METSTRADE show yields global rewards for ATL ATL Composites has announced agreements with three new European distributors as a result of exhibiting at this year’s METSTRADE Amsterdam in November, the company’s seventh show with joint venture partners…
CMS unveils new Italian technology centre CMS, a specialist in technologies for the processing of advanced materials continues to make major investments with the announcement of its new Technology Centre and the doubling in size of…
CGTech to optimise Autosport Engineering with VERICUT Force CGTech is powering into Autosport Engineering 2020, which will take place between the 9-10 January at the Birmingham NEC, with its physics-based feed rate optimisation module, VERICUT Force. Said to…
Iconic Cabasse flagship composite loudspeaker makes UK debut Cabasse UK distributor, Connected Distribution, is installing the £200,000 flagship La Sphère audio system into the new 5th floor technology area in luxury department store, Harrods. These striking design icons,…
EconCore seals Japanese honeycomb material agreement EconCore, the technology provider for continuous production of thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich materials, has signed a license agreement with Kotobukiya Fronte, a leading manufacturer of car interior components, headquartered in Japan.…
Composites Evolution to showcase natural fibre prepregs at EEMS Composites Evolution are exhibiting for the first time at the MIA Energy-Efficient Motorsport Conference (EEMS), taking place at the NEC, Birmingham on the 8th January 2020. This event will gather…
TRB announces opening of US manufacturing facility TRB Lightweight Structures has announced that it will soon be opening a composites manufacturing centre in Richmond, Kentucky, as a joint venture with Toyota Tsusho America. The 40,000ft2 facility will…
KWSP increases Silverstone AM capability and capacity High performance engineering and additive manufacturing specialists, K W Special Projects (KWSP) has completed a significant step towards the development of the new Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) opening at Silverstone…
Bitrez joins EPSRC hub as industrial partner Bitrez says it has become an industrial partner of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub (CIMComp). Led by the Universities of Nottingham and…
World’s first carbon fibre rail bogie unveiled at rail conference The world’s first carbon fibre bogie (CAFIBO), developed by British company ELG Carbon Fibre in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield’s Institute for Railway Research, has been unveiled. The bogie,…
Partners unveil Composite-Sandwich Conference 2020 Next year, the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems (IMWS) and ThermHex Waben will host the “Composite-Sandwich Conference” in Halle (Saale), Germany. Besides the presentations and the opportunity…
Curtis announced as new Construction Sector Group chair Allan Curtis of Design and Display Structures has been announced as the new chair of the Composites UK Construction Sector Group. The announcement comes after the group’s last meeting on…
Exel seals fibreglass deal with Chinese electric bus supplier Global composites manufacturer, Exel Composites has collaborated with Chinese bus and coach supplier Yutong, providing fibreglass profiles for 33 electric buses that have been delivered to Helsinki, Finland. The introduction…
Haydale’s CTP installed at National Grid’s compression sites Global advanced materials group, Haydale says it now has a composite transmission piece (CTP) installed at one of National Grid’s 24 compression sites, as part of a project to help…
University leverages VABS software for rotor blade simulation AnalySwift, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modelling software for composites, has announced that Carleton University is participating in its recently launched Academic Partner Program (APP), and the university is using…
Mikrosam signs TPC equipment contract with GKN Fokker GKN Fokker has selected Mikrosam to deliver advanced equipment for development of aircraft parts with thermoplastic composites (TPC). This suite includes Mikrosam’s latest Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) machine, slitting equipment…
Recycled support for America's Cup challenge As the 36th America’s Cup campaign gathers momentum, ELG Carbon Fibre’s technical partnership with INEOS Team UK continues to flourish. To date, the recycled carbon fibre convertor has processed over…
Solvay and SGL Carbon form advanced aerospace materials partnership Solvay and SGL Carbon have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to bring to market the first composite materials based on large-tow intermediate modulus (IM) carbon fibre. These materials,…
ATL Composites’ expertise underpins powerboat hull The highlight of the recent Pacific 2019 Expo at Sydney’s Darling Harbour, the intriguingly named ‘The Whiskey Project’, stole the spotlight with the launch of its first boat – Whiskey…
Compotech Hungary up and running Compotech has announced that its new RTM and hand layup facility in Nyrigyhazha, Hungary is now fully operational. Complementing Compotech's long-established Swiss-based sheet moulding compound (SMC) reinforced fibre and composites…
CompoTech announced JEC Asia innovation winner CompoTech, the composite manufacturing specialist, has been announced the winner of the aerospace category for the JEC Asia Innovation Award for its Composite Aileron, cured in one step. The innovative…
First Graphene introduces latest versions of PureGRAPH First Graphene, a leading global producer of advanced graphene products, has launched the latest formulations of its PureGRAPH graphene powders. These are now available in production-scale volumes in standard lateral…
Dura Composites launches new online shop Leading composite products supplier, Dura Composites has opened its new online shop as an easier and more convenient means of purchasing smaller orders. An ideal option for safety and maintenance…
NCC to partner with AMI composites events AMI, a leading provider of market intelligence and events for the global plastics industry, has announced a partnership with National Composites Centre (NCC) for four AMI composites events taking place…
