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ScientistsattheUSDepartmentofEnergy(DOE)'sOakRidgeNationalLaboratory(ORNL)havecreatedarecipeforarenewable3Dprintingmaterialthatcouldspuraprofitablenewuseforanintractablebiorefineryby-product:ligni
Hexcelplanstoexhibititsrangeofcompositematerialsforskis,snowboardsandotherwintersportsequipmentatISPOMunich2018,takingplacefrom28-31January.TechnologiesondisplaywillincludeHexPlyM78.1fast-curingprepre
NorthThinPlyTechnology,whichmakeslightweightprepregmaterials,andboatbuilderFibreMechanics,havejoinedforcestodevelopcompositesforboatyards.Thecompaniesplantobuildstructuressuchasbulkheads,girdersandint
PultrusioncompanyExelCompositesiscollaboratingwithFrenchindustrialcontractorCNIMtomakeglassfibercomponentsforthemagnetsupportstructureoftheInternationalThermonuclearExperimentalReactor(ITER),theworld&
BMWGrouphasreportedlychosenSGLCarbontosupplycarbonfibersandsemi-finishedtextileproductsforarangeofcomponentsinitsupcomingnext-generationelectricvehicle,theBMWiNEXT.Inadditiontocarbonfibers,theframewor
CompositesEvolutionhasintroducedahybridcompositetoolingsystemwhichmakesuseofflaxfiberreinforcementstoreducethecostofcarbon-epoxymoldtools.Currently,whenmoldingcarbonfibercompositesinanautoclave,itisco