In a project to improve the protection of UK armed forces serving in Afghanistan, phenolic prepreg materials from Advanced Composites Group (ACG) Ltd are b
30 September 2009Jane Cotter
Compounding specialist TechnoCompound of Bad Sobernheim, Germany has expanded its portfolio of TechnoFiber long glass fibre (LGF) reinforced polypropylene
30 September 2009Jane Cotter
Renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, and the Danish national laboratory for sustainable energy, Risø DTU, have installed ZephIR in the rotating spi
29 September 2009Kari Larsen
Total construction spending in the USA on an annual basis is expected to fall 12% this year and 4% in 2010, according to IHS Global Insight.
29 September 2009Amanda Jacob
A £5 million project to develop and demonstrate a monitoring system that could reduce the cost of generating electricity from offshore wind farms in the UK
29 September 2009Kari Larsen
Advanced Composites Group (ACG) has added a new adhesive system and a surface improvement film to its range of out of autoclave products.
29 September 2009Amanda Jacob
SP, the marine business of Gurit, has supplied composite materials for the C-Boat superyacht tender, which was officially launched at Monaco Yacht Show las
28 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Underground pipe repair technology that uses ultraviolet (UV) light has helped preserve an historic home near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
26 September 2009Jane Cotter
At a White House meeting to discuss the American Recovery Act, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a group of renewab
25 September 2009Madhumita Venkataramanan
AOC has appointed Superior Oil Company as distributor for its full product line, including unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel-coats and pigm
25 September 2009Amanda Jacob
With the rapid decline of available credit and investor confidence, 2009 has not been the best year for the global wind power industry. However, the sector
25 September 2009Madhumita Venkataramanan
Magneti Marelli has chosen a Rhodia glass fibre reinforced polyamide to produce the air intake manifold and the fuel rail of the Citroën C4 and the C5 2l b
25 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Siemens has released a 3.6 MW wind turbine featuring a 120 m rotor diameter. The SWT-3.6-120 wind turbine is based on the SWT-3.6-107 offshore wind turbine
24 September 2009Madhumita Venkataramanan
GE has acquired ScanWind, a developer of both advanced drive train and control wind turbine technologies aimed at offshore deployment.
24 September 2009Madhumita Venkataramanan
Metalforming companies are somewhat less optimistic about the trend in general activity and in their expectations for new orders over the next three-month
24 September 2009Metal Finishing
On January 1, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin col
24 September 2009Metal Finishing
The Chemical Coaters Association International, CCAI, has announced that beginning in 2010, it will host a new Finishing Technologies Pavilion at the FABTE
24 September 2009Metal Finishing
Schat-Harding has set a new world record for a lifeboat free fall drop by launching its FF1200 model, which is built from sandwich composites, from a heigh
23 September 2009Amanda Jacob
This month sees the opening of an innovative new centre in Höganäs, Sweden, aimed at promoting the advantages of metal powder technology and provide suppor
23 September 2009Metal Powder Report
A new set of guidelines for engineers and others who design or specify high performance pressed and sintered PM parts is on the road to publication in 2011
23 September 2009Metal Powder Report
Rio Tinto has entered into an agreement to sell Alcan Composites, part of the Alcan Engineered Products division, to Schweiter Technologies AG for US$349 m
22 September 2009Amanda Jacob
AOC's Vipel® vinyl ester resins are now available for shipment from manufacturing facilities in Europe.
22 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Advanced materials company Hexcel has purchased two robotic testing systems from Zwick Roell, in response to the growing demand for more extreme environmen
21 September 2009Jane Cotter
Wind energy applications are being targeted by honeycomb materials manufacturer nidaplast.
21 September 2009Jane Cotter
In its 2009 market update for commercial aircraft, Boeing forecasts a requirement for 3770 new aircraft for the China region over the next 20 years, valued
20 September 2009Amanda Jacob
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has set up a continually-updated online document covering specific PM parts applications in North American, E
18 September 2009Metal Powder Report
Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) has named Composites One China as its official distributor in China.
18 September 2009Amanda Jacob
McLaren Automotive has unveiled its new high performance sports car, the McLaren MP4-12C. The car is based around a carbon fibre composite chassis: the Car
18 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Gamesa is supplying 26 of its G87, 2 MW wind turbines to ENEL Unión Fenosa Renovables (EUFER) for two windfarms in Spain.
