Gurit have announced a new tolling arrangement with composite kit manufacturer Mahogany Company of Mays Landing in New Jersey for the fabrication of Gurit’s B³ SmartPac™ solution.
UMain Composites Centre Unveils first Concrete Composite Floating Turbine
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has unveiled the floating platform of VolturnUS, a unique wind turbine that is hoped will be the future of green energy in Maine. The turbine prototype is a one-eighth-scale version of the finished turbines that are expected to be seen 20 miles off Maine’s coastline by [...]
GE Aviation Opens New Composites Manufacturing Facility
GE Aviation have opened its second aviation composites facility in Mississippi
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Breaks Sound Barrier in First Flight
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo
Future Pipe Industries Group Acquire Specialty Plastics Inc
Future Pipe Industries Group, have acquired 100% of the fibreglass reinforced pipe business, Specialty Plastics from ITT Exelis
MFG Renames Wind Energy Company
The Molded Fiber Glass Companies announced that their field service organisation, Wind Energy Services Company has been officially renamed MFG Energy Services
PlastiComp Increase Long Fibre Thermoplastic Capacity
PlastiComp in Minnesota have increased production capacity with the installation of a new long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) compounding line.
Element Strengthens Position in Composites Testing
Element Material Technology have announced the acquisition of composite lab, Delsen Testing Laboratories, a move which significantly strengthens Element’s position within the fast-growing aerospace composite testing market.
ORNL Open New Carbon Fibre Technology Facility
The new carbon fibre technology facility Oak Ridge National Laboratory opened earlier this week will look to create a lower cost carbon fibre material to replace steel in manufacturing.
Fives Acquires MAG Americas
Fives has entered into a agreement to purchase MAG Americas, a global supplier of machining solutions and composite processing.
MSU Exploring Partnerships with Composites Manufacturers
Mississippi State University Researchers and leaders in the transportation industry gathered recently at the University to explore the possibilities of a technology that is revolutionising the design, production and use of land, air and sea vehicles.