Owens Corning has announced that its new furnace in its Gous-Khroustalny, Russia, glass reinforcements facility is operational.
31 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales for the third quarter of 2012 of US$391.6 million, 11.3% higher than for the third quarter of 2011.
30 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Materials company Ahlstrom Corporation has announced that it will revise its organisation from January 2013 with the aim of accelerating growth.
30 October 2012Amanda Jacob
In a contract worth in excess of US$100 million, Airbus Military has selected ATK to produce composite wing cover stringers for the A400M military transpo
30 October 2012Amanda Jacob
First Flight Wind consortium gets Crown Estate approval for offshore wind farm.
30 October 2012Robin Whitlock
Honda Aircraft Company has commenced production of the HondaJet light business aircraft, which features a composite fuselage.
30 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Craig Bethell, 25-year industry veteran, tapped to handle sales and service for the Pacific Northwest U.S. territory.
29 October 2012Metal Finishing
Desalination plants which convert seawater into drinking water require pipelines made of a special kind of steel or titanium, but Fraunhofer Institute rese
29 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Composite materials supplier Gurit has announced a €3 million automotive contract from "a prestigious new customer in Italy."
29 October 2012Amanda Jacob
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29 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Milwaukee Summit, set for Oct. 28-29, expected to draw more than 200 women manufacturing leaders.
26 October 2012Metal Finishing
BASF and TenCate Advanced Composites have entered into a strategic alliance to cooperate on the development, production and commercialisation of thermoplas
26 October 2012Amanda Jacob
PSM Industries, Inc of Los Angeles, CA, has bought 100% of the shares of PM Engineered Solutions, Inc (PMES) from Longroad Capital Partners, LLC.
26 October 2012
Kennametal, Inc has appointed Peter Dragich tis new vice president, integrated supply chain and logistics.
26 October 2012
Federal-Mogul Corp’s reported total sales of US$1.6 billion, down 2% from 2011 in its Q3 results.
26 October 2012
Latest standard focuses on the mechanical properties of machining brasses.
26 October 2012
Cimcool Fluid Technology has developed a new lubricant for use with metal grinding.
26 October 2012
The railway station in the English seaside town of Dawlish has seen a corroded steel footbridge replaced with composite. This is the first composite bridge
26 October 2012Amanda Jacob
MISTRAS Group Inc, a US-headquartered provider of non-destructive testing (NDT) services, has acquired GMA Group of Germany.
26 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Copper-based CuantumFuse™ solder material capable of producing joints with up to 10 times the electrical and thermal conductivity of tin-based materials, L
25 October 2012Metal Finishing
French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, and Airbus President and CEO, Fabrice Brégier, have officially inaugurated the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL)
25 October 2012Amanda Jacob
TenCate Advanced Composites North America is expanding its the cooperation with 3M, which started in 2010, and is designed speed up the development and ado
25 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Inudstry experts to offer their respective forecasts and predictions for the coming year.
24 October 2012Metal Finishing
Jere L. Geib, Jr., assumes responsibilities for marketing, advertising and sales promotions.
24 October 2012Metal Finishing
Umicore reports a 2% increase in Q3 revenues compared to 2011.
24 October 2012
In its interim management statement, GKN reported group sales in the three months ended 30 September of £1,608 million, an 8% increase over the comparable
24 October 2012
Carpenter Technology achieved a net income of US$39.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Latrobe contributed US$16.3 million of operating in
24 October 2012
AGY is introducing new sizing systems designed to give AGY's glass rovings and yarns compatibility with a wide range of thermoplastic resins.
24 October 2012Amanda Jacob
A a new market research report suggests that the global additive manufacturing (AM) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.5% from 2012 to 2017 to reac
23 October 2012
Annual third-party survey based solely on employee feedback.
23 October 2012Metal Finishing
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports that the UK government has invested £1 billion in the UK automotive industry.
23 October 2012
Kennametal has introduced the KSEM PLUS B1 heads, part of its KSEM PLUS range.
