Composite industry products

Powder-based 3D composite

3D printing company Ricoh 3D has developed a range of carbon fiber composites made using additive manufacturing (AM).

Mini yacht made with biocomposites

Sicomin reports that its GreenPoxy resins have been used to help build a sustainable new one-person yacht.

Sandwich composite used to transport vaccines

Diab reports that its structural core material has been used in a sandwich composite structure to make a container to transport Covid-19 vaccines globally.

New carbon fiber PPA could replace aluminum

BASF says that its Ultramid Advanced polyphthalamide (PPA) range now includes carbon-fiber reinforced grades with fillings of 20, 30 and 40%.

Direct mold tooling technology

Decision SA, part of European composites consortium Carboman Group, has developed a new direct mold tooling technology for aerospace.

Partnership to distribute natural fiber based prepregs

BÜFA Thermoplastic Composites has partnered with BPREG to supply the latter’s range of unidirectional prepregs and woven fabrics made with natural fiber.

Patent for composite radome design

Exel Composites says that it has secured a patent across Europe for its telecommunications radome design.

Carbon fiber for 3D printers

Stratasys has introduced a new acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) based carbon fiber material for its 3D printers.

Carbon fiber repair process

Toray Industries has developed a carbon fiber reinforced plastic-based repair technique for sea vessels used in hydrocarbon production.

Surface semi-preg reduces manufacturing time

Hexcel has developed a semi-preg material that it says can reduce shell manufacturing time in the wind blade surface finishing process.

Reinforced 3D printing filament

3D printing company Essentium Inc has launched a carbon fiber reinforced polyester filament for additive manufacturing (AM).

Carbon fiber profiles for BMW model

SGL Carbon says that it has received a multi-year order to make carbon fiber profiles for serial use in BMW model windshields.

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Reduced weight composite cylinders

Engineers at Polish manufacturer Techplast have developed a way to reduce the weight of high-pressure cylinders used by firefighters.

Updated plastic process software

BASF reports that its Ultrasim simulation tool can now calculate component concepts based on elastomers.

PBT printing partnership

DSM has formed a partnership with polymer 3D printing company Nexa3D to supply its laser sintering powders for the latter’s QLS-350 systems.

Carbon fiber golf shafts

Hexcel has supplied its carbon fiber material to make a new range of golf shafts.

Research focuses on converting coal into carbon fiber

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.