Reinforcements

Unidirectional and biaxial glass-fibre reinforcements designed specifically for the manufacture of the long, thick laminates used in wind turbine blades have been launched by Ahlstrom-Munksjö of St

A facility for the manufacture of high-modulus glass fibre products is to be established in China by Chongqing Polycomp International Corp of Chongqing following the signing of a strategic cooperat

A single-ply textile support and reinforcement for rubbers and/or plastics has been developed by spinning company Gebrüder Otto.

Composite reinforcements specialist Metyx Group is to establish a technical textiles division in the USA through the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Ranlo, North Carolina.

A glass fibre roving designed for use in thermoplastic composites, such as tapes and long fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs) where high heat resistance is required, has been launched by Johns M

Chomarat of Le Cheylard, France, is to present two applications of its C-Ply multiaxial reinforcement for composites – a drone wing and a kayak – at the CAMX Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA,

Chomarat of Le Cheylard, France, says that multiaxial machine for the manufacture of carbon fibre reinforcements it has purchased from Karl Mayer of Obertshausen, Germany, is ten-times more product

Chomarat is planning a multi-million-Euro investment that will allow it to focus its development activities on the automotive and aerospace sectors. 

A UK-based developer specializing in nonwovens as reinforcements for composites will exhibit several new materials at

Fire-retardant (FR) fabrics for resin-transfer moulding (RTM) processes and a range of 'webbed' carbon fibre reinforcements will be showcased by Metyx Composites at JEC World in Paris, Fra

Glass fibre fabrics from Hexcel Reinforcements have been used by Dasyc SA for the manufacture of its Composite Modular Transportable Hangar (CMTH). 

METYX Composites, a division of textiles company Telateks AS, is in the process of doubling the size of its production facilities at its main manufacturing centre in Manisa, Turkey.  

PPG of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) of Livermore, California, will use high-performance computers to help reduce breakage during the glass fibre m

Giro Sport Design, based in Santa Cruz, California, USA, has launched a new cycling helmet – the Aerohead Ultimate MIPS – employing TeXtreme carbon fibre fabrics to create a light, strong and rigid

A hybrid woven fabric that is highly permeable – making it suitable for use with resin-transfer moulding (RTM) processes – has been developed by Cytec Industries Inc (now Solvay Cytec Group). 

Custom compression moulder and compounder of sheet-moulding compound (SMC) R3 Composites of Grabill, Indiana, USA, has set up a subsidiary that will supply multi-material nonwoven products to both

Teijin has announced plans to boost production capacity for its para-aramid fibre (Technora).

Johns Manville (JM) is to expand its glass fibre plant in Etowah, Tennessee, USA, to meet the increasing needs of the thermoplastics industry. 

Revolution Fibres, based in  Auckland, New Zealand, has officially become the first nanofibre producer in the world to meet aerospace industry standards and is introducing its XantuLayr product as

A 3200-g.m^–2 quadraxial carbon fibre fabric has been launched by Vectorply Corp of Phenix City, Alabama, USA. 

Formax of Narborough, UK, has opened its innovation centre, which comprises three divisions: polymer composites; automation; ceramic composites.

Two companies have won funding to develop graphene-enhanced sizings for carbon fibres.

Multiaxial fabric specialist Formax is currently constructing an innovation centre at its headquarters in Narborough, UK, to support its customers’ product development processes. 

Toho Tenax Co Ltd has developed a technology for the efficient production of thermoset carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) preforms, which it is calling Tenax Part via Preform (PvP).