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Composites Market Insights, June 01, 2020 |
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Business Development |
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Solvay Ventures Invests in Kumovis |
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Solvay Ventures apprises of its equity investment in Kumovis, a German startup developing a cutting-edge 3D printing ecosystem for medical applications. Kumovis wants to shape the future of the production of medical devices due to 3D printing technologies, by enabling its manufacturing right at the point of care. The Kumovis R1 is an open 3D printing system based on Fused Layer Manufacturing that can use a wide range of thermoplastic materials, ranging from PLA to PEEK. ……. |
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Carbon Machining for F1, Motorsport and Aerospace at Shape |
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Shape Machining Ltd is continuing to explore and learn how to machine different advanced composite materials based on customer requirements. Managing Director, Ryan Muller said “As well as our pattern and foam machining capability, we are striving to become the most rounded advanced material machining company. Through working closely with our suppliers, we have added more and more materials to our machining portfolio including Aluminum filled PU blocks, recycled epoxy tooling board and monoli ……. |
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Largest Wastewater Treatment Plant in Latin America Installs Tecniplas Equipment |
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A scrubber and two tanks manufactured by Tecniplas are part of the infrastructure belonging to the La Farfana wastewater treatment plant, the largest of its kind in Latin America. Located in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago (Chile) and built by the French group Suez, the unit has the capacity to treat 8.8 m³/s of effluents and serve half the population of the Chilean capital, something around 3.7 million people. All biogas generated by La Farfana, explains Luis Gustavo Rossi, director of T ……. |
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WindEurope, Cefic, and EuCIA Outline Best Strategies for Recycling of Wind Turbine Blades |
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WindEurope, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), and the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) present their recommendations for the recycling of wind turbine blades in their new report ‘Accelerating Wind Turbine Blade Circularity’. Today around 85 to 90% of wind turbines’ total mass can be recycled. But turbine blades represent a specific challenge. Made from complex composite materials to allow for lighter and more durable blades, they require specific processes for recy ……. |
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Gogoro Introduces Eeyo 1 |
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Gogoro, a technology leader transforming how innovation is accelerating the shift to sustainable urban mobility, apprised of the ultralight Gogoro Eeyo 1 ebike and Gogoro Eeyo Smartwheel. The Eeyo 1 is designed to address the daily challenges of city life and takes a different approach to traditional ebikes by prioritizing agility over utility. Eeyo 1 will be available this summer in the United States, Europe, and Taiwan. Gogoro Eeyo is a new human-electric hybrid brand established to develop ……. |
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Leading Technology Composites Acquires ArmorStruxx |
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Leading Technology Composites (LTC) has successfully acquired the business assets and contracts of ArmorStruxx, a Lodi, California company. “Today’s announcement represents our commitment to the ballistic armor industry as well as our strategy for growth,” said Todd Lair, President of LTC. “The asset purchase of ArmorStruxx will further enhance our industry leading capacity and we look forward to proudly serving their customers with the quality and delivery that they’ve appreciated and expect ……. |
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Application Development |
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TTG Introduces Innovative Composite Fabric for Medical Face Masks |
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Trinity Technology Group’s (TTG) latest AIRADIGM innovation takes healthcare personnel protection to the next level. Leveraging years of expertise in filtration and membrane engineering with extensive performance fabric design knowledge, TTG created a new AIRADIGM 3-layer composite medical face mask media delivering incomparable value for the healthcare industry. AIRADIGM composite face mask material is a proprietary design that features: • Spun-lace polyester outside layer for durability • ……. |
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Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT Researchers Create Lightweight Composites Camshaft Module |
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A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, in collaboration with their partners, has succeeded in manufacturing a camshaft module from fiber-reinforced thermoset polymers. This lightweight design element helps lower engine weight and reduces assembly costs. It is currently available as a functional demonstrator. Researchers at Fraunhofer ICT in Pfinztal are supporting the automotive industry in its efforts with a newly developed camshaft module made of thermose ……. |
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Teijin Carbon Fiber Used for 72 CFRP Hangers of Germany’s Stuttgart Stadtbahn Bridge |
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The Stuttgart Stadtbahn bridge in Germany is the world’s first network arch bridge that hangs entirely on tension elements made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The 72 hangers made of CFRP are produced with Teijin carbon fiber Tenax by Carbo-Link AG in Switzerland. The 127-meter-long railway bridge was installed over the A8 motorway near Stuttgart, Germany on May 3rd. CFRP ideally fulfills the demanding requirements for hangers of network arch bridges: the cross-sectional area of th ……. |
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DYNEXA – CFRP Driveshaft for Automotive Proving Ground |
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Unlike automotive driveshafts, automotive output shafts cannot leverage shaft length as a factor when making the case for composites. Instead, other beneficial features have made a composite output shaft able to compete with metal shafts, especially in electric vehicles. In many four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles, steel driveshafts are segmented to provide necessary torque and vibrational performance characteristics. Unlike these segmented steel counterparts, a one-piece carbon fib ……. |
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G-SHOCK’s New GWFA1000-1A2 Features New Monocoque Case Made of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Resin |
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Casio apprises of the first analog model within G-SHOCK’s popular FROGMAN series of dive watches. While still maintaining the asymmetrical design that has become synonymous with the iconic series, the new GWFA1000-1A2 features a new monocoque case made of carbon fiber reinforced resin which integrates the case and case back; providing the utmost durability and low absorbency. The watch comes with a navy band alongside a silver and black watch face which displays dual time, dive time and tide in ……. |
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Technology Development |
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ITT Matrix Composites’ HiRPM Technology Adopted into Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning Program |
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Matrix Composites, an ITT Inc. company, informed that its trademarked closed molding process, Hot Isostatic Resin Pressure Molding (HiRPM), is qualified on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 lighting program. In addition, HiRPM is now the established manufacturing process for all future F-35 aircraft and is used on select parts within the aircraft’s horizontal tail assembly. Airframe components produced with this innovative process flew for the first time in 2019. Matrix Composites’ HiPRM technology is a ……. |
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Awards and Certifications |
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Toray TC346 Epoxy Resin System for High-End Motorsports Receives Flame-Retardancy Certifications |
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Toray Advanced Composites informed that its industry-leading Toray TC346 prepreg resin system has passed the SFI 56.1 and UL94 V0 flame-retardancy tests. The passing of these stringent flame-retardancy tests further demonstrates how the Toray TC346 system is ideally suited to satisfy the rigorous demands of the Formula One, NASCAR, and other high performance automotive and motorsport markets. The Toray TC346 resin system is a high-temperature epoxy system developed with input from leading m ……. |
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Scott Bader’s Crestabond Structural Adhesives Gain Classnk Certificates |
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Scott Bader informed that its Crestabond M7-05 and M7-15 structural adhesives have gained NK certificates in accordance with MED 2014/90/EU for: • MED/3.1 – Primary decks covering • MED/3.18 a – Surface materials and floor covering with low flame-spread characteristics (a) Decorative veneers • MED/3.18 c – Surface materials and floor covering with low flame-spread characteristics (c) Floor coverings For identifying growth opportunities in the Global Hot Melt Adhesives Market, please visi ……. |
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Exel Composites Wins First Prize in Best Investor Pages on the Web-Competition (Small Cap Category) |
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Exel Composites was awarded for the third consecutive year with the first prize in the Best investor pages on the web-competition (small cap category). The competition is organized annually by the Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion and the Finnish Society of Financial Analysts. At Exel Composites we have consistently improved the visibility and quality of our investor communications. In addition to the acclaimed Investor site, we have recently (Q1 2020) also published a renewed Business R ……. |
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New Reports in Composites Market Published By Lucintel |
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- Technology Landscape, Trends and Opportunities in 3D Printing Material Market, April 2020
- High Performance Nylon for Tribology Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, March 2020
- European Automotive Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, March 2020
- Carbon Fiber Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, February 2020
- Composites Materials in Tooling Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Flame Retardant Resin in E&E Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Carbon Fiber in the Aerospace and Defense Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, November 2019
- BMI Prepreg Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, November 2019
- Para Aramid Fiber Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, November 2019
- Epoxy Curing Agents in the Composites Industry Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2019
- 3D Printing Materials Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2019
- PET Foam Core Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Thermoplastic Prepreg in the Transportation Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Polyurethane Resin Composite Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Gelcoat Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Fiber Sizing Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, August 2019
- FRP Pole Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, August 2019
- Composite Testing Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, August 2019
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Events |
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SAE International and ASM International to Combine Signature Aerospace Conferences Beginning in 2022 |
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SAE International and ASM International jointly informed that they will combine their signature aerospace events, SAE’s AeroTech and ASM’s AeroMat, beginning in 2022. The co-located events will double the size of the exhibit space and technical sessions, while providing an unparalleled platform for industry leaders to network, discuss and innovate on the most fundamental issues and opportunities facing the aerospace industry. The combined AeroTech and AeroMat conference will take place in one ……. |
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CU Theme Day “Composite Technologies for Tubes, Pipes, Shells, Vessels and the Like” |
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INOMETA is experiencing high interest in its newest business segment “Thermoplastics”. And the company is going to host the Composite United e.V.’s theme day for “Composite Technologies for Tubes, Pipes, Shells, Vessels and the like” on December 02, 2020. Not only can INOMETA provide the setting for interesting presentations and extensive networking, but also allow a large number of people from the industry to gain an impression of the company’s laser assisted tape winding technology for thermop ……. |
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People |
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Mark Morrison, IACMI’s New Director of Communications |
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The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI–The Composites Institute) informed that Mark Morrison has been named to the position of Director of Communications. In his new role, Morrison will lead IACMI’s public relations and external affairs responsibilities. He will also play a critical liaison role in leveraging the key capabilities of the organization’s 150+ members made up of industry, academia and government agencies. This collaborative partnership leads innovat ……. |
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Others |
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RubberForm’s Trackout Control Mats Used in LaGuardia Delta Expansion in New York City |
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RubberForm Recycled Products is playing a part in the new $8 billion LaGuardia airport rebuild. The LaGuardia Airport in New York City is set to undergo a substantial transformation while still remaining fully operational. To help protect the surrounding roadways from construction-site debris, dirt, gravel, and other materials that can be drug onto public roadways from construction sites, contractors and Delta chose to utilize a local New York business, RubberForm Recycled Products, LLC of Lock ……. |
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