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Coalition of Automotive Lightweighting Materials formed Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:44:00 GMT
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) has launched the Coalition of Automotive Lightweighting Materials (CALM) which will aim to accelerate the development of mixed-material solutions that will red
Reinforced Plastics
Zoltek reports revenue growth Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:00 GMT
Carbon fibre manufacturer Zoltek Companies Inc reports net revenues of US$47.0 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2011 (the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year), an increase of 43.2% on the f
Reinforced Plastics
Nordex scoring with new solutions for light wind locations Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:56 +0000

The wind turbine manufacturer has been awarded

JEC Composites
Hexcel and Snecma propulsion solide grant non-exclusive license to LIBA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:48:27 +0000

Hexcel and Snecma Propulsion Solide are please

JEC Composites
Nammo to support Raytheon composite missile tube manufacturing Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:00 GMT
Nammo Composite Solutions has signed an agreement with Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Arizona, USA, to support the development and manufacturing of a redesigned composite TOW missile case.
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Nordex awarded contract for 30 MW wind farm in Spain Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:55:34 +0000

Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awar

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Naturally Advanced Technologies and Tuscarora Yarns Partner plan to expand innovative CRAiLAR flax fiber applications Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:50:37 +0000

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), wh

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First sustainability conference confirms SMC/BMC industry’s commitment to green economy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000

The European Alliance for SMC/BMC held its fir

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Sandvik Coromant Opens California Productivity Center Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Sandvik Coromant has announced the opening of a new productivity center in Cypress, CA.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
V-22 Said to Lose $1.75B Budget Cuts Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
The Pentagon will eliminate 24 V-22 Osprey aircraft built by Boeing Co. and Textron Inc. from its five-year budget plan according to two U.S. officials.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Aras Showcases Enterprise PLM Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Aras EPLM Extends Capabilities of SolidWorks® Enterprise PDM with Engineering BOM, Enterprise Change and Integrated Project Management
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Where the Jobs Are: Higher Technology Manufacturing Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Siemens U.S. CEO Eric Spiegel on how innovation can contribute to the revitalization of the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Michelman carbon fibre sizing offers high thermal stability Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:00 GMT
Michelman says its Hydrosize PA845 polyamide (PA) based fibre sizing is formulated for high temperature resin applications and is particularly suitable for use with carbon fibre.
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Hexcel reports strong 2011 fourth quarter Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:14:00 GMT
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 of US$355.3 million, 14.2% higher than for the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Renewable energy to help the US Department of Defense Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) are partnering to explore how renewable energy can help the US Department of Defense (DoD).
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Braj Binani Group acquires Europe's 3B - The Fibreglass Company Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:53 +0000

The holding company of USD 1.6 billion Braj B

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[UK Focus] £6m NIACE Research Centre Opens Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:31:41 +0000

Secretary of State Vince Cable and DETI Minist

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India's Braj Binani Group acquires Belgian glass fibre company 3B Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:27:00 GMT
Binani Industries Ltd, the holding company of Braj Binani Group, has announced the acquisition of 3B, a manufacturer of glass fibre reinforements located in Belgium, for €275 million.
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JCFG aims at high end carbon fiber proto filament Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:18:35 +0000

