A retrospective take on the composites industry and the pandemic
Dale Brosius reflects on recent composites industry trends and how they are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Dale Brosius
Contributing Writer, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI)
PlasmaBound completes €1.1 million investment round
Ireland-based PlasmaBound has developed controlled polymer ablation (CPA) technology, which joins structural adhesives to composites materials.
New funding accelerates Boston Materials' composite development
The funding enables Boston Materials’ efforts to expand its Supercomp reinforcement product’s presence in the market.
3dpbm offers 2020 advanced materials AM focus eBook
The fourth edition of their Focus AM eBook, the publication focuses on advanced materials including ceramics, high-performance polymers and more.
Arris Composites secures $48.5 million new funding to accelerate Additive Molding technology
The company plans to open facilities in the U.S. and Taiwan, and to use its composites manufacturing process to build consumer electronics.
Kevin Pattee Joins Ronatec
Pattee vast experience in electronics, rectification, ovens and other fields.
Researchers explore biomimetic approach for making adhesives tougher
A team from Purdue University takes inspiration from sea creatures to produce stronger adhesives with weaker bonds.
Teijin's Sereebo CFRTP adopted for 4K video cameras
Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics add strength, reduce weight for Panasonic camera components.
Hannah Mason
Associate Editor, CompositesWorld
The markets: Electronics (2020)
Consumers demand in the electronics market for greater durability and more features at lower cost and weight is driving OEMs toward composite solutions.
Hyundai Motor Co., Uber unveil air taxi model
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the companies announced an aerial ridesharing partnership and a new eVTOL design.
Bio-derived thermoplastic elastomers designed for overmolding
PolyOne’s reSound OM thermoplastic elastomers, derived from sugarcane, are said to offer hardness levels and performance comparable to standard TPEs.
Composites 2020: A Multitude of Markets
The manufacturing world likes to think of composites fabrication as a single, global entity that operates to serve its customers’ needs with a variety of highly engineered parts and structures.
A New Way to Corrosion-Proof Thin Atomic Sheets
Ultrathin coating could protect 2D materials from corrosion, enabling their use in optics and electronics.
LANXESS commissions two new production lines for Tepex thermoplastic composites
The 1,500-square-meter expansion to the Brilon, Germany facility increases production of the continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites by 50%.
FAURECIA to supply hydrogen storage systems for 1,600 Hyundai heavy-duty trucks
Delivery of 10,000 composite tanks proves industrialization strategy of 20% lower weight, 50% lower cost components
Ginger Gardiner
Senior Editor, CompositesWorld
September: Liquid/Powder Top Shops, Tanks and Electronics
The liquid and powder coating Top Shops are revealed in the September issue of Products Finishing, along with features on maximizing the service life of process tanks and a look at the next generation of corrosion-resistant finishes for electronics applications.
National Composites Week: How composites entertain us
As we celebrate National Composites Week lets take some time to consider some of the ways composites contribute to one of humankind’s most sought after pursuits — the quest for constant entertainment.
Advancing additive manufacturing to exploit anisotropy
Anisoprint posits continuous fiber composites, not metals, as the material for optimized AM structures.
High-speed, high-rate thermoplastic composites manufacturing
A novel process from SABIC and Airborne promises high-speed, high-rate production of thermoplastic composite laminates for mainstream manufacturing and a variety of applications.
Evolving into continuous fiber reinforcements
SABIC expanded its materials offerings in short-fiber injection and long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) materials to include continuous-fiber thermoplastic tapes.
Consumer electronics: hybrid composite covers
Study demonstrates feasibility of thermoplastic composites, high-speed production process.
IACMI Winter 2020 Meeting
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) held its winter meeting in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. January 21-23, updating its membership on the public-private institute's efforts to accelerate composites design and manufacturing.
Scott Francis
Editor-In-Chief, Products Finishing
CAMX 2019 exhibit preview: Boston Materials
Boston Materials is introducing its Supercomp z-axis milled carbon fiber reinforcement products at CAMX 2019.
Beyond Ni/Au: Next Generation Corrosion-Resistant Finishes for Electronics Applications
This paper describes several next-generation approaches to increasing the corrosion-resistance of electroplated articles using various methods in the search for finishes to replace the Ni/Au industry standard.
Toward Automatic Control of Nickel Plating Processes
Technological advances in electronics manufacturing and the design of automobiles have brought about a trend toward very narrow specifications and increasingly stringent requirements on the quality of electrodeposited layers of nickel.
Self-Induced Repair of Printed Circuit Boards
This is a re-publication of the 1992 AESF Gold Medal Award paper for best paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1991. It introduces a then-new technique for repairing near-opens (constrictions) in the wiring on printed circuit boards has been developed.
Employment Opportunity: Senior Operations Manager, TenCate Performance Composites
TenCate Performance Composites, a part of Toray Group, is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to be based in Camarillo, Calif., U.S.
Reaping the benefits: Composites use grows in agricultural equipment
Multiple trends support composites advances in this huge but fragmented market.