Composite
Overcoming Challenges of Industrial Bio-Composites
Testing New Manufacturing Processes for Composites Reinforced with Natural Fibers and Biological Resins The utilization of biological materials as reinforcement in the development of industrial composites emerges as a potential, more economical and sustainable alternative to replace synthetic components like carbon fiber or glass fiber. However, the use of biocomposites also presents technical challenges in …
BIOCarbon Fiber Takes Flight
Exploring New Entry and Exit Routes for Carbon Fiber Composites Despite its currently unmatchable benefits in enabling the production of lightweight parts that are exceptionally strong and have been critical to reducing emissions in numerous end-use applications – most significantly the aerospace industry – carbon fiber remains based on oil-based raw materials and is extremely …
China’s Fast-Growing Carbon Fiber Demand
Expanding Sustainability Includes Exploring Fiber Advancements in China for the Growth of Their Green Economy At the 29th China International Manmade Fiber Conference (CIMFC), September 26-27 in Jilin City, Jilin Province, China, experts and executives spoke about challenges and opportunities, advanced materials, manufacturing technologies, and sustainability relevant to the manmade fiber industry. Mr. Chen Xinwei, …
JEC Group goes all-virtual with JEC Connect digital event
JEC Group, the world’s leading company dedicated to promoting composite materials, has adapted its annual JEC World event as an all-new digital platform called JEC Composites Connect. The virtual event, presented June 1-2, 2021, represents the composite industry’s most significant event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting major industry players and highlighting innovations …
Top technologies for the processing of high-performance fibers
The textile machinery branch of Germany’s VDMA, the Frankfurt-headquartered mechanical engineering industry association, held a series of webinars showcasing the technologies of some 30 of its members between June and December 2020. Understandably, many of them concerned the sudden demand for facemasks and PPE last year – in which meltblown polypropylene microfibers proved such a …