Pultrusion

Out of Autoclave

Kent Pultrusion installs fully electric pultruder

The company has announced the installation of a ServoPul 3012 fully electric pultrusion line to a North American leading provider of composites.

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Weaving

AeroLas explores new spinning technology for thermoplastic hybrid yarn

AeroLas is working to combine recycled carbon fiber with PEEK using adapted art textile machines and a patented air guided ring spinning technology. 

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Mass Transit

Withstanding fire without the weight

New composites meet stringent fire requirements while lightweighting ships, rail cars and battery boxes for electric cars and planes.

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Nanomaterials

NETZSCH and USQ partner to advance automated composite manufacturing

The research partnership will focus on advancing the automated production of composite materials using dielectric sensor technology. 

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Glass Fibers

Strongwell names PIPESPAIN as distributor for Spain and Portugal

PIPESPAIN will distribute Strongwell’s fiber reinforced polymer composite products to the Spain and Portugal markets.

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Carbon Fibers

Pultrusion picks up speed in automotive applications

Pultrusion is one of the most cost-effective processes for manufacturing high-volume composite parts.

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Prepregs

CAMX 2018: Second look, more new developments

Curved pultrusion for automotive, Smart Susceptors for primary structure repairs and Huntsman advances leaf springs for trucks, carbon wheels for automotive, “thin-ply” ailerons with Airbus and Nanocomp Technologies.

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Glass Fibers

Strongwell and Litchtgitter sign European distribution agreement for pultruded fiberglass gratings

Lichtgitter to distribute Strongwell’s DURADEK and DURAGRID pultruded fiberglass gratings in Europe.

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Sustainability

New study examines benefits of composites in the rail sector

A recent report from the European Pultrusion Technology Assn. predicts growth for pultruded composites in the rail sector.

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Molds/Tools

CAMX 2018: Big changes coming

3D printing goes thermoset, pultrusion aims at automotive, a polyester resin with Tg>250°C and much more from the Dallas exhibit floor.

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