18 September 2009Kari Larsen
Cytec Engineered Materials (CEM) and Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd (MRC) have announced a strategic business collaboration to develop carbon fibre reinforced com
17 September 2009Amanda Jacob
PPG Industries’ fibre glass business has announced a price increase for all thermoplastic chopped strand and thermoset dry chopped strand products.
17 September 2009Amanda Jacob
BP is selling off its wind power interests in India for 4.622 billion Rupees (~US$95 million), but says it will continue to focus on wind in the USA.
17 September 2009Kari Larsen
UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, has said the world’s biggest wind turbine blades will be made in the UK as he announced grants for three offsh
17 September 2009Kari Larsen
The National Association for Surface Finishing, NASF, is inviting industry members to save the date for SUR/FIN 2010, set to take place June 15 –17 at the
17 September 2009Reg Tucker
Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has concluded her ninth overseas investment mission and fourth visit to Japan, meeting with company leaders from Den
17 September 2009Metal Finishing
The last day to register for COATING 2009, which takes place in Nashville, Tenn., is Friday, Sept. 18. After that time, only on-site registration will be a
17 September 2009Metal Finishing
AkzoNobel adjusts Performance Coatings and Specialty Chemicals portfolios as part of a realignment that will see the launch of two new business units and t
17 September 2009Metal Finishing
Concurrent Technologies Corporation, CTC, recently won a competitively bid contract to participate in the support of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research
17 September 2009Metal Finishing
Henkel Automotive Surface Technology Group has entered into an agreement with HIT Solutions, whereby HIT Solutions will serve as a sales and distribution p
17 September 2009Metal Finishing
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Integran Technologies Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced metallurgical nano-technologies, has entere
17 September 2009Metal Finishing
UK firm Solomon has introduced structural bonding to the design of its refrigerated trucks, eliminating the use of mechanical fixings.
16 September 2009Jane Cotter
This year's China Composites Expo (CCE 2009), held in Shanghai on 2-4 September, attracted over 8249 visitors.
16 September 2009Amanda Jacob
A five-axis multi-processing system for the machining and finishing of large parts such as wind blades and boat hulls is being introduced by MAG.
15 September 2009Jane Cotter
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will receive more than US$6.8 million over three years to advance the production of
15 September 2009Kari Larsen
Vestas’ V112, 3 MW offshore wind turbine model is said to be optimised for the conditions at sea and “can generate more power than any other turbine in the
15 September 2009Kari Larsen
Owens Corning's glass fibre reinforcement facility in Vado, Italy, has been converted to the company’s patented boron and fluorine-free Advantex® technolog
14 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) has developed a new system for the injection of single component resins.
12 September 2009Jane Cotter
The organisers of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy is seeking entries from "inspirational and innovative" local sustainable energy programmes from
12 September 2009David Hopwood
Futuristic automotive firm Riversimple has used epoxy prepregs from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) to form the body shell and bonnet of its new urban
11 September 2009Jane Cotter
Italian car maker Lamborghini will display its new Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce model at the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade fair in Stuttgart next month.
11 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Mitsubishi and Peugeot Citroën have signed an agreement in Paris to jointly develop an electric car for the European market.
11 September 2009David Hopwood
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI) has purchased VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® software to streamline the design-to-manufacturing process of complex composite pa
10 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Organisers of the prominent global renewable energy awards report that nominations are reflecting the structural changes to clean energy markets…
10 September 2009David Hopwood
Masdar Institute of Science and technology has welcomed its first intake of 92 graduate students, representing 22 different nations.
10 September 2009David Hopwood
US-based carbon fibre supplier Zoltek and wind turbine blade designer Global Blade Technology (GBT) of the Netherlands are joining forces to promote the de
10 September 2009Amanda Jacob
A new international ASTM standard has been developed to measure the flow rate of metal powders using c Carney Funnel.
10 September 2009Metal Powder Report
The U.S. economy lost 216,000 jobs in August, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate to 9.7%, according to a newly released Labor Dept. report. While job l
10 September 2009Metal Finishing
The National Association for Surface Finishing, or NASF, is putting out the call for finisher exhibitors to participate in SUR/FIN 2010, set to take place
9 September 2009Metal Finishing
MetoKote Corporation, an industry leader in protective coating applications—including electrocoat, powder coating and liquid paint—has awarded PPG Industri
9 September 2009Metal Finishing
Thermoplastic compounder RTP Company is introducing a line of bioplastic compounds that use resins derived from renewable resources.
