A comprehensive collection of product announcements provided by companies.
PPG Industries introduces new E-glass fibers designed to improve fiber performance in a variety of structural and chemical environments.
New multi-end glass rovingOwens Corning Composite Materials introduces its reengineered OptiSpray multi-end glass roving, based on Advantex glass fiber.
Glass/epoxy tubing systemNew from Norplex-Micarta is RT130X, a high-strength tubing composed of a glass fabric with an epoxy resin system.
Glass, carbon facesheets for transport structuresLAMILUX has developed new premium composite materials for large-surface applications in lightweight vehicle construction.
High tensile modulus glass fiberGlass fiber manufacturer AGY has developed a new glass fiber with an unprecedented tensile modulus of 99 GPa/14,359 ksi.
Prepreg for wind blade spar capsSparPreg, featuring Airstream coating technology, is a specialized prepreg developed by Gurit to enable the economic manufacture of high-quality unidirectional (UD) wind blade spar caps using advanced glass and carbon fibers.
Unidirectional fabricsVictrex Polymer Solutions, a manufacturer of polyaryletherketones, and Tissa Glasweberei AG, a producer of continuous fiber glass weaving techniques, have co-developed composite fabrics to be marketed under Tissa’s brand name TIXPREF.
Engineered Fibers Technology announces new fiber productsEngineered Fibers Technology has announced that it can now supply PEI fibers, spun from Ultem resin by Kuraray Co. Ltd., in precision short-cut and staple lengths to its U.S. customers.
Glass fiber for automotive, wind applications3B-the fibreglass co. spotlighted MF 01 ER (Eco-Responsible), a powder grade of Advantex milled fibers.
Glass fibers for acidic, high-modulus applicationsPPG Industries has introduced INNOFIBER specialty glass composition fibers; the company also presented recent laboratory test results from its Shelby, N.C., fiberglass research and development facility.