Oct. 9th, 2020 : In response to industry demand, Clemson University has partnered with the State of South Carolina to launch a full-spectrum advanced materials research and development center to drive breakthrough innovation for the state’s automotive, aerospace, defense and energy clusters...
Hankuk Carbon: Announces Plans to Expand Composite Materials Business
Oct. 8, 2020 : Hankuk Carbon announced plans to expand capacity at its composite materials domain via a treasury shares disposal. While specific business details and business partners were not ...
MAMBO 3D Printed Boat Made with Continuous Fiberglass Thermoset Material
Oct. 9th, 2020 : Moi Composites is a start-up 3D printing company using robots and advanced composite materials to create powerful products. To create MAMBO (Motor Additive Manufacturing BOat), Moi’s team worked with expert partners in automation, composites, and the marine industry and utilized their own patented scalable 3D printing technology, Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM).
New MXene composite material for planes and cars that will show damage invisible to a human eye
Oct. 9, 2020 : According to Dr Zeleniakiene, the team of researchers will develop new electrically conductive fibrous polymer composites, which will have excellent mechanical properties and self-diagnostic function....
Covestro Carbon Fiber Steps Up Game in Basketball Shoe
Oct. 9th, 2020 : Anta Sports Products, a leading Chinese sportswear company, has launched KT6 – the latest generation of the signature sneaker of NBA all-star Klay Thompson. Available for sale in China and some Southeast Asian countries, the basketball shoe features a variety of material technologies, including a carbon-fiber shank made of....
Porsche debuts full renewable composite body at N24
Oct. 9th 2020 : The 2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring race saw a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR compete with a body kit made almost entirely of natural-fiber composite materials....
Composites Market Size to Hit Around US$ 160 Billion by 2027
OTTAWA, Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global composites market size was valued at US$ 88.34 billion in 2019 and growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% during the forecast period 2020 to 2027...
IMCD acquires Finnish distributor of composite materials Kokko-Fiber
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (18 September 2020, 07:00 CET) – IMCD N.V. (“IMCD” or the “Company”), a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and ingredients, today announces that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Oy Kokko-Fiber Ab (“Kokko-Fiber”), a leading supplier of fiber-reinforced plastic composite materials in Finland.
New composite material revs up pursuit of advanced electric vehicles
Oct. 9th, 2020 : Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a new material that can be scaled for use in ultra-efficient, power-dense electric vehicle traction motors.
New Emission Control Technologies & Techniques for Composites & Carbon Fiber
Oct. 9, 2020 : Carbon fiber and composite materials have revolutionized the products we use every day by making them stronger, lighter, and more durable. However, the manufacturing process can have serious environmental ramifications and be immediately dangerous to human health if careful consideration....
The Future of Composite Materials in Rail Infrastructures
Oct. 9, 2020: Modern high-strength composite materials present ample opportunities for energy-efficient solutions with lower environmental impact and reduced through-life costs for the rail infrastructure. Network Rail, the UK’s rail network owner, has partnered with the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol, UK....
MakerBot offering composite material Nylon 12 carbon fiber
Oct. 9th, 2020 : MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys, announces the expansion of its materials offering with Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber, adding another composite to the company’s growing materials portfolio.
Lockheed Martin Company to Build Six Presidential Helicopters
March 11, 2020: The U.S. Navy has commissioned six new presidential helicopters. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will build six production VH-92A presidential helicopters. These helicopters are part of the 23-aircraft program of record for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Using Holograms Helps in Studying the Quality of Composite Materials
March 10th, 2020: Composite materials have a complicated structure and specified mechanical or physical properties. The materials are used in various spheres of the industry: from medicine to aviation and due to it they are of high demand. However, there is a problem in the quality control of such materials.
Composite Manufacturer GreenCore Materials To Establish Operations In Georgetown County, S.C.
March 10th, 2020: Using carbon fiber, fiberglass or natural fibers, GreenCore Materials’ patented manufacturing process dramatically improves the stiffness and rigidity of plastic profiles which serve the building, transportation and industrial industries.
Joint venture in Richmond will produce composite parts for auto industry
March 10th, 2020: RICHMOND, Ky. — TRB Lightweight Structures and Toyota Tsusho America announced recently a joint venture to produce high-volume composite parts to serve the automotive industry in North America.
Web Industries opens European composites centre
March 10th, 2020: Web Industries has announced that it has opened a European Center of Excellence for Composite Development & Commercialisation (CoE) at Omega Systèmes in Nantes, France.
Physicists keep improving ‘smart’ composites for biomedical sensors
March 10th, 2020: IKBFU Physicists have successfully tested the new magnetic micro wire-based concept of "smart" composites production. The new composites are related to the multiferroic-class materials which have mutually controlled magnetic and electric properties.
Hexcel’s HiMax and PrimeTex for Gunboat 68 series
March 10th, 2020: Hexcel’s latest collaboration in the marine market is providing leading multihull builder Gunboat, with a highly optimized package of carbon fibre reinforcements for its stunning series of Gunboat 68 yachts.
Increasing the performance of machines with carbon composites
March 10th, 2020: One surprising potential use of composites however is in machine tools. Machine builders can use these materials for similar reasons to car designers: to create lighter, stiffer parts, and improve damping. The end result will be machines that run faster, with higher accuracy and reliability. This has a positive effect on productivity and part quality.
Composite materials help bring revolutionary exoskeleton to life
March 10th, 2020: The University of Central Lancashire’s Engineering Innovation Centre has developed an exoskeleton for children suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, thanks to the use of composite materials.