9 September 2009Amanda Jacob
E.ON Climate and Renewables (EC&R) North America has confirmed the completion of its Panther Creek wind farm, one of the 10 largest in the USA.
8 September 2009David Hopwood
Sensor Products Inc says its Pressurex® pressure indicating film helps achieve uniform contact pressure more consistently in resin transfer moulding (RTM)
8 September 2009Jane Cotter
Australian Composites Pty Ltd has developed a range of ultraviolet (UV) curing prepregs which have passed fire tests required for interior parts of trains,
8 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Risk management company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is launching class notation for offshore wind turbine installation units based on DNV’s Offshore Service S
8 September 2009Kari Larsen
Swedish forestry and timber product company Södra and Norwegian energy company Statkraft have signed a SEK 10 billion (~€1bn) agreement of intent on renewa
8 September 2009Kari Larsen
US car dealers submitted more than 690 000 deals worth about $2.9 billion in government rebates under the “Cash for Clunkers” car scrappage scheme that ran
8 September 2009Metal Powder Report
A project to expand the wastewater treatment facility in Denton, Texas, USA, is employing composite pipe in the manufacture of its sewer line.
7 September 2009Jane Cotter
Ford Motor Co. plans to install a patented Fumes-to-Fuel system at its Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant—an innovative system designed to convert emissions
7 September 2009Source: GreenBiz.com
ITW Plexus is exhibiting its range of high performance methacrylate adhesives at Bondexpo in Stuttgart this month.
5 September 2009Amanda Jacob
Lectra and AB-Inventech have signed a cooperation agreement to promote automated production solutions for the wind energy and aerospace markets.
5 September 2009Amanda Jacob
The US$2.2 million Zayed Future Energy Prize awarded every year for innovation, long-term vision and leadership in renewable energy and technologies is ope
4 September 2009Kari Larsen
Vestas has received an order for a total of 24m V90 2.0 MW wind turbines and 16 units of the V90 1.8 MW wind turbine for three projects in Spain.
4 September 2009Kari Larsen
Oxford City Council – and former Renewable Energy Focus editor Paul Spencer - have revealed plans for a £3m wind turbine development on council land in the
4 September 2009David Hopwood
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has approved AGY's S-1 Glass™ glass rovings for use in wind turbine blade applications.
4 September 2009Amanda Jacob
GKN, which owns Hoeganaes Corporation, has reported an upload in its auto business, which includes powder metallurgy.
4 September 2009Metal Powder Report
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has acquired most of the assets of former competitor Oilite Bearings Ltd, after the UK-based manufac
4 September 2009Metal Powder Report
AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol company, has completed a two-year expansion of its silver powder production and recovery capacity in Europe.
4 September 2009Metal Powder Report
Canadian company Acrolab Ltd says its Isomandrel technology allows a quick and controlled cure of thermoset filament wound pipe sections without the need f
3 September 2009Jane Cotter
PPG Industries is introducing HYBON 2026 glass fibre roving for use in composite wind turbine blades and other applications.
2 September 2009Amanda Jacob
UK Secretary of Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, has proposed to address the way power plants are connected to the UK’s power grid in the hope of ge
2 September 2009Kari Larsen
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced US$502 million in the first round of awards from an American Recovery and
2 September 2009Kari Larsen
Turkish polyester resin and gel-coat manufacturer Poliya has launched its new website.
2 September 2009Amanda Jacob
A newly released government report showed U.S. auto sales reached $3 billion in August, largely on the strength of government incentives such as the Cash f
2 September 2009Metal Finishing
The Association Connecting Electronic Industries, or IPC, has released its North American Printed Circuit Board Report providing key statistics for the mo
2 September 2009Metal Finishing
The newly released Institute for Supply Management’s Index, a barometer of manufacturing inventories, rose more than 8% to 52.9 in August—up from 48.9 in J
2 September 2009Metal Finishing
Metal Finishing magazine, the plating and coating industries’ technology magazine, is making it easier for finishers to connect with potential customers. M
2 September 2009Metal Finishing
Toho Tenax Co Ltd is exhibiting at China Composites Expo 2009 in Shanghai this week to support the expansion of its carbon fibre business in the Chinese ma
1 September 2009Amanda Jacob
The following five stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of August.
1 September 2009Amanda Jacob