After 5000 tons of carbon fiber precursor proj

JEC Composites
January CMI Signals Staying Power Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
The gains from the end of last year have carried forward according to the January Credit Managers’ Index (CMI), which rose from 54.4 to 54.8.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
GE and StandardAero Open $50M Centre Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
GE Aviation and StandardAero announced the opening of the new $50 million aircraft engine testing, research and development centre (TRDC) in Winnipeg.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Xebec Adds to Current Line of Brushes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
The “blue” brush is now the most aggressive in the lineup and can tackle burrs in today’s toughest materials
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Designer chair based on Ticona's glass reinforced polypropylene Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:32:00 GMT
Ticona's glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP) composite, Celstran® PP LFT, has been used to manufacture a chair which has won several design awards.
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Resintex exhibits at Seatec 2012 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:00 GMT
Resintex Technology Srl is exhibiting new composite product ranges at the Seatec 2012 marine show in Italy this month.
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Nordex installs 30 MW of wind in Spain Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:28:00 GMT
Nordex will assemble and install the 30 MW Barbers wind farm consisting of 12 of its N90/2500 wind turbines for Eolia Renovables, in Spain.
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Last month's top stories Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:50:00 GMT
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of January 2012.
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Gamesa and NREL collaborate on next-gen wind turbines Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT
Gamesa and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are collaborating on next generation wind turbines for the US market.
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Airbus Delivers A320 to Hong Kong Airlines Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
HK Airlines Airbus has delivered a long-range, single-aisle A320 aircraft to Hong Kong Airlines, the first of 30 aircraft ordered by the airline.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Cleveland Manufacturers Fighting Skills Gap Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Industry leaders say a grim reputation, coupled with changes in the local labor pool, is causing a critical workforce skills gap.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Aircraft Engine Centre Heats Up Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Even before its official opening next week, a $50-million cold-weather aircraft engine testing facility has already been enhanced to conduct year-round work.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
SPE launches 12th automotive composites conference Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:55:00 GMT
The call for papers for this year's Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) has been announced.
Reinforced Plastics
Park Electrochemical to close Connecticut facility Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:09:18 -0500
Park Electrochemical Corp. will close its Waterbury, Conn., USA, facility in April and consolidate the plant's aerospace composite materials manufacturing activities at the Park Aerospace Technologies
CompositesWorld.com
Siemens supplies 100 MW of wind turbines to Morocco Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Siemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders in Africa, with a total of 100 MW to Nareva Holding for the Haouma and Foum El Oued Wind Power Plants in Morocco.
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METYX expands operations in Turkey Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:39:09 -0500
METYX Composites (Istanbul, Turkey), a division of Telateks A.S., announced that it is building a new factory in Manisa, Turkey.
CompositesWorld.com
Biz Briefs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:33:32 -0500
Business briefs from Composites One, Dow Chemical, AKSA and Cargo Composites.
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Reborn DeLorean unveils composite-bodied EV, startup Aptera drops EV bid Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:30:38 -0500
Epic Electric Vehicles and DeLorean Motor Co. report that Epic has been selected as the composites manufacturer for the new DeLorean Electric Vehicle slated for production this year.
CompositesWorld.com
Recycled composite bridge installed in Europe Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:27:25 -0500
Axion International Holdings Inc. announced on Dec. 7, 2011, the completion of Europe’s first bridge made from recycled fiber-reinforced plastic.
CompositesWorld.com
A seismic shift for automotive composites? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:11:11 -0500
Automaker General Motors and carbon fiber manufacturer Teijin Ltd. announced on Dec. 8 that they will codevelop advanced carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic technologies for potential high-volume us
CompositesWorld.com
World’s largest rocket contest helps aspiring STEM leaders take off 2012-01-31T15:51:49+00:00
Nearly 700 teams of middle and high school students across 48 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands are gearing up for the 2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge, the world’s lar
Aerospace Industries Association
AVK launches Innovation Awards 2012 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:00 GMT
The German Federation of Reinforced Plastics, AVK, is inviting submissions for its annual awards in the area of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP).
Reinforced Plastics
Gamesa enters electric vehicle market Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT
Gamesa is entering the electric vehicle and energy efficiency market, taking a stake in N2S, a Spanish start-up specialising in intelligent energy services management.
Reinforced Plastics
SP-High Modulus exhibits at Seatec 2012 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:51:00 GMT
SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, is exhibiting at the Seatec boat technology exhibition for the first time.
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Aeroindustryjobs: Jobs of the week, Jan. 31, 2012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:34:44 -0500
Aerospace job opportunities at Leading Edge Composites, Northern Composites, Barry Controls Aerospace, Weber Aircraft and Cytec Engineered Materials.
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Hexcel, Snecma Propulsion Solide grant license to LIBA Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:27:48 -0500
Under the license, LIBA will manufacture machines for making sheets of multiaxial fiber by laying up unidirectional layers of material formed by spreading several spread tows of filaments.
CompositesWorld.com
AMETEK Westchester Plastics expands compounding facility Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:02:31 -0500
Westchester has added two and upgraded one extrusion line for the compounding of engineering resins, alloys, blends, reactive modifiers and other thermoplastic materials.
CompositesWorld.com
SPE picks dates, theme for 2012 automotive composites conference Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:54:31 -0500
The Society of Plastics Engineers' annual Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) will be held Sept. 11-13 in Troy, Mich., USA; those interested in speaking should submit abstracts by M
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Thermoplastic composites research centre welcomes four new partners Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:55:00 GMT
DTC, Instron, Pinette Emidecau Industries and Italmatic have joined the ThermoPlastic Composites Research Centre (TPRC) in The Netherlands.
Reinforced Plastics
Caterham Composites partners with Altair Engineering Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:00 GMT
Composites design specialist Caterham Composites and software provider Altair Engineering GmbH have signed a partnership to help both companies streamline the critical exchange between design and simu
Reinforced Plastics
Composites One presents closed moulding demos at COMPOSITES 2012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:19:00 GMT
North American distributor Composites One, the Closed Mold Alliance and over 15 industry partners, will host demonstrations of closed mould technology during the COMPOSITES 2012 trade show in Las Vega
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The Real Defense Budget Challenges Lie Ahead 2012-01-26T22:51:20+00:00
Today’s announcement from Secretary Panetta should be considered with one overarching question in mind – how do we protect our country’s national and economic security if an addition
Aerospace Industries Association
AIA: National and Economic Security at Stake 2012-01-24T21:59:12+00:00
In advance of tonight’s State of the Union Address, AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey released the following statement: “The State of the Union can be measured in many ways, but fi
Aerospace Industries Association
Satellite Export Reform Critical to U.S. National Security and Space Industrial Base 2012-01-23T17:17:52+00:00
The U.S. space industry is losing its competitive edge and risks falling short of future national security requirements unless government reforms our export control system and promotes the internation
Aerospace Industries Association
AIA, NDIA, PSC Release Joint Industrial Base Report 2012-01-06T19:12:25+00:00
Impending cuts to the defense budget will stifle the ability of the defense industry to deliver innovation and urgent wartime capabilities according to a report released by the Defense Industrial Base
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