Composites help bring to life Shanghai Disneyland's Tomorrowland
The super new and modern Shanghai Disneyland is home to some lands not found in other Disney parks, however, one staple remains: Tomorrowland. And composites had a hand to bring the futuristic Tomorrowland to life. Extensive sections of both the interior
2016-07-01
Siemens and Gamesa merger to create wind energy giant
Spanish renewable energy group Gamesa has agreed combine its wind power business with those of Germany's Siemens in a deal that will create one of the world's largest makers of wind turbines.
2016-06-20
TTNA Connects the Future for Technical Textiles
Techtextil North America (TTNA) is a unique event, highlighting the higher end of technical textiles and its supply chain, an industry (many industries actually) with a true global presence. Along with their partners, Texprocess, and the composites group
2016-05-20
Filtration 2016 to explore new demands for air and liquid filtration
INDA’s Filtration 2016, which takes place from 8-10 November at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, is expected to draw more than 1,500 attendees and around 140 exhibitors for industry-leading presentations, filtration educational training
2016-04-27
Dornier Composite Systems presents its technology for production of textile reinforced preforms
Fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) are a material class with very high technological and economical potential. Under the newly formed brand Dornier Composite Systems, Lindauer Dornier, the leading textile machinery manufacturer, offers machines and installat
2016-04-11
JEC World to target end-users with four new ‘planets’ dedicated to innovations
The JEC World exhibition that is set to take place from 8-10 March in Paris will introduce, for the first time, four new display areas totalling more than 1,800m2. The so-called Planets will feature innovative and iconic parts, final products, and some of
2016-02-25
Trevira reflects on recent achievements
Following a phase of strategic rebuilding lasting several years, polyester manufacturer Trevira is reviewing its latest achievements. The company exhibited at several trade fairs last year and now plans to participate at Orgatec for the first time, where
2016-01-27
Colored carbon fiber
Two years ago, motorsports engineering company Prodrive (Banbury, UK) announced it had developed colored carbon fiber, after six months of research. Though it would not reveal any details, Prodrive showed off the images below, saying it could produce high
2016-01-13
Carbon fiber at Hyundai, BMW
Following the introduction of the carbon fiber-intensive BMW i3 and i8, the big question was, “What’s next?” Each automaker is taking a different tack in its composites integration, and there are some new signs of carbon fiber use in two new cars, one a c
2016-01-06
DSM launches new material for armor applications
This new technology can be combined with Dyneema soft ballistic materials to develop a new generation of multi-threat protective gear.
2015-12-17
