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News for November 2005
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The SAMPE Fall Technical Conference set attendance records for its annual composites event, attracting to 1000 industry and academic delegates.
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FACT Future Advanced Composites and Technology (FACT) is to double its capacity in long fibre thermoplastics, creating 30 new jobs in the process.
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The European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA) has recently completed a Market Study of the Developments in the European Market for Composites Profiles in relation to the World Pultrusion Markets.
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Bohannon Concepts, the custom car replica company in Cookeville, US, have developed an all composite ’55 Chevy S-S which is a lightweight, retro version of the original Chevy shoebox.
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PPG Industries and Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. are to launch a 50-50 joint venture, PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd., to serve the global thermosets market.
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Virginia Tech’s footballer, Cedric Humes, was able to play against Boston College despite a broken arm (the ulna bone) thanks, in part, to a prototype composite brace designed for him by Virginia Tech engineers.
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Cytec Industries is to combine its two specialty chemical divisions, Cytec Surface Specialties and Cytec Performance Specialties, into a new unit named Cytec Specialty Chemicals.
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Gitzo, manufacturer of photography/visual equipment, has developed a new line of carbon fibre tripods incorporating a design process that they claim will reduce the overall weight up to 30 percent.
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AGY has completed a distribution agreement with Sakai Sangyo Co., Ltd., Japan, that is part of the company’s plan to expand the use of S2 Glass reinforcements and related products in Asia.
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BMW and KTM are collaborating with the Leatt Corporation, developer of the Leatt-Brace system, a composite cervical spine protection system for the sports motorcyclist.