Aropol LP 67400, INEOS Composites’ low-profile unsaturated polyester resin, is designed for the recreational marine and vehicle markets in North America. It has low shrink and attention to cosmetics with high strength and robust processing capabilities for boat builders and RV manufacturers, t

Bond-Laminates’ Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials have structures designed to resist fire without flame-retardant additives. This is a result of tests conducted by the Lanxess subsidiary partly in cooperation with external testing institutes. “The

  In the late 1990s, ATL expanded distribution into Asia, with Oceanic Link in Singapore and Piercey Marine in Hong Kong, both of whom continue their distribution to this day.  In the 2000s, ATL used its knowledge and experience of composite materials to diversify into other m

    Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced on March 19 that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected for use in Panasonic Corp.’s (Kadoma, Japan) newly launched digital 4K video cameras, the HC-X2000 and HC-X1500. A version of Sereebo&n

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. Voith GmbH&rs

  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.

      CEAD (Delft, Netherlands) has commercialized the CFAM Prime system for large-scale 3D printing of composites, using a patented print head, which can reinforce thermoplastics with both continuous and short fiber in the same part. Even as Dutch composites p

  Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.) announced on March 15 that it has agreed to acquire CVC Thermoset Specialties (Moorestown, N.J., U.S.), a specialty chemical manufacturer serving the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets. CVC Thermoset

  As I prepare an article on digitizing composites production for our July issue, I interviewed Shachar Fine, EVP of business development, marketing & sales for Kanfit Ltd. (Nof-Hagalil, Israel), a high-growth, diversified composites manufacturer and aerospace tier supplier. CW bri

  Citing recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) related to the coronavirus outbreak, the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA, Arlington, Va., U.S.) has announced that its Thermoplastic Composites Conference, scheduled for April 29 - May 1, 2020 

  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. Resin

  The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) North America, has announced the launch of a 17-part educational video series, focusing on current and upcoming trends in thermoplastics, including aerospace applications, co-consolidation, success factors and m

  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. Compo

  July 20, 2019 marked the 50-year anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing. Though, at the time the Apollo capsule was built, the composites industry was still in its infancy and the materials were not yet in widespread use, the Apollo capsule used early composite technology in the

      Part of the U.S. Air Force 2030 Science and Technology strategy includes the mass deployment of low-cost Unmanned Aerial Systems to assist in future engagements. To realize this vision, new manufacturing strategies must be identified which can support the rapid manufact

    Chemical company Arkema (Colombes, France) recently unveiled its company roadmap, objectives for 2024, and ambition to become a world leader in specialty materials at a strategy update meeting on April 2. Since 2006, the Group says it has been progressively developing a l

  Established in 1994, Centro di Ricerche Europeo di Technologie, Design e Materiali (CETMA, Brindisi, Italy) is one of the largest independent research and technology organizations in Italy, with a 4,000-square meter facility and 75 employees. For more than 20 years, CETMA has invested

  “We were building molds using CNC machined polyurethane foam and hand layup GRP (glass fiber-reinforced plastic), but that approach involved too much labor and waste,” explains György Juhász, owner of Rapid Prototyping (Budapest, Hungary), which bought a CEAD Ro

  At the end of February 2020, the project with acronym KEELBEMAN https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/785435 has successfully concluded. Funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Clean Sky 2 Public-Private Partnership within the EU Horizon 2020 program, the KE

  Brightlands Materials Center (Geleen, Netherlands) has developed 3D-printed composite parts with self-sensing functionality. Self-sensing creates opportunities to monitor critical structures in fields such as aerospace, construction and healthcare.   What is self-sensing?