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16th Mar 2019

SFS intec has joined hands with TxV Aero Composites to re-design an aircraft storage bin bracket. The aim is to achieve weight and cost savings within the quality and price-sensitive air transportation industry. Originally made from aluminum, the new bracket will be made of Victrex AE 250 composites overmolded with Victrex PEEK(polyetheretherketone)...

16th Mar 2019

Hexion, a global leader in thermoset resins, is showcasing its newly developed line of Resonance catalysts that enhance flexibility in various composites manufacturing processes and environments at the ongoing JEC World in Paris. Resonance catalysts increase latency of the company’s Cellobond phenolic resin systems extending pot life by 100 per cent or ...

15th Mar 2019

Victrex and Coriolis Composites are working to improve the manufacturing efficiency of composite parts. They will jointly present the results of their efforts in this direction that is how to make composite parts at high speed and lower processing temperatures at JEC World Technical Conferences 2019 in Paris. This is also aerospace industry’s key...

15th Mar 2019

Hexcel has partnered with Lyon-based startup, Lavoisier Composites and developed Carbonium, a new generation of material sourced entirely from carbon composite by-products generated by the French aerospace sector. Carbonium reduces overall environmental impact by 40-50 per cent compared to equivalent products derived from virgin materials.

15th Mar 2019

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s North America specialty solutions coated products team has extended their brand of Aerobak release liners used in the manufacture of advanced composites. The products were designed with specific properties and performance characteristics to meet the challenges faced with low tack prepregs and demanding Automated Tape Laying (ATL)...

14th Mar 2019

Hexcel and Arkema will open a joint research and development laboratory in Les Avenières, France in April 2019. This follows the companies’ previous announcement in March 2018 that they were forming a strategic alliance to develop thermoplastic composite solutions for the aerospace sector, combining the expertise of Hexcel in carbon fibre and Arkema in ...

14th Mar 2019

Ontex Group, a leading provider of personal hygiene solutions with expertise in babycare, femcare and adultcare, reported revenue of €2.29 billion in FY 2018 ending December 31, 2018. The like-for-like (LFL) revenue growth was 1.7 per cent due to improved pricing and mix. Gross margin of €625.7 million in FY 2018 was 5.3 per cent lower than the...

14th Mar 2019

The Techtextil forum, to be held as part of Techtextil expo from March 14-17, 2019, in Germany, will host top-class speakers for textile-related topics. The forum, to be held in hall 4.1, will discuss topics likes sustainability, filtration, smart textiles, composites, textiles in urban spaces, digital transformation, and textiles for medical...

14th Mar 2019

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced the election by membership of seven industry leaders to serve on its Board of Directors for a three-year term. These accomplished professionals represent a cross-section of INDA membership and bring a high level of expertise and perspective to the management of the association.