Big composite container protects vital satellite
Before they experience the vibrations of launch and the rigors of the space environment, satellites first have to make it to the launch pad. Pagnotta Engineering Inc. (PEI, Exton, PA, US) was called upon by Orbital ATK (Dulles, VA, US) to design a shipping box to protect Orbital ATK’s GEOStar-3 geosynchronous satellite bus structure, during shipment.

Plant Tour: FiberCore Europe, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
From debond-proof bridges to cost-saving infrastructure rehab, InfraCore technology is establishing composites as the fourth major construction material.

Sicomin epoxy, 3A foam receive fire classification
Sicomin’s SR1125 infusion epoxy, combined with 3A’s AIREX T90 structural PET foam, has been certified to the EN45545-2 standard.

Report from IBEX 2015
As always, IBEX supplied new products, processes and education, not only to boatbuilders, but to the composites industry overall.

Thermoplastic for aircraft interiors
Solvay (Brussels, Belgium) has launched Tegralite, a family of high-performance, semi-finished thermoplastic-based materials designed for use in aircraft interiors applications.

Core collaboration for Solvay and 3A
Solvay and 3A Composites announced at JEC Europe a collaborative effort to develop and manufacture specialty foams and sandwich materials for lightweighting in the advanced transportation market.

3A Composites invests in new US foam extrusion line
Brisk demand and launch of new AIREX T10 product drive capacity increase for extruded AIREX core materials.

PET-based structural core
3A Composites has introduced AIREXT10, the first product derivative based on the new technology AIREX GEN2, a highly industrialized production process introduced by 3A Composites last year.

3A Composites expanding PET foam production
Increased customer demand, particularly in high-volume processes, is driving demand for more foam core products, says the company.

3A Composites, STRUCTeam collaborate on boat feasibility studies
The structural design solution provides an instant preliminary study of motor and sail boats between 25 ft and 70 ft long. 3A also has acquired PNG Balsa.

AIA 2014 Convention report
The ACMA helps American Institute of Architects launch Composites Pavilion at Chicago convention.

New-generation, recyclable PET foam core
3A Composites (Sins, Switzerland), the parent company of Baltek Inc. (Colfax, N.C.) and Sins-based Airex AG unveiled at JEC Europe 2014 what it characterized as a “completely new technology platform” for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam core materials, under the tradename AIREX GEN2.

New-generation, recyclable PET foam core
3A Composites unveiled what it characterized as a “completely new technology platform” for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam core materials, under the tradename AIREX GEN2.

PET foam core
3A Composites is debuting AIREX GEN2, a completely new technology platform for PET foam core materials.

3A Composites Web site now available in five languages
The Cham, Switzerland-headquartered core materials supplier adds Spanish and Portuguese options to its Web site: http://www.3acomposites.com.

IBEX 2012 Review
Under the banner “The Future of Marine Technology,” the 22nd International BoatBuilders’ expo confronts a brave new world.

Material selection optimizes power-to-weight ratio for twin-masted catamaran
Composites are the key when Pauger Carbon Composites (Budapest, Hungary) builds the Fifty-Fifty, a twin-mast catamaran, the design objective for which is the best possible power-to-weight ratio for high speed over long distances.