Engineers at Polish manufacturer Techplast have developed a way to reduce the weight of high-pressure cylinders used by firefighters.
29 September 2020
BASF reports that its Ultrasim simulation tool can now calculate component concepts based on elastomers.
24 September 2020
DSM has formed a partnership with polymer 3D printing company Nexa3D to supply its laser sintering powders for the latter’s QLS-350 systems.
24 September 2020
Hexcel has supplied its carbon fiber material to make a new range of golf shafts.
16 September 2020
The University of Kentucky and the ORNL have partnered on a US$10 million project to convert coal into high-value carbon fibers and composites.
6 September 2020
Scientists at the AMRC are researching a vision inspection system using 3D modelling that could replace the manual inspection process of composite parts.
26 August 2020
Hexcel has launched a new electrically conductive, PEKK-based thermoplastic carbon fiber composite suitable for additive manufacturing (AM).
25 August 2020
Chemicals company Lanxess has developed a new range of MDI polyether prepolymers containing renewable, bio-based raw materials.
20 August 2020
DSM plans to build what it says is the world’s first lightweight 3D printed fiber reinforced poly-mer (FRP) footbridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
7 July 2020
Ensinger, which makes composite materials, has added three new materials to its continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic plates for industry.
27 May 2020
Thomas Technik & Innovation (TTI) has developed a curved carbon fiber rear bumper beam for the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray sportscar.
26 May 2020
The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) is creating 3D printed carbon fiber aircraft parts for the UAM market.
13 May 2020
Poland composites company WIT Composites has developed an operating theatre tabletop made from carbon fiber composite materials.
15 April 2020
Hexcel has developed a new low temperature fast cure adhesive film.
8 April 2020
Hexcel says that it has supplied a range of carbon fiber reinforcements to multihull builder Gunboat for its series of Gunboat 68 yachts.
19 March 2020
BASF's Chimassorb light stabilizers have been used to produce nonwoven geotextile used in the construction of Indian highways.
6 March 2020
Lanxess says that it has carried out a range of tests to investigate the fire behavior of its overmolded polyamide-6-based Tepex.
2 March 2020