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28th Sep 2019

CSP Victall has got the CCE-JEC Innovation Award for its advanced composite pickup box, currently in production on Jiangling Motors Corporation's (JMC) Yuhu 3 and Yuhu 5 pickup trucks. It is the first such use of composites in the Chinese automotive industry. The Yuhu composite pickup box is 30 per cent lighter than a similar box stamped in steel.

28th Sep 2019

A University of Miami materials engineer is developing an analytical method to help the aviation industry know about the strength and durability of composite materials. Use of composites in aviation industry is new and their long-term durability is not known. The tool is expected to provide this important data. The work is being supported by a Boeing...

27th Sep 2019

Fellow professor of The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Academy (ATSE), Murray Scott, has been granted the prestigious Scala Award from the International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM). ICCM is an international, non-governmental, not-for-profit, scientific and engineering organisation dedicated to composite materials.

27th Sep 2019

Polynt-Reichhold, a leader in composite materials, intermediate chemicals, coating resins, gel coats, and niche chemical specialties, is set to expand the successful integrated business model it employs in Europe and Asia to its operations in the Americas. The company will invest in local production of Maleic and Phthalic Anhydride intermediates.

27th Sep 2019

The National Composites Centre (NCC), UK, which focuses on accelerating the adoption of high-value, sustainable engineering solutions in composites to stimulate growth and enhance capability for the benefit of the UK, and Airborne UK have joined hands for creating a system to collect and store data from an Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) machine.

27th Sep 2019

The National Composites Centre (NCC), based in the UK, has named Alan Banks, innovation supervisor – lightweight technology engineering at Ford Motor, as the final keynote speaker for Composites Overmoulding 2019, to be held on November 6, 2019 at the NCC in Bristol. The event will bring together international composite businesses across all sectors.

27th Sep 2019

Magnum Venus Products (MVP), manufacturer of composites application equipment, together with Polynt and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have installed the first large-scale reactive polymer additive manufacturing system, available to industry. The system will help meet demands for stronger, more cost-effective solutions.

26th Sep 2019

Kimberly-Clark has announced that Mark T. Smucker has been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. Kimberly-Clark is an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. The company and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries.

26th Sep 2019

GE Additive has set up its new campus in Lichtenfels, Germany. Officially known as GE Additive Lichtenfels, the 40,000 sqm site will become the home for GE Additive Concept Laser teams. The facility is part of continued investment in Lean manufacturing sites, in view of growing customer demand for its technology and the shift to additive serial...