world textiles research news

30th Sep 2019

Tape inserts offer enormous potential for injection moulding parts, according to a research analysis in a major consortial project led by Aachen Centre for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL), a leading engineering consultant in Germany; and the Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University (IKV), a teaching and research institute.

28th Sep 2019

In a joint project, BASF and STR Automotive have brought components for premium vehicles into serial production for the first time using the new material Elastolit R 8819 Lightweight. BASF is a German chemical company and a leading chemical producer in the world. STR Automotive produces exterior car components like bumpers, side stripes and rocker...

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

The Lanxess subsidiary Bond-Laminates is part of a project that is collecting the standards-compliant material data of commercial composites to upload these to the Campus plastics database. Several other international producers are also part of the project. The properties and processing characteristics of high-performance materials are still unknown.

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.