SAMPE Europe 2013/JEC Europe 2013 highlights
Held concurrently, these two seminal European composites events weathered a rare Parisian snowstorm to plumb the depth and breadth of the industry.

Hybrid, RTM technology advancements
Molding technologies developer RocTool reports two new advances.

RocTool, Flextronics sign production license agreement
Electronics manufacturing giant Flextronics has signed a 5-year agreement to license RocTool's Cage System and 3iTech heating and cooling technologies at Flextronics' plant in Zhuhai, China.

2010 SAMPE Europe/JEC Paris Showcase
Record crowds and reignited technological development testified to the composite industry’s renewed health and the recent recession’s demise.

High-speed carbon fiber composite manufacturing process
Performance Materials Corp. has developed a material and process that allows it to produce lightweight, stiff carbon fiber notebook computer covers in less than 2 minutes using an innovative compression molding/inductive heating system.

Induction tooling technology
3iTech tooling system uses inductors integrated a few millimeters beneath the mold surface to provide fast heating and cooling.

JEC COMPOSITES 2009 Product Showcase
Despite the doleful state of the global economy, the turnout in Paris — exhibitors and visitors — proved surprisingly strong.

JEC Composites 2009 showcase
 Despite the doleful state of the global economy, the turnout in Paris — exhibitors and visitors — proved surprisingly strong.

RocTool helps develop all-composites laptop cover
The 2-minute process allows for production of an all-composite computer cover in a process that could challenge traditional injection molding.

General Motors unveils gas/electric hybird concept car that features composite body panels
U. S. automaker General Motors (GM, Detroit, Mich.

PEP to be demonstrator site for RocTool injection molding variant
RocTool's high-speed mold heating and cooling technology, called the Cage System, will be installed at the Pôle Européen de Plasturgie R&D center to allow potential customers to trial the technology on injection molding machines.

RocTool
RocTool (Le Bourget du Lac, France) says its Cage System for fast heating and fast cooling of molds for composites applications has been adapted for plastic injection molding, which the company says could help produce thin parts using 30 to 50 percent less pressure. RocTool says it had planned to launch the injec

RocTool adapts its Cage System for plastic injection molding
RocTool (Le Bourget du Lac, France) has announced that its Cage System for fast-heating and fast-cooling of molds for composites applications has been adapted for plastic injection molding. “What was unthinkable in plastic injection is now a reality using this new procedure”, declared Alex Guichard, CEO of RocTool

Engineering Insights: Glass/Thermoplastic Hood Steps Toward Commercialization
The hood design for Hyundai’s QarmaQ concept car is evaluated against European and Japanese pedestrian safety requirements.

Reinforced Thermoplastics: LFRT/GMT Roundup
Recent advancements in these reinforced thermoplastic technologies are expanding their performance, enabling new applications.

JEC Composites 2007 Product Showcase
This year’s Parisian exhibition provides key evidence of the composites industry’s unprecedented breadth and technical sophistication.

JEC COMPOSITES 2007 Highlights
Advanced composites make notable marks not only in traditional aerospace apps, but in automotive, sport and infrastructure arenas as well.

Inside Manufacturing: A Reinforced Thermoplastic Car Hood?
Low-density GMT-cored sandwich construction and novel inductive mold-heating strategy are a viable option for horizontal body panels.

Tooling And Toolmaking Innovations Continue
New products and practices advance the efficiency and economy of advanced composite part production.

JEC Composites 2005 Show Review
Paris composites exhibition posts 12 percent increase in attendance, underscoring industry health.

A 2004 SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites Show post-show review
Paris Technical Conference marks SAMPE Europe's 25th Anniversary with myriad new developments.

New Approaches To Cost-effective Tooling
New methods, materials and philosophies add up to tooling innovations.

SAMPE Wrap Up And Product Showcase
Exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic spur optimism and spotlight innovative technology.