UD tapes must be fully impregnated since there is no carrier to support the material in the transverse direction such as the paper used with thermoset prepregs. Most UD tapes are supplied in ...

Widespread in aerospace, laminated fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites are also increasingly used in other sectors, including the automotive industry. The identification of optimal cutting ...

The EU-funded EOLIAN project has reported successful infusion trials of vitrimer composites designed for next‑generation wind turbine blades, marking a significant step in the development of ...

Uplift360 navigates Europe’s growing ecosystem of dual-use and strategic-materials innovators with a chemical technology that ...

This year, the Société Française des Ingénieurs des Plastiques (SFIP) organised the 4th edition of its conference dedicated to the building industry on the Champs-sur-Marne campus (France), just a ...

In a win for chemistry, inventors have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer and later recovering all of its starting materials. In a win ...

Wickert Machinenbau, a German company producing complex, fully automated systems integrated in its hydraulic presses, will present its new thermoforming press dedicated to the production of aircraft ...