It’s hoped that the £150,000 loom will take the composites team in Sheffield into whole new unexplored territories. In the past, team members have been limited to using commercially available woven reinforcing materials, now, they will be able to design ...
In a collaboration with KraussMaffei, Henkel has developed a process for the manufacture of composite components using high-pressure RTM technology that creates a surface quality good enough for automobile exteriors. Henkle’s partner network which includes carbon fiber manufacturer Zoltek and ...
The Brazilian company Edra Equipamentos has developed a sustainable technology for the molding of composite parts. Named RTM-G or Resin Transfer Molding – Glass, the process combines the injection of resin into the mould with the use of post-consumer waste ...
Momentive have announced the start-up of its Transportation Research and Application Centre in Duisburg, Germany. The researchers will develop and test custom lightweight structural composite solutions for clients in the automotive, aerospace and mass transportation markets. The new Transportation Research ...
Formax a manufacturer of carbon fibre and speciality reinforcements has formed an research collaboration with the Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) group based at Imperial College in London.