Surveys show that the market for fibre-filled plastics remains strong. The materials are enjoying greater use in auto construction, and components made of them are becoming more complex, which bodes well for composites specialists of all kinds. The latest surveys on market development of fibre-reinforced plastics, conducted by Germany’s industry associations AVK, are raising the

Le Centre techniques des industries métalliques (Cetim) et ses partenaires vont expérimenter la production de pièces composites à grandes cadences sur le Technocampus Composites à Bouguenais (Loire-Atlantique). La ligne, prévue pour 2015, représente un investissement de 14,7 millions d’euros. Un autre projet, à l’étude, vise à déménager la plateforme d’essais hydrauliques. Le Cetim, Centre techniques

ClassNK and Nakashima Propeller announced the installation of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) propeller on the main propulsion system of a merchant vessel. The CFRP propeller was installed on the Taiko Maru, a domestic 499 GT chemical tanker owned by Sowa Kaiun YK by Marugame-based Koa industry Co., Ltd. in May 2014. The CFRP

Elastopôle propose de participer à la mission partenariale organisée sous l’égide de Mécafuture, le réseau des Pôles Mécanique et Matériaux français auquel Elastopole adhère, et avec le soutien d’UBIFrance et de la DGCIS, sur les Composites et Procédés au Brésil en marge du salon Feiplar à Saõ Paulo. Durant cette mission, les participants pourront: Rencontrer

These days, aerospace engineering is all about the light stuff: building airplanes with lighter wings, fuselage and landing gear in an effort to reduce fuel costs. Advanced carbon-fiber composites have been used in recent years to lighten planes’ loads. These materials can match aluminum and titanium in strength but at a fraction of the weight,