23 October 2012
Kemet Corp has opened a new film facility in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
23 October 2012
Metaldyne LLC recently made the list of the top 25 fastest growing businesses in the metro Detroit, USA area.
23 October 2012
Miba Automation Systems has received its first large machinery order from China.
23 October 2012
GKN has completed the acquisition of Volvo Aero, the aero engine division of AB Volvo.
23 October 2012
The composite vertical tail plane of the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN1) is the first A350 XWB component to be painted in the Airbus livery.
23 October 2012Amanda Jacob
The Lotus Formula One (F1) race team has adopted Anaglyph's Laminate Tools software as its primary tool for the stress-based ply definition of its chassis
23 October 2012Amanda Jacob
BASF and Euroresins Europe Holding GmbH & Co KG have announced an agreement under which Euroresins will sell BASF's Baxxodur® epoxy systems for composite m
22 October 2012Amanda Jacob
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22 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Leading manufacturer in the surface preparation industry marks half a century in business.
21 October 2012Metal Finishing
Additive manufacturing, 3-D printing, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology also factor heavily into the economic comeback, industry analyst says.
21 October 2012BY MICHELE NASH-HOFF, PRESIDENT, ELECTROFAB SALES, SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
The Latin American Composite Materials Association (ALMACO) has built a 'composites city' to illustrate the numerous industrial applications of composite m
20 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Atomising Systems Limited (ASL) has appointed Dirk Aderhold, currently technical manager, to the position of technical director.
19 October 2012
Austrian Tier 1 aerospace supplier FACC has acquired a CHARGER™ small flat tape layer from MAG for use in the production of primary and secondary structura
19 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Certification means Coral meets Chrysler’s stringent system pretreatment requirements.
18 October 2012Metal Finishing
New Troy, Mich., center designed to facilitate collaboration between DuPont and global automotive industry.
18 October 2012Metal Finishing
Jerry Trostle brings more than 30 years’ experience in the finishing industry.
18 October 2012Metal Finishing
Conrad Keijzer, currently managing director of AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings, to succeed Leif Darner, supervisory board member.
18 October 2012Metal Finishing
Cutting-edge chemical manufacturing plant based in Blackman Township.
18 October 2012Metal Finishing
Bombardier Aerospace's first CSeries aircraft that will take flight is being manufactured in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.
18 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Rebecca Harding elevated to position of marketing manager.
17 October 2012Metal Finishing
DSM is introducing a new resin featuring bio-based raw materials. By combining this resin with natural quartz minerals surfaces company has Compac created
17 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Addition furthers PPG’s strategy to "remain a leading industrial coatings supplier."
17 October 2012Metal Finishing
Macro-economic development and increasing uncertainty negatively influenced SKF's business during the period.
17 October 2012
GPI Prototype has installed its third direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine from EOS.
17 October 2012
ASTM International has started a new initiative which will help businesses better understand a product’s real impact on the environment.
17 October 2012
IMTS 2012 marked the debut of Mazak's Mega-8800 horizontal machine, which is suitable for the heavy-duty machining of materials such as Inconel and titaniu
17 October 2012
Sanvdik Coromant's newly launched CoroDrill 870 is now available for steel and cast iron drilling operations.
17 October 2012
Wolf Minerals says that it plans to open its tungsten mine in Hermerdon, Devon, UK, in 2014, following completion of a new link road.
17 October 2012
Global automotive industry expert Bob Lutz has been appointed to NanoSteel’s board of directors.
17 October 2012
Automotive supplier Montaplast of Germany is using BASF's high-temperature resistant 35% glass fibre reinforced polyamide (PA) Ultramid® Endure for a heat
17 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Enhancements include a new user interface and an improved scoring and feedback system.
16 October 2012Metal Finishing
Bill Brawley tapped to focus on growing sales into new and emerging markets.
16 October 2012Metal Finishing
Output of durable goods edges upward, with gains seen in the indices for aerospace, miscellaneous transportation equipment, electrical equipment, appliance
16 October 2012Metal Finishing
SDE Energy has formed a joint venture with Green Energy International to develop the wave power plant along the coastline of the Republic of Ecuador.
