Latest Corvette Stingray has carbon fibre rear bumper beam Thomas Technik & Innovation (TTI), a leading pultrusion specialist, has collaborated with Shape Corp, the US based Tier 1 supplier of metallic body structure components, plastic parts and bumper systems,…
ProTec success in China with LFT pultrusion lines Systems supplier ProTec Polymer Processing is enjoying greater success in Asia with its pultrusion lines for producing long fibre reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) compounds. Suzhou Sunway Polymer from the city of…
The push and pull of composite manufacturing Weighing up material options usually comes down to cost — but there are a variety of factors to consider before making a purchase. Considering the pros and cons of the…
Partners produce first curved pultruded bumper beam using Crestapol Scott Bader and Shape Corp have partnered to produce the automotive industry’s first curved, multi-hollow pultruded carbon fibre bumper beam for the newly-unveiled 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The pultruded bumper…
KraussMaffei announces Pultrex share purchase agreement KraussMaffei says it has signed a share purchase agreement with Pultrex in order to strengthen its system competence in the area of pultrusion. "With Pultrex, we have a valuable, experienced…
TTI to showcase automotive mass-production pultrusion processes at JEC At this year’s JEC World, pultrusion specialist, Thomas Technik & Innovation (TTI) will showcase manufacturing technology that can produce affordable carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts in high-enough volumes for the…
Blowing in the wind Using pultrusion to manufacture wind turbine components – such as spar caps – can make operations more efficient. Lou Reade reports. Wind energy continues to grow in importance, with…
Velox and Ilium Composites announce new European distribution partnership Velox, a leading pan-European distributor of raw material specialities and solution provider for the plastics and composites industries has announced a new distribution partnership with Ilium Composites, a manufacturer of…
