PAEK

Thermoplastics

PEEK or PEKK in future TPC aerostructures?

Which is better for in-situ consolidated thermoplastic composite primary structures? Materials play a part as to whether a one-step or two-step process will prevail.

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Carbon Fibers

JEC World 2018: The highlights

JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade show and did not disappoint this year.

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Composites 4.0

JEC World 2018: Highlights

You will read more about what we discovered at JEC World 2018 in the coming weeks and months, but for now this is a quick review of some of the highlights from the world’s largest composites trade show.

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Ketones

Victrex champions thermoplastic composites for aircraft industry

Company believes thermoplastic composites vital to drive aerospace build rates.

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Delivering the potential of thermoplastic composites

Why has the adoption of TPCs been slower than expected, and who is best placed to accelerate it?

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Aerospace

I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”

Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.

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Ketones

Victrex opens new Polymer Innovation Center

Proactive investment in the development of next-generation thermoplastic solutions has now resulted in the completion of the company´s new approximately $13 million (£10 million) Polymer Innovation Center.

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Preforming goes industrial: Part 2

Automated preforming isn’t only for 2D and 2.5D parts. Innovators are taking successful aim at building 3D preforms at production speeds.

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Ketones

Injection overmolded composites demo comes to conclusion

Researchers at the Thermoplastic Composites Research Center in The Netherlands have proved the viability of injection molding a grid-stiffened composite panel.

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Filament Winding

JEC World 2017 exhibit preview

JEC World will be held March 14-16 in Paris. CW previews some of the products and technologies that will be at the show.

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SikaBlock® M974
Coatings for Carbon Fiber from Keyland Polymer
Chem Trend
sustainable carbon fiber composites​
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
industrial CNC routers
re-engineered the ORPC foil and strut
HEATCON Composite Systems
Airtech International Inc.