27th Dec 2017
Exel Composites’ carbon fibre components have successfully completed nine years in a high precision application at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator in Geneva. The components which are key part of the particle tracker support structures for the LHC's Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector needed to satisfy strict dimensional...
26th Dec 2017
Teton Composites has set up its Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Service Business. The business specialises in helping clients design and analyse complex composite structures, providing fundamental baseline designs while also reducing expensive iterations between design and testing. Use of composite structural components has been growing in several...
23rd Dec 2017
Exel Composites has joined hands with UK company Eze Shoring to develop lightweight solution for construction industry. Exel Composites' pultrusion expertise and manufacturing capabilities have enabled Eze Shoring to realise its new lightweight, easy to use trench shoring concept. Shoring is the process of bracing the trench walls to prevent collapse.
23rd Dec 2017
Spirit AeroSystems’ Advanced Technology Centre in Prestwick, Scotland, has come out with an improved method for making composite parts. Spirit AeroSystems uses some of the world’s largest autoclaves to support its composite fuselage business. The new heated tool technology cures composite parts 40 per cent faster and at half the cost with no autoclave.
22nd Dec 2017
Autoneum has signed a license agreement with Iranian automotive supplier Ayegh Khodro Toos (AKT) for producing and distributing its multifunctional components for acoustic and thermal management in Iran. AKT will produce carpet systems and inner dashes for IKAP, a joint venture between Iranian car manufacturer Iran Khodro and French automotive group...
21st Dec 2017
Go Green Synthetic Lawn Solutions has decided to move to more sustainable and environmentally friendly products. The change has already begun with the company including a soy-based backing system on its artificial grass landscape and golf products. This means Go Green now directly contributes to the US economy by reducing the use of foreign fossil...
20th Dec 2017
Shifting its focus from tanning to boosting vitamin D, SolTech+ has launched new SolFit, a multipurpose clothing that allows users to safely take in the sun in cold environments. SolFit jackets and pants are built with patented UVTR technology. These have a treated protective layer that allows beneficial rays to enter and deflects dangerous rays.
20th Dec 2017
The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are jointly developing a lighter, smart, intelligent and relatively cheaper jacket for soldiers with integrated interconnects, antennas, sensors and chips. It is being developed at IIT-D’s Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC) set up by DRDO.
19th Dec 2017
Pegas Nonwovens SA will relocate its headquarters from Luxembourg to the Czech Republic. The relocation proposal was approved at an extraordinary general meeting of the company. The meeting also asked the board of directors of the company to transfer the head office to the Czech Republic. Pegas recently started a new line in Znojmo town of Czech...