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3-15-2021: The acquired business, rebranded as Aerovac, will act as manufacturer, developer and supplier of process materials, tooling and services and is comprised of a range of vacuum bagging materials.

3-15-2021: PERIOD consortium to prepare concept for in-orbit demonstrator for satellite assembly and manufacturing in space, with potential for composite materials.

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.

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.

Jan 12th, 2021: Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is shedding new light on how common bacteria can degrade polymer composites.

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.

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

Jan 12th, 2021: The light weight, ergonomics and stiffness provided by the carbon fiber composite design enable a safer, easier to handle mobility solution.

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.

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.

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

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...

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 ...

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).

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....

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....

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....

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...

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.

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.

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....