16 October 2012Gail Rajgor
More than 50 OEMs and tier suppliers participated in the educational program.
16 October 2012Metal Finishing
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has selected Siemens PLM Software's Fibersim™ composites engineering software to support the production launch of the
16 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the composite deckhouse for the destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) to the US Navy.
16 October 2012Amanda Jacob
ATI Stellram's 4E Geometry is now available in a new grade, SP0819.
16 October 2012
Mag has developed a new high-torque T-Rex spindle which can deliver up to 2600 Nm (1,918 lb-ft) torque for hard alloy materials such as titanium, Inconel,
16 October 2012
ASTM has approved a standard covering the development of lighter, high-strength steels that have higher alloy content, and more complex hardening mechanism
16 October 2012
Bodycote plc has acquired the business of Carolina Commercial Heat Treating (CCHT LLC), which comprises six facilities in the Southeastern USA and an addit
16 October 2012
Atlantis Resources Corporation has completed the first ever tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre’s 3MW capacity, onshore
16 October 2012Gail Rajgor
New devices offers rapid and reliable XRF coating thickness measurement and materials analysis.
15 October 2012Metal Finishing
Ford Motor Company has demonstrated a prototype carbon fibre composite bonnet for the Ford Focus which weighs more than 50% less than a standard steel vers
15 October 2012Amanda Jacob
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15 October 2012Amanda Jacob
'Space tourism' company Virgin Galactic has taken 100% ownership of its sister company The Spaceship Company (TSC), by acquiring the 30% stake held by Scal
15 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Scott Bader Europe has announced a further price increase for its Crystic® range of unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester and DCPD resins, plus all other manu
15 October 2012Amanda Jacob
The COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 trade show attracted 8040 visitors to Düsseldorf on 9-11 October.
15 October 2012Amanda Jacob
PosiTector 6000 coating thickness gage edges out 23 other entries at annual PCI contest.
14 October 2012Reginald Tucker
Over 40 organisations have joined forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northern seas and the economic opportunit
12 October 2012Robin Whitlock
Siemens Energy has begun field testing of its new 154 m rotor for its 6 MW offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark.
12 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Certification covers zn/ni products.
12 October 2012Metal Finishing
DTC Dutch Thermoplastic Components, Kok & Van Engelen, NLR National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands, TenCate Advanced Composites and VIRO have deci
12 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Kubus Sport is using Oxeon AB's TeXtreme® spread tow carbon fabrics in its new field hockey sticks. The new Brabo Hockey TeXtreme sticks are said to be lig
11 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Purchase gives A Brite customers a broader offering of process equipment, chemistry, and controls for plating and waste treatment.
10 October 2012Metal Finishing
Osterwalder AG has developed CA-HM 320 Electric, a new product in its electric servo-electric presses range.
10 October 2012
Atlas Material Testing Technology has updated its SUNTEST CPS+ accelerated material testing instrument.
10 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Kaman Aerospace Group Inc and Kineco Pvt Ltd have signed a definitive agreement to form a manufacturing joint venture in India.
9 October 2012Amanda Jacob
BASF and the SGL Group have announced that they plan to develop a composite material based on carbon fibre and a reactive polyamide system and intended for
9 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Union Process Inc has supplied a Q-25 Circulation Attritor for a process in the ethanol/renewable biomass industry.
9 October 2012
SHW AG has sold its 50% stake in its joint venture with Magna Powertrain Inc.
9 October 2012
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV says that its management board will be reduced from four to three members, consisting of Dr Heinz Schimmelbusch, chairm
9 October 2012
The Hilti Group says that it achieved year-on-year sales growth of 7% over the first eight months of 2012.
9 October 2012
Metaldyne’s Ramos Arizpe, Mexico plant has received the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award.
9 October 2012
Metaldyne LLC recently opened a facility in Zbysov, Czech Republic, making it the second operation for the company in Eastern Europe.
