May 05, 2012
Horst Peterhans launches book about RTM
Responsible for the introduction of the process in Brazil, the author participated in the manufacture of more than 1 million composite parts. Read more
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April 28, 2012
Teijin Develops World's First Mass-production Aramid Nanofiber
Teijin Techno Products Limited announced its development of the world's first mass-producible aramid nanofiber to offer reliable heat and oxidation resistance together with high quality. Read more
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April 25, 2012
Cabot Corporation Launches CAB-O-SIL(R) ULTRABOND(TM) 5760
New silica material enables higher performance adhesives for automotive and related industries. Read more
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April 16, 2012
Ford and Dow Team Up to Bring Low-Cost, High-Volume Carbon Fiber Composites to Next-Generation Vehicles
Cutting the weight of new cars and trucks by up to 750 pounds by the end of the decade is a key component of Ford’s strategy to improve fuel efficiency. Read more
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April 09, 2012
Water based adhesives and special coatings are LORD’s highlights at Brazilian Expobor
Company will also take advantage of the rubber industry event to celebrate its forty years in Brazil. Read more
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April 09, 2012
Scott Bader Increases Prices of All Manufactured Composite Products in Europe
Scott Bader Europe is increasing the prices for its Crystic® unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester, DCPD, plus all other manufactured composite products Read more
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April 04, 2012
JEC consolidates its leadership
This year’s show brought together 1,181 participating companies and occupied an unprecedented surface area of 50,000 m2 (538,195 sq. ft., or 8 times the size of a football pitch!), which is five times bigger than any other composite exhibition in the world. Read more
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March 29, 2012
New Eco-Responsible Milled Fibre Powder Grade from 3B-the fibreglass company.
Fully in line with the company’s strategic vision for sustainability, 3B-the fibreglass company is launching a new and eco-responsible Milled Fibre powder grade developed from Advantex® glass manufacturing by-products. Read more
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March 29, 2012
New HiPer-tex W3030 roving from 3B-the fibreglass company
At the annual JEC Composites Show, 3B-the fibreglass company is launching HiPer-tex™ W3030 high performance roving – the third game-changing product in the company’s benchmark series of innovative solutions for wind turbine rotor blades.Read more
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March 29, 2012
Solar Impulse to Land in Morocco in Spring 2012
The Kingdom of Morocco will welcome Solar Impulse in the spring of this year. This trip will coincide with the launch of work in the region of Ouarzazate to construct the largest solar power plant ever built. Read more
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March 29, 2012
AkzoNobel and DSM launch BluCure Cobalt-free curing
AkzoNobel and DSM have officially launched the BluCure™ umbrella brand covering innovative
Cobalt-free resin curing technologies and products at the JEC Composites show in Paris, the two companies also unveiled the BluCure™ quality seal, which guarantees that products are 100% Cobalt-free. Read more
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March 24, 2012
Teijin Expands CFRTP Composite Business - Opens U.S. Composite Application Center
Teijin Limited announced the April 1 opening of the Teijin Composites Application Center (TCAC), a technical center to develop automotive and other industrial applications of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) composite products, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Read more.....
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March 13, 2012
PPG introduces new portfolio of glass compositions at COMPOSITES 2012
PPG Industries’ fiber glass business presented a seminar on its INNOFIBER(R) glass composition fibers during last week’s COMPOSITES 2012, hosted by the American Composite Manufacturers Association (ACMA) at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Read more.....
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March 09, 2012
GASTANK Sweden unveils zero permeation lightweight composite CNG cylinders manufactured with Akulon® Fuel Lock from DSM and HiPer-tex™ glass fibre from 3B. Read more...
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CFK-Valley Stade Convention announces the “Composite Innovations Award”
The “Composite Innovations Award” for Innovative product developments & technologies
on CFRP is being announced for the 6th time. Submission deadline for applications by 27 April. Read more...
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Henkel to showcase its new Loctite Frekote CS-122 at the JEC trade fair in Paris
New mold sealer cures fast at room temperature. Frekote mold sealers from Henkel are favored worldwide by manufacturers in a variety of molding processes.
When applied to a mold, Frekote sealers form ....... Read more...
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March 03, 2012
WACKER Expands its Korea Technical Center and Opens New Silicones and Polymers Training Facility
WACKER, the Munich-based chemicals group, has successfully completed the expansion and relocation of its technical laboratories and offices in South Korea, andinaugurates the upgraded technical center, with integrated training facility, near the capital Seoul.Read more...
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March 03, 2012
Brazilian composites industry reports USD 1.657 billion earnings in 2011
Demand for higher value-added parts guaranteed a 10.4% increase compared to the results of the previous year. Read more...
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March 01, 2012
Axson Technologies is Launching at JEC Europe 2012 -
A revolutionary heating tool and a new range of polyurethane adhesives. The only independent heating tool regulated for preg outside the autoclave. Read more... |
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