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2nd Jul 2018

Two student teams from the School of Architecture have got Honourable Mention for their entries to the Composites Design Challenge competition organised by the American Composite Materials Association (ACMA). The national competition encourages architecture students to find innovative ways to integrate composite constructions into architectural...

30th Jun 2018

Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, is set to exhibit at the Toulouse Space Show, to be held from June 26 to 28, 2018, in France, in booth C18, to promote its new technologies and innovations in composites for space applications. More than 3,000 visitors are expected at this global forum that is dedicated to novel solutions for...

29th Jun 2018

With increasing customer demand, Ahlstrom-Munksjö is expanding its Filtration business. In the Filtration and Performance business area, the company will invest about EUR 28 million to increase manufacturing capacity as well as product capabilities. The project will start in 2018 and is expected to be completed during the first half of 2020.

28th Jun 2018

TFP will display its nonwoven solutions for transport applications at the forthcoming JEC Conference on 'The Future of Composites in Transportation' during June 27-28 in Chicago. TFP nonwovens have proven results in transportations sector such as in surface finishing, imparting EMI shielding or fire protection, and acting as an effective friction...

27th Jun 2018

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) has been used extensively in Polestar 1. Most of the body parts are made from the high-tech and light-weight material, making it a core contributor to the dynamic handling of the Polestar 1. It is the first time that the Volvo Car Group has explored carbon fibre construction. There is a weight saving of 230...

27th Jun 2018

TRB Lightweight Structures has unveiled a new biocomposite resin based carbon fibre reinforced (CFRP) sandwich panel door leaf with a 100 per cent recycled foam core. The new biocomposite door leaf product has been specifically designed and fire rated for both overground and underground rail use. The system easily qualifies in BS 6853 and BS 476...

26th Jun 2018

Diab has announced that the company has appointed Tobias Hahn as the new CEO. Tobias has ten years of operative and international experience from the Atlas Copco Group. Diab has been at the leading edge of composite core material development, supplying a wide range of markets including marine, wind energy, transport, aerospace, and other industries.

26th Jun 2018

Ontex Mexico, formerly Grupo P I Mabe, has completed 40 years of its existence. It celebrated its 40-year anniversary in its hometown of Puebla and in Tijuana, Mexico. Over the past four decades, Ontex Mexico has become one of the most important personal hygiene producers in the Latin-American market. Grupo P I Mabe was acquired by the Ontex Group in...

26th Jun 2018

The University of Manchester in collaboration with British brand inov-8 has unveiled the world’s first-ever sports shoes to utilise graphene – the strongest material on the planet. The two have developed rubber outsoles for running and fitness shoes that in testing have outlasted 1,000 miles and are scientifically proven to be 50 per cent harder...