9 October 2012
3D Systems Corporation has supplied two production grade additive manufacturing printers to the US National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NA
9 October 2012
Osterwalder AG and Italian-based Sacmi Imola SC have agreed to join forces in the production of large PM press technology.
9 October 2012
Prepreg manufacturer Amber Composites has taken delivery of a Blackman & White conveyorised CNC cutting table which will enable it to supply cut, kitted an
9 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Transaction values Coating Resins at $1.15B.
9 October 2012Metal Finishing
Johns Manville (JM) is introducing its MultiStar® 819 glass fibre roving developed for spray-up applications.
8 October 2012Amanda Jacob
The ThermoPlastic composites Research Centre (TPRC) in the Netherlands has entered into a long term partnership with French company Coriolis Composites to
8 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Proprietary PPG pigment gives highly-reflective, vibrant color to airline’s vision.
8 October 2012Metal Finishing
Still, the overall U.S. unemployment rate dips below 8%.
5 October 2012Metal Finishing
At the Paris Motor Show, Ferrari unveiled a composite chassis for its upcoming limited-edition hybrid model.
5 October 2012Amanda Jacob
As new production technologies lower carbon fibre cost, the global market for carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) will more than double to $36 billion i
5 October 2012Amanda Jacob
A new consultancy focusing on lightweight construction been formed in Aachen, Germany, by Michael Effing.
4 October 2012Amanda Jacob
GKN plc has completed the acquisition of Volvo Aero (the aero engine division of AB Volvo), creating an aerospace engine business with both composites and
4 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Through its Sikkens automotive brand, AkzoNobel will offer technology-led paint solutions for the MP4-12C and MP4-12C Spider, among other models.
3 October 2012Metal Finishing
Flexible shipments up, rigid orders off for the month.
3 October 2012Metal Finishing
Wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Wind Power has confirmed plans to construct a blade manufacturing facility in Brazil. It will be established in conjunct
3 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Cristal Global, a producer of titanium powder, has brought together a number of its subsidiaries under one name.
3 October 2012
The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) will be taking part in the new US National Manufacturing Day on 5th October 2012.
3 October 2012
Statoil and Statkraft collaborated on the £1 billion wind farm in a 50:50 joint venture.
3 October 2012Robin Whitlock
Nearby relocation will enable improved shipping services at Goodfellow Corporation.
3 October 2012
Sandvik Coromant has launched a new series of end mills for use in multiple materials.
3 October 2012
A new report from Research and Markets says that revenue for the powder metallurgy part manufacturing industry in 2011 was US$2.1 billion.
3 October 2012
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products' North Jackson, Ohio, facility now approved for aerospace projects.
3 October 2012
SKF has announced a SEK 60 million five-year deal to provide maintenance services for LKAB mines
3 October 2012
Elmar Holzmann has been appointed managing director (CFO) of PMG Füssen GmbH, in the role of CFO alongside Roland Reim (managing director, CEO).
3 October 2012
Pascal Reymondet to assume position of executive vice president
3 October 2012
H.C. Starck has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ningxia Nonferrous Metals Import and Export Corporation in the United States.
3 October 2012
The US Geological Survey reports that US molybdenum production declined by 25% in May 2012.
3 October 2012
According to a new report by Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd, Austrailia generates around 30% of world output of titanium mineral concentrates.
3 October 2012
DSM Composite Resins has announced a price increase for its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins sold in Europe.
3 October 2012Amanda Jacob
European speciality chemicals distributor Azelis has announced the sale of its Composites business to VELOX GmbH.
2 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Program is designed to offer export advice while helping finishers and manufacturers expand to new markets.
2 October 2012Metal Finishing
Ashland Performance Materials will present its proprietary XO tooling concept at the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show in Düsseldorf.
2 October 2012Amanda Jacob
BASF will highlight its continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastics designed for automotive applications at the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show in Düsseldorf.
2 October 2012Amanda Jacob
Second annual event provides a unique opportunity for participants to share perspectives and network with colleagues and other female executives in the man
1 October 2012Metal Finishing
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