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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

Articles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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Сase studies

Overmolded hybrid composite parts to be used in aircraft

SFS intec partners with TxV to re-engineer aircraft bracket using high-performance thermoplastic composite

Сase studies

High-performance polymers for scraper blades

Solvay’s Torlon® PAI enables durable, safe tools highly resistant to aerospace fluids and solvents

News 14.03.2019

Unique range of advanced materials

Arkema presents its portfolio of advanced materials for composites at JEC WORLD 2019

News 07.03.2019

New applications in mass production with Tepex

Bond-Laminates at JEC World, March 12–14, 2019, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center

News 28.02.2019

Solvay continues to deliver solutions for composite industry

The company will exhibit at JEC World 2019 on March 12-14 in Paris Nord Villepinte, France

News 28.02.2019

Collaborating with industry partners is key to advance the industry

Fortify and DSM partner to develop high-performance composite materials for 3D printing

News 31.01.2019

Teknor Apex presents new medical-grade compounds

New non-DEHP compounds for a broad range of medical PVC applications are available as standard, ‘off-the-shelf’ products

News 24.01.2019

Making greenhouses more efficient

A novel technology with lenses made from Evonik’s PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds