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TheorganizersofJECWorldsaysthatithadmorethan1,300exhibitorsand42,445visitorsfrom115countries.‘TheabilityofJECGrouptogatherthewholecompositesindustryunderoneroofoverthreedaysliesinthefactthatweal
HexcelCorporationhasintroduceditsthirdH160prototypeforAirbusHelicopters,featuringacarbon-inspiredliverythatrepresentsthecompositematerialsHexcelsuppliesforthehelicopter.ThisfollowsHexcel’sannoun
AscientistfromSouthKoreahasreportedlydevelopedeconomicallyviablebreakthroughtechnologyforreinforcingmetalmatrixcompositeswithsinglewallcarbonnanotubes.Forthisnewcompositematerial,ProfessorHansangKwonf
TheglobalcarbonfibermarketcouldreachUS$4,650millioninthenextfouryeara,accordingtoareportpublishedbyReportbuyer.com.ThemarketwaswasvaluedatUS$1,980millionin2015,andisanticipatedtoreachUS$4,650millionby
Theterms‘handmade’and‘hightech’arenotcommonlyfoundinthesamesentence,buttheybothapplytoanovelmethodforquicklyproducingfibersfromnanotubes.Themethod,developedbythelabofchemistMat
VeloxGmbHplanstoshowarangeofitsspecialitycompositesandadditivesatJECWorld2018,takingplaceinParis,Francefrom6to8March.Thisincludeglassreinforcementsforclosedmoldandpultrusionprocesses,drycarbonreinforc