High-pressure Resin Transfer Molding (HP-RTM)

Wind/Energy

A look inside Fraunhofer ICT

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Munich, Germany) is the largest applied research organization in Europe, with more than 67 institutes and research units located throughout Germany staffed by 24,500 people, mostly scientists and engineers. CW recently got a chance to tour one, Fraunhofer ICT in Pfintzal, Germany. 

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Plant Tours

Plant Tour: BENTELER SGL, Ort im Innkreis, Austria

High-volume CFRP structures pioneer makes industrialization and multimaterial assembly look easy.

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Center for mass production of lightweight composites

German R&D center brings together 8 institutes and more than 80 companies from 120 countries to help industrialize composite parts production.

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IACMI

Composites recycling is gaining traction

Although CW’s coverage of composites recycling dates back over a decade, informal statistics still show that only ~2% of composites-related companies are active recyclers. That said, three years since our most recent feature on the subject, there is demonstrably greater interest and activity, and real applications of recycled fiber are growing.

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Composites recycling: Gaining traction

Recycling of carbon fiber, glass fiber and — at last — resins, is growing as new players enter the space.

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Thermoplastics

CompositesWorld's story planning journey

Automotive materials and process innovation in the driver’s seat.

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Wind/Energy

Wait, wait, there’s more: JEC 2017

There’s never enough time to see everything at the JEC World event, and this year the problem was even worse. Here’s more information on new products and companies, from Paris…

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Multimaterialism is back in the Audi A8

Audi shares details about the use of carbon fiber composites, steel, aluminum and magnesium in the Audi Space Frame (ASF) for the next-generation A8.

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Aerospace

Key takeaways from JEC World 2017

A quick read of the composites tea leaves after JEC World 2017.

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Composites 4.0

JEC 2017 – Aiming for Industrialization

The exhibit floor in Paris reflected composites’ move toward high-rate and high-volume production.

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hybrid additives
Advanced Nonwovens for Aerocomposites - TFP
Coatings for Carbon Fiber from Keyland Polymer
release agents, purging compounds, process chemical specialties
SikaBlock® M974
Kennametal Composite Material Tooling Solutions
sustainable carbon fiber composites​
HEATCON Composite Systems
Advanced Nonwovens for AAM Composites - TFP