The Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBRE) has developed a cost-effective and efficient process to manufacture lightweight aerospace components that use a conti
27 November 2013Mark Holmes
Ahlstrom's Aceblade™ unidirectional glass fibre reinforcement is said to offer superior fatigue resistance and enhanced mechanical properties in composite
27 November 2013Amanda Jacob
With growing incentives announced by various governments and larger end-user awareness, the small-wind power market is expected to increase significantly,
27 November 2013Mark Holmes
RWE Innogy has stopped development on the Atlantic Array offshore wind project in the United Kingdom due to technical challenges making the project unecono
26 November 2013Mark Holmes
Gurit has opened a new manufacturing company in Hungary.
26 November 2013Mark Holmes
The new Airbus A400M military transport aircraft features composite fuselage ice protection plates made with glass fabric-based Fortron polyphenylene sulfi
25 November 2013Mark Holmes
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25 November 2013Amanda Jacob
New facility boasts world's largest wind turbine drivetrain testing capabilities.
22 November 2013Reg Tucker
TenCate Advanced Composites supplied materials for NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter, which is currently on its way to Mars.
22 November 2013Amanda Jacob
AniForm Engineering has become a Tier 2 member of the Thermoplastic Composites Research Center (TPRC) consortium.
22 November 2013Mark Holmes
Alstom has completed the installation of its offshore wind turbine, the 6 MW Haliade 150, the largest offshore wind turbine ever installed in sea waters.
21 November 2013
Boeing officially launched its 777X programme at the 2013 Dubai Airshow this week. Described as the largest, most-efficient twin-engine jet in the world, t
20 November 2013Amanda Jacob
The offshore wind energy sector needs up to €123 billion in investment between now and 2020 if it is to meet its target of 40 GW of installed capacity, say
20 November 2013
Suzlon Group is introducing its new offshore turbine, the Repower 6.2M152, at EWEA OFFSHORE 2013.
20 November 2013
Industrial laminate specialist Attwater has found a new use for peel ply to facilitate easier bonding with phenolic cotton laminates.
20 November 2013Mark Holmes
Offshore wind energy is a “no-regrets” option for green growth, job creation and decarbonisation, ministers and delegates heard at EWEA Offshore2013 in Fra
20 November 2013David Hopwood
Composites Evolution has developed new Ecopreg PFA biocomposite prepregs.
20 November 2013Mark Holmes
QuakeWrap, Inc., an Arizona Corporation, has just completed a project to reinforce the United Nations building in Beirut, Lebanon against blast loads.
19 November 2013Mark Holmes
How can using a gearbox lubrication solution improve wind turbine availability?
19 November 2013David Hopwood
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18 November 2013Amanda Jacob
Teijin Aramid has introduced Twaron Unidirectional Laminate UD22 for anti-ballistic vests, which offers enhanced protection, low weight and well-balanced p
15 November 2013Mark Holmes
Zoltek Automotive, Krauss Maffei and other industrial partners have demonstrated a new carbon fibre automotive body panel system - Surface RTM. - for the m
15 November 2013Mark Holmes
Minnesota Power’s Bison wind energy centre near New Salem, North Dakota, was voted the best wind project of the year at the 2013 POWER-GEN International Co
15 November 2013
Boeing and composite materials supplier Hexcel have completed a $17 million expansion of their joint venture Aerospace Composites Malaysia Sdn Bhd (ACM).
15 November 2013Amanda Jacob
Spatial Composite Solutions has manufactured the first Airbus A380 door training device to be built outside Europe, which is constructed of carbon fibre re
14 November 2013Mark Holmes
GE has joined the National Composites Centre in the UK, giving its aviation businesses access to this hub for innovation in composites design and manufactu
14 November 2013Amanda Jacob
Gamesa reported €31 million euro in net profit in the first nine months of 2013, contrasting with a loss of €67 million in the same period last year.
12 November 2013
AMT II Corporation and Adherent Technologies, Inc. (ATI) have agreed in principle to collaborate to bring Adherent's recycling of carbon fibre waste and re
12 November 2013Mark Holmes
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11 November 2013Amanda Jacob
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has equipped its new development centre with RTM system technology from Dieffenbacher and KraussMaffei.
8 November 2013Mark Holmes
Interplastic Corp's ECO series resins are designed for lining underground pipes and contain no styrene, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or hazardous air
8 November 2013Amanda Jacob
More than 40 megawatts of cleaner energy capacity to be installed at Chelveston Wind Farm and Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension in Central England
5 November 2013Reg Tucker
GKN Aerospace has received its second award for the Airbus A350 XWB rear wing spar design.
5 November 2013Mark Holmes
Vestas R&D UK managing director Rob Sauven has left the company.
5 November 2013
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has launched the US Navy's first Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship features a composite superstructure.
5 November 2013Amanda Jacob
GE's 3.2-103 Brilliant wind turbine, designed for the UK, Ireland and Turkey, is said to produce a 5% increase in energy output compared to its current mod
4 November 2013Mark Holmes
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4 November 2013Amanda Jacob
Lineo has developed FlaxTape, a range of unidirectional flax fibre tapes for composite applications in the transportation, energy and sports sectors.
1 November 2013Mark Holmes
Teijin Aramid is introducing Twaron PVB prepreg, based on Twaron aramid fibre fabric and a specially designed PVB thermoplastic resin, for ballistic protec
1 November 2013Mark Holmes