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Composites Market Insights, October 19, 2020 |
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Click the Headlines below for more detail on the news article. News articles are divided into sections such as “Business Development”, “New Material”, “Technology Development”, “Financial”, “Price Movement”, “Awards and Certifications”, ” People” and “Others”. |
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Business Development |
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Long Term Agreement between SAERTEX and Safran |
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AOC, Kaprain, and Spolchemie have reached an agreement on AOC acquiring the Unsaturated Polyester Resin (UPR) manufacturing operations located at the Spolchemie site in Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic). This footprint extension will allow AOC to further improve service and logistics to its customers in Central/ Eastern Europe as well as in Germany, and will make new products (e.g. based on recycled PET) available for customers around Europe. The UPR plant at the Spolchemie site in Usti nad Lab ……. |
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| PC-12 Fleet of Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia Transitions to Hartzell Five-Blade Composite Propellers |
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| The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Western Australia is improving the flying performance of its Pilatus single-engine PC-12 turboprop aircraft by transitioning its fleet to Hartzell’s 105-inch diameter five-blade composite propellers from Hartzell four-blade aluminum propellers. RFDS Western Operations uses its aircraft for medical emergencies and patient transfers between medical facilities, over the last year travelling 8 million kilometers across Western Australia to reach 9,012 pat ……. |
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De’Longhi Uses Polyethersulfone (PESU) by BASF in Coffee Machine |
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The Italian household appliance company De’Longhi, Treviso, now uses Ultrason E 3010 MR to manufacture the upper piston of the brewing unit in its new coffee machine Magnifica Ecam 22. The high-performance thermoplastic Ultrason E 3010 MR is approved for food contact according to American and European specifications and contains no harmful substances. The polyethersulfone (PESU) by BASF contributes to the durability of the coffee maker by showing high heat and steam resistance up to 180°C, good ……. |
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PRF Composites Chooses Sharp and Tappin Compcut 200 for Innovative Product Development Program |
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Continuing PRF’s investment in product development and innovation, the team at PRF is continuing to improve its manufacturing and testing equipment, to extend its capabilities and provide further quality developments to customers. The latest investment has been the installation of the company’s new Compcut 200 machine, from Sharp & Tappin. Chosen to deliver an excellent cut quality and a high level of accuracy, the Compcut means that PRF’s R&D team are now able to test straight from the machi ……. |
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New Material |
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Creative Materials Introduces 128-32 Series Epoxy Adhesives |
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Creative Materials has introduced its 128-32 series of anisotropically conductive B-stageable silver-filled epoxy adhesives, which can be applied by screen-printing, dipping and syringe dispensing. The products feature good adhesion to a variety of metallic contact pad compositions, as well as other substrates. Applications for the series include conductive splicing of ribbon cables, electrical attachment of surface-mounted devices and bonding of flex circuits to PC boards and electroluminesc ……. |
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Technology Development |
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Dalian University of Technology Uses Swiftcomp Software for Morphing Honeycomb and Corrugated Sandwich Structures |
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AnalySwift, LLC, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modeling software for composites, informed that Dalian University of Technology is participating in its recently launched Academic Partner Program (APP), and it is using its SwiftComp and VABS simulation software for researching composite structures. The work is part of a project related to composite material structure design and processing technology under the direction of professor Shiyong Sun in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Dal ……. |
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CAMX 2020 |
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September 21-24, 2020 |
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Program and registration: CAMX 2020 |
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Financial |
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Gurit’s Continued Business Grows 4.1% in CHF in the First Nine Months of 2020 |
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Gurit reports net sales of CHF 434.8 million for the first nine months of 2020. Net sales of continued business increased by 13.0% in the third quarter and 10.2% in the first nine months at constant exchange rates. Gurit finished a strong third quarter and continues to show a good performance for the first nine months of 2020. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group benefits from its strong positioning in the global wind energy market. Composite Materials reports net s ……. |
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Price Movement |
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Celanese Increases Price on Engineered Materials Product Lines and Grades |
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Celanese Corporation will increase prices by up to 10 percent on its engineered materials product portfolio globally. The price increase will be effective November 1, 2020, or as contracts otherwise allow, and is due to a significant demand increase for the Company’s specialty polymer products. ……. |
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Awards and Certifications |
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Arris Composites’ Additive Molding Carbon Fiber Truss Wins Red Dot: Design Concept 2020 |
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Arris Composites, the pioneer of next-generation composites, informed that its Additive Molding Carbon Fiber Truss won the Red Dot: Design Concept 2020 award. Arris’ first-of-its-kind carbon fiber truss doubles the specific stiffness of a steel I-beam while adding material benefits like corrosion resistance and the opportunity for functional integration into the structure. It is also 100 percent recyclable and highly scalable in size and quantity due to Arris’ innovative Additive Molding manufac ……. |
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SAMPE Names ‘Chapter of the Year’ Winner, Inaugural Award Also Recognizes Runners Up |
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The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) North America declared the name of the winner of the inaugural “Chapter of the Year” award, and it is the SAMPE Utah chapter, a robust organization of over 100 professional members that also sponsors the following SAMPE student chapters: • University of Utah • Brigham Young University – Provo • Brigham Young University – Idaho • Montana Tech • Weber State University • Utah State University • Davis Appl ……. |
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People |
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Thomas Dippold Becomes Member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE |
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The Supervisory Board of SGL Carbon SE has appointed Thomas Dippold (48) to CFO and member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE effective December 1, 2020. Fortunately, Mr. Dippold is able to assume office of his mandate as member of the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE earlier, so that the Supervisory Board of the company has brought forward the appointment to October 15, 2020, also to prepare for the planned assumption of the CFO position. As previously reported, and effective De ……. |
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Sandra L. Kowaleski, Core Molding’s New Board Member |
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Core Molding Technologies, Inc. informed that Sandra L. Kowaleski has been elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. Kowaleski is the global operations leader with Momentive Performance Materials Quartz, Inc., a global leader in advanced quartz and ceramic materials serving the semiconductor, aerospace, defense, electronics, fiber optics, and transportation industries. In this role, she leads global operations with locations in North America, Germany, China and Japan. Ms. Kowaleski has developed ……. |
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John Inks, Spartech’s New Chief Executive Officer |
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Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, informed that John Inks has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Spartech. “As Chief Operating Officer for the past 18 months, John has demonstrated exceptional leadership while at the same time driving improvements in a collaborative manner across operations including safety, quality, service, supply chain, sourcing and profitability thr ……. |
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Johannes Kilian, New Head of Process Technologies in ENGEL AUSTRIA |
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Dr. Johannes Kilian is the new Head of Process Technologies at ENGEL AUSTRIA. This appointment sees ENGEL further strengthening its process technology development, which is strongly driven by digitalization. Following the retirement of Prof. Dr. Georg Steinbichler, ENGEL has reorganized its development department and is now focusing even more strongly on process technology. Products and solutions for increasing process capability, such as the smart assistance systems of the iQ product family, ……. |
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New Reports in Composites Market Published By Lucintel |
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- FRP Panel Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, May 2020
- Technology Landscape, Trends and Opportunities in 3D Printing Material Market, March 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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Others |
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Tecnofire Success in Rail Fire Tests |
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Tecnofire apprises of new fire test data for the use of Tecnofire in rolling stock composites applications. The results demonstrate Tecnofire’s effectiveness in enabling composites manufactured from a non-FST epoxy carbon fiber prepreg to pass key elements of the EN45545-2 rail standard with a HL2 R1 rating. Tecnofire is a range of intumescent fire protection materials which are designed for use in composite applications and are effective in protecting the underlying structure during a fire, ……. |
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PAC Group Joins EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub |
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PAC Group, Northern Ireland, is the latest company to join CIMComp, the EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub, as an Industrial Partner. PAC Group is a provider of high quality and specialist electrical and mechanical engineering, solutions and applications. Working across a diverse range of industries and sectors, the company’s Composites division is renowned for its ability to deliver expert advice and highly specialist solutions for the aerospace, automotive, and composites se ……. |