JEC Composites Magazine is the point of contact of the international Composites Community, 6 times a year, with topics covering scientific information, business, technology, manufacturing, and application sectors trends.
In each and every issue, readers will learn about the entire composites industry value chain (from raw materials to application markets), and be inspired with current and future innovations.
The six sections of the magazine consist in:
- NEWS: with interviews, articles about business development (M&As, appointments, partnerships and collaborations, awards etc.).
- BUSINESS: with articles covering trends and markets, focusing on a specific country or region, with the composites market, or the application markets, or the companies strategies etc. in that country or region, and a startup focus.
- MANUFACTURING: with articles about production processes and processing equipment.
- FEATURE: an in-depth overview of a specific topic (typically an application sector), plus a JEC World Preview in April/May and Review in June/July.
- SOLUTIONS: composites around us, with articles showing how composite materials are being used in applications which impact our everyday lives.
- TECHNOLOGY: with articles about developments in materials, testing and control, repair, joining, design and simulation, recycling and reuse, R&D.
Enjoy your reading!
Contents
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“Over the past 10 years, the automotive industry has undergone a deep unprecedented transformation and everyone keeps in mind the formula of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors: “There are going to be...
N°158 - september 2024
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N°154 - january 2024
N°153 - november 2023
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N°151 - june 2023
N°150 - april 2023
N°149 - january 2023
N°148 - november 2022
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N°146 - june 2022
N°145 - april 2022
N°144 - january 2022
N°149 - january 2022
N°143 - november 2021
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N°141 - july 2021
N°140 - may 2021
N°139 - march 2021
N°138 - january 2021
N°137 - november 2020
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N°131 - november 2019
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N°126 - january 2019
N°125 - november 2018
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N°117 - november 2017
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N°112 - april 2017
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N°110 - january 2017
N°109 - november 2016
N°108 - october 2016
N°107 - august 2016
N°106 - july 2016
N°105 - june 2016
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N°102 - january 2016
N°101 - november 2015
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N°96 - april 2015
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N°93 - december 2014
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N°88 - april 2014
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N°86 - january 2014
N°85 - november 2013
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N°81 - may 2013
N°80 - april 2013
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N°78 - january 2013
N°77 - december 2012
N°76 - october 2012
N°75 - august 2012
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N°69 - november 2011
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N°66 - july 2011
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N°61 - november 2010
N°60 - october 2010
N°59 - august 2010
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N°57 - may 2010
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N°55 - february 2010
N°54 - january 2010
N°53 - november 2009
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N°50 - july 2009
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N°48 - may 2009
N°47 - march 2009
N°46 - january 2009
FROM THE EDlTORlAL TEAM
Looking for ACES
“Over the past 10 years, the automotive industry has undergone a deep unprecedented transformation and everyone keeps in mind the formula of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors: “There are going to be...
MOVING COMPOSITES FORWARD
“Decarbonisation is imperative for our future”
BMW i Ventures teams up with Bcomp to decarbonise the vehicle design process using composites with natural fibre instead of carbon fibre. Their partnership aims to integrate a higher proportion of...
NEWS
Sigmatex investment expands US capacity by 50% to meet growing demand
Sigmatex, one of the world’s leading producers of carbon fibre textiles, has completed a significant phase of investment in its Carbon Textile Solutions (CTS) operation at its North American site in...
DLR successfully tests Volocopter’s air taxi
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt; DLR) has successfully conducted static vibration tests on the VoloCity air taxi from the German company Volocopter. Tests were...
Toray milestone supports US Army’s future long-range assault aircraft
Toray Composite Materials America, manufacturer and supplier of carbon fibre and prepreg materials, celebrated the commissioning of its upgraded carbon fibre production line in Decatur, Alabama. The...
New GTL breakthrough composite tubing achieves liquid hydrogen flow in 2 seconds
A first of its kind results from a NASA SBIR program show Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories (GTL)’s Blended Hybrid Laminate™ composite technology for cryogenic tubes, pipes and transfer lines can reduce the...
NREL advances method for recyclable wind turbine blades
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) see a realistic path forward to the manufacture of bio-derivable wind blades that can be chemically recycled,...
Toray Advanced Composites appoints Steven Mead as global chief commercial officer
Mr Mead will play a pivotal role in achieving Toray’s global commercial strategy and expanding the market penetration of Toray’s next-generation composite materials technology. Having held senior...
Syensqo recalls strategic areas of develop-ment, including batteries for electric vehicles
Between Sampe America and the Battery Show Europe, we followed the news from Syensqo which provides information on its strategic priorities, batteries for electric vehicles for example, and in...
BUSINESS
“Pierