11 October 2011
A spiral staircase inside the Texas A&M University Health Science Centre has been made using a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite that MFG Construction Products (MFG-CP) made into forms giving the concrete its structure and aesthetics.
11 October 2011
Ford and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) are researching the use of coconut fibre reinforcement for moulded plastic parts to reduce the use of petroleum and make the parts lighter and more natural-looking.
11 October 2011
MTM57 Series prepregs and ZPREG product formats from Advanced Composites Group (ACG) are being used to build the collector dishes for the Atacama Large Millimetre Array's (ALMA) antennas.
11 October 2011
The UK Government has announced a £50 million investment in a Graphene Global Research and Technology Hub.
11 October 2011
FuturEnergy have designed a new 10kw wind turbine using Amber Composites' prepreg, which they say generates 50% more output at wind speeds of 6 meters per second than any turbine on the market.
11 October 2011
Dassault Systèmes has completed the acquisition of composites simulation and advanced draping simulation technology provider Simulayt.
11 October 2011
CCP Composites has been formed to carryout all composites activities of the Total Group worldwide, specifically the production activities of Cray Valley, Cook Composites and Polymers and the distribution business Composites One.
11 October 2011
Scott Bader have set up a new, coloured gelcoat mixing and delivery service for the German FRP composites market in Bodo Moeller Chemie's (BMC) facilities located in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, Germany.
11 October 2011
Ansani Designs have developed a new fibreglass bonnet for the Jeep designed to be lightweight, that improves engine-compartment space.
11 October 2011
Datum have created a new coating process, Polcoat, for the deposition of fine polyimide films directly on to conductive surfaces, described as a key enabling material process for the protection conductive surfaces featuring miniaturisation.
11 October 2011
Bayer MaterialScience have developed a polyaspartic gelcoat technology that offers durability, colour and gloss retention, ultra-low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and quick return-to-service for restoring water slides.
11 October 2011
Seifert and Skinner (SS) are sponsoring a Symposium on Composite Pressure Vessels which will be held from 15th – 17th November, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hasselt, Belgium.
11 October 2011
The Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) met for their Annual Meeting in September, in Niagara Falls, Canada, which they say was attended by a record 144 attendees, along with 19 Table Top Showcase exhibitors and 14 Technical Paper Presentations.
11 October 2011
Nova-Institute will carry out a worldwide market study on bio-based plastics titled "Bio-Based Plastics in the World - Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends Towards 2020" which they aim to start in December 2011.
11 October 2011
Queensland Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business, Jan Jarratt has launched the Bligh Government's Fibre Composites Action Plan 2011-2014.
11 October 2011
Held Technologies have launched a new double belt press available to hire for development tasks and production runs.