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9th Dec 2019

Machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher feels 2020 will be a difficult year for the automotive sector. However, its diversification into areas such as aerospace, sports and leisure, has well-positioned it for the future. Outside the automotive sector, demand is high for tape laying systems for thermoplastic, unidirectionally reinforced materials.

9th Dec 2019

Nolken hygiene products takes the next development step with its recyclable composite packaging for wet wipes, thereby ensuring a higher recycling quality. The project underlines the many years of efforts in the realisation of sustainable products and packaging. Nolken is a leading developer of highest quality hygiene products, headquartered in Germany.

6th Dec 2019

Diab Group and Skaps India are collaborating to produce PET foam to support the growing demand for core material in the wind industry in India. The two have signed a partnership agreement under which they will make joint investment in a PET foam production plant in Ahmedabad. The production plant will produce Diab’s Divinycell PET range of products.

6th Dec 2019

Ineos Team UK has produced two cradles for race boat 'Britannia' using ELG recycled carbon fibre, as the America's Cup campaign intensifies. The cradles have been produced under a technical partnership between ELG Carbon Fibre and INEOS Team UK. The recycled carbon fibre convertor has processed over 1.2 tonnes of the British Challengers waste materials.

5th Dec 2019

Tempur-Pedic's Tempur-Luxebreeze has been selected for the 2019 Popular Science's Best of What's New Award in the personal health category. The Tempur-Luxebreeze mattress make the temperature up to eight degrees cooler. Earlier this year, Tempur-Pedic introduced the full Tempur-breeze mattress, uniquely engineered to deliver all-night cooling and...

5th Dec 2019

GKN Fokker will get advanced equipment for development of aircraft parts with thermoplastic composites (TPC) from Mikrosam. This includes its latest Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) machine, slitting equipment for thermoplastic prepregs and a custom-engineered thermoplastic consolidating machine. Thermoplastics are the next generation of composite...

5th Dec 2019

Solvay and SGL Carbon have joined hands to bring to market composite materials based on large-tow intermediate modulus (IM) carbon fibre. The two have signed a joint development agreement. These materials will help reduce costs and carbon dioxide emissions, and improve the production process and fuel efficiency of next-generation commercial aircraft.

5th Dec 2019

The NCC has joined hands with British engineering specialist, Drive System Design (DSD), on a new project on enhancing the efficiency of the integrated electric drive unit (EDU) of electric vehicles (EVs). The 12-month project, part-funded by Innovate UK, will investigate the use of composites to enable increased power density and reduced unit size.

5th Dec 2019

The second EurAsian Geotextiles Symposium (EAGS) was held in Beijing recently attracting around 150 participants who explored latest technical developments in geosynthetics and exchanged best practices in standardisation and sustainability. EAGS is a networking event attracting specifiers, academic experts to manufacturers and equipment suppliers.