LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Charger Investment Partners ("Charger") today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Advanced Composite Products and Technology, Inc. ("ACPT" or the "Company"). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
International collaboration creates more environmentally friendly products from biocomposite materials
Jan 12th, 2021 Newswise — With the growing global concerns over climate change, scientists are looking for cleaner energy sources and other ways to minimize the carbon footprint in the world. Researchers at Texas A&M Engineering and the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) are collaborating to look at the materials and products we use daily.
Common microbes team up to degrade polymer composites
Jan 12th, 2021: Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is shedding new light on how common bacteria can degrade polymer composites.
New UD tapes achieve thermoset layup speeds
Jan 12th, 2021: Electroimpact, of Mukilteo, Washington, has increased the laydown speeds for thermoplastic unidirectional tapes to over a hundred metres (4,000 inches) per minute.
Fast, Efficient Ultrasonic Scanning of Large Composite Components
Jan 12th, 2021: Olympus’ new RollerFORM™ XL scanner answers the demand for a wide-coverage and easy-to-implement phased array tool to accelerate the inspection of composite components with large surface areas
All-composite white cane improves mobility for visually impaired
Jan 12th, 2021: The light weight, ergonomics and stiffness provided by the carbon fiber composite design enable a safer, easier to handle mobility solution.
Recycling end-of-life composite parts: New methods, markets
Jan 12th, 2021: From infrastructure solutions to consumer products, Polish recycler Anmet and Netherlands-based researchers are developing new methods for repurposing wind turbine blades and other composite parts.
Boeing says its composites R&D center will be turned to other purposes, ending an era
Jan 12th, 2020 : Boeing says it’ll be repurposing the Seattle-area facility that has served as the focus for research into the composite materials used in aircraft ranging from the B-2 Stealth bomber to the 787 Dreamliner.
MARYLAND SCIENTISTS CREATE SHAPE-SHIFTING NOZZLE FOR 3D PRINTING FIBER-FILLED COMPOSITES
Jan 12th, 2020: Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have designed a ‘morphing’ nozzle that enables users to 3D print customized parts with fiber-filled composites