Carbon fiber

Gurit at JEC World

Gurit reports that it will be showcasing its materials for wind energy and composite tooling at JEC World.

Vacuum infusion monitoring

The Fraunhofer Institute has spearheaded a new project focusing on the efficiency of fiber-optic sensors in monitoring the vacuum infusion process.

Saertex extends Bombardier contract

Bombardier Belfast and Saertex have extended their contract to make lightweight components for the Airbus A220 aircraft.

€11.5 million to develop carbon fiber for aerospace

Montefibre Carbon has received €11.5 million from the Spanish Ministry of Industry to produce PAN precursor for conversion to carbon fiber.

Bio epoxy resin suitable for range of industries

Sicomin has developed a range of bio-based epoxy resin systems available for the automotive, wind energy and civil engineering industries.

DOE to invest US$133 million in vehicle research

The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to invest US$133 million in the development of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) automotive parts.

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Hybrid carbon and wood fiber car seat back

Hexcel Corporation and NaCa Systems have jointly developed a wood fiber composite sports car seat back using press molding.

Gurit reports 35.5% sales growth in 2019

Gurit has published net sales of CHF 576.4 million for the full year 2019, up from CHF 425.3 million in 2019.

Composite technologies to the fore at K

Alongside the many mainstream plastics technologies on show at K, a number of new composite manufacturing processes and materials were presented.