (FENA, Royal Oak, Mich., U.S.). FENA is a newly established division of Forward Enginee