Materials
National Manufacturing Group acquires Fiber-Tech
Fiber-Tech’s extensive experience in custom fiberglass molding will complement National’s broad capabilities in FRP molding, thermoformed plastics, operator cab fabrication and assembly.
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Fiberglass-reinforced nylon PA12 is co-developed by AGY, Orion Compounding
Implementation of AGY’s S2 Glass fiber enhances the material’s tensile and impact strength, elongation at break, and improves tensile and flexural modulus.
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Award-winning Oder river bridge cuts 500 tons of steel with CFRP tension cables
Developed by Carbo-Link and tested by Empa, the Oder Bridge near Küstrin is a heavy rail bridge using 88 CFRP tension members, enabling 120 km/hr train speeds with reduced weight and emissions.
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Angeloni Group completes Selcom Multiaxial Technology merger
Acquired in 2022, Selcom and Angeloni Group are now operating as a single company with enriched composites expertise.
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F1 team debuts bio-based carbon fiber on W16 rear wheel shields
The technically performant components outfitting the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s race car were developed using Syensqo resin with 30% bio-based materials.
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Teijin Carbon, A&P Bimax TPUD braided fabric meets scalable composites manufacturing goals
A combination of Teijin Carbon’s UD thermoplastic tapes and A&P Technology’s braided fabrics translates into a PAEK biaxial fabric with minimal crimp, high drapability and other rate-enabling qualities.
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Avient, ReForm Composites accelerate TPC adoption in construction
ReForm’s pultrusion technology with Avient’s composite materials enables curved continuous fiber TPC profiles demonstrated in the PolyDowel infrastructure project.
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Mel Composites materials, technical support enhances Aresa fishing vessel production efficiency
Mel delivered pre-processed structural components and engineering support for the four commercial vessels, reducing build time through workflow optimization and CNC-cut Aircell HR80 core integration.
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Aimplas to host third international plastics recycling seminar, PLASREC
The event is a forum for dialogue between industry, tech centers, associations and public authorities, with the aim of promoting practical solutions to the challenges of plastics and composites recycling.
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RWC composite radomes facilitate R4 Integration military search and rescue operations
Completed delivery of nine “no tooling” Ka-band and KaKu-band radomes are an extension of a previous program for a single proof-of-concept radome for C130 aircraft and similar platforms.
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