Wessex Resins has confirmed that it is attending this year’s JEC World, Paris on 25-27 April and will be taking its PRO-SET® epoxy team to Hall 5 – F23. The event brings together global companies – such as Wessex Resins which manufactures and distributes WEST SYSTEM®, PRO-SET and ENTROPY RESINS® epoxy under license from Gougeon […]
In a move which will delight all WEST SYSTEM® epoxy users, 207 Coating Hardener has been reformulated into a Special Clear Hardener. In addition to offering the high strength and moisture resistance properties, the reformulation into 207 Special Clear Hardener offers an exceptionally clear finish. As with its previous iteration, structures made with WEST SYSTEM […]
UK headquartered chemicals company, Scott Bader, has entered into a new partnership with Biesterfeld – Germany’s leading distributor of composites, rubber and specialty chemicals. The global manufacturer has secured Biesterfeld’s support within two segments – CASE and Performance Products – across several European regions, where the group will take its resins, gelcoats and acrylic dispersions […]
Base Materials further strengthens its range of polyurethane (PU) tooling board materials with three new specialist products, all manufactured at its facility in Leicester, UK. The extension of Base Materials’ range includes the addition of BP600, a medium-density PU tooling material, and two new abrasion-resistant, high-density PU tooling materials, BP1200 and BP1700. John Miller, Managing […]
The Hague/Newark, April 20, 2023 – Airborne, supplier of automated and digital manufacturing solutions for composites, and Accudyne Systems, Inc., leading provider of first-of-a-kind automation solutions for novel manufacturing processes, sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the JEC World 2023 to collaborate on automated composites manufacturing solutions. By joining forces, clients all over the […]
Velocity Composites, the leading supplier of composite material kits to aerospace and other high-performance manufacturers, has completed the successful manufacture of the first composite production kits from its new advanced manufacturing facility in Alabama, US. The major development at the site supports the signing of a five-year Work Package Agreement in December last year with […]
The new Turkish office, based in Istanbul, has been established to offer Scott Bader’s key distribution partners and customers local expertise in the growing composite, adhesive and functional polymer markets in Turkey and Central Asia. Whilst working in partnership with key Turkish distributors such as Telateks-Metyx Composites for composites and SAFIC ALCAN for functional polymers, […]
Machine builder and composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp [Northwich, UK] has created an open-access Innovation Centre at its headquarters in Cheshire as a development, prototyping and testing space for the advanced materials and composites industry. The 15,000 sq ft R&D facility will house machines from across the company’s entire product range including filament winding, prepreg […]
In research and industry, it is getting more and more important for users of vacuum systems to be able to control individual pumps and to use their operating data. Vacuum specialist Leybold has developed a controller precisely for this purpose. With the Multi-VAControl, users have a solution to control, monitor and synchronise pumps in central […]
Technical Fibre Products (TFP) launched, ECOVEIL, a new range of sustainable nonwovens, at this year’s JEC World on 25-27 April. ECOVEIL is a new customisable range of nonwovens produced from naturally derived or recycled fibres. These materials have been specifically developed for use in advanced composite structures to improve the finish, fabrication or functionality of […]