Business Wire (press release) 1May 2, 2018
The growth rate in the composites materials industry has started getting traction. However in volume terms composites are still far behind due to lack of technical advancements in the raw materials manufacturing process costs of raw materials composite material fabrications and its compatibility in various ...
PR Newswire (press release) 1May 1, 2018
NEW YORK May 1 2018 PRNewswire -- A composite material comprises two or more distinct materials. A composite is characterized by enhanced properties which ae different from properties of the individual materials. Some of the properties of medical composite materials are excellent fatigue endurance a high ...
euronews 1April 30, 2018
Says Jacques Cinquin the senior expert in composite materials at Airbus quotThe main research activity we have done on these materials is fire resistance - how to modify and how to improve it. We put on surface protection and add additives inside the resin so that it does not burn - that39s the whole point of ...
E-Buzz Community (blog) April 30, 2018
Global Composite Materials Market 2018 report delivers useful and unique insights for several shareholders and aspirants by identifying the high-growth segments main actions approved by them and recent progressions in the Global Composite Materials market. The report highlights the factors that will ...
Composites Manufacturing Magazine April 30, 2018
Using composite materials architects can create innovative building designs. Bill Kreysler head of the architectural composite company Kreysler and Associates has seen an encouraging trend in architects39 attitudes about composite materials in the past decade. 8220Ten years ago we were going to architects ...
Quality Magazine April 29, 2018
Composite materials are becoming increasingly popular in the automotive industry due to their lightweight properties. Developing new composite material products quickly and efficiently is therefore the main objective of the manufacturing companies working in these industries. Several problems can ...
Windpower Engineering (press release) April 26, 2018
Acumen Research and Consulting a global provider of market research studies in a recently published report titled 8220Wind Turbine Composite Materials Market Type Glass Fiber Carbon Fiber Others Application Wind Blade Nacelle Tower Base Others Manufacturing Process Resin Infusion ...
Runway Girl Network 1April 27, 2018
French composites manufacturer Equip39Aero Technique and Rockford UK have revealed a new electrified composite material which can be used to build hard components like aircraft seat tray tables. These are capable of powering electronic devices and transmitting content to passengers. Rockford ...
CompositesWorld April 27, 2018
The current state of composite materials and systems however is another story. In addition to their orthotropic properties composites encompass a vast and growing range of material types and manufacturing. Although the models and simulation software available for composite materials are advancing at ...
CompositesWorld April 27, 2018
The objective of DACOMAT is to develop more damage-tolerant and damage-predictable low-cost composite materials in particular those used in large load-carrying constructions like bridges buildings wind turbine blades and offshore structures. The developed materials and condition monitoring solutions will provide a ...
Press Herald April 25, 2018
All wood and plastic materials used can be new or recycled making composite decking an eco-friendly choice. The composite material has a high resistance to water and moisture which can cause rotting as well as shrinking and swelling and compromise the integrity of your deck39s design. Forget about ...
CompositesWorld April 25, 2018
These reactive reinforcing agents are then embedded in a polymer. Upon ultraviolet light exposure a chemical reaction occurs such that the interaction between the reinforcing agents and the polymer increases thus making the material stiffer and stronger 8211 the research determined the composite materials could become ...
Photonics.com 1April 24, 2018
Frank Gardea a research engineer with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory39s Vehicle Technology Directorate collaborated with the University of Maryland to develop a technique that causes a composite material to become stiffer and stronger on demand when exposed to UV light. Courtesy of U.S. ...
HME News April 23, 2018
There39s also the misconception that carbon fiber is reserved for very active wheelchair users or to make racing wheelchairs for the Paralympics says Simoneau who expects that to change in time. 8220I totally see composite materials becoming more and more mainstream8221 he said. 8220The difference between a ...
Composites Manufacturing Magazine 2April 23, 2018
8220Where all other materials failed composites were left standing.8221 Weyant noted however that while composites offer many benefits over traditional materials a lack of awareness and standards for composites have been major barriers to their increased adoption. Last year ACMA worked with the National ...
Composites Manufacturing Magazine 1April 23, 2018
8220This will help us overcome a lot of technical challenges and show that composite materials can be used to build a chassis.8221 According to Andrew Swikoski Magna39s global product line director for lightweight composites Ford intends to make a decision on whether or not to mass produce the subframe by ...
Business Services April 22, 2018
A composite material comprises two or more distinct materials. A composite is characterized by enhanced properties which ae different from properties of the individual materials. Some of the properties of medical composite materials are excellent fatigue endurance a high strength-to-weight ratio good ...
AZoM April 19, 2018
The collaborative study was recently reported in the journal Advanced Materials Interfaces DOI 10.1002admi.201800038 and demonstrates that these composite materials could become 35 stronger and 93 stiffer upon being exposed to ultraviolet light for five minutes. The method involves attaching ...
Science Daily April 19, 2018
Working with UConn associate professor Dianyun Zhang a mechanical engineer Wei39s lab began testing silk fibroin in various composite forms looking for the right combination and proportion of different materials to achieve optimum strength and flexibility. The new composite certainly needed to be ...
CompositesWorld April 19, 2018
Renegade Materials Corp. Cincinnati OH US recently celebrated General Electric39s first shipment of a GE Passport Engine shipset built with their RM-1100 Polyimide high-service temperature composite prepreg materials. GE hosted 40 composite materials manufacturing and test technicians from ...
Nanowerk (blog) April 17, 2018
The joint work recently published in Advanced Materials Interfaces quotLight-Responsive Chemistry to Enable Tunable Interface-Dependent Mechanical Properties in Compositesquot shows that these composite materials could become 93-percent stiffer and 35-percent stronger after a five minute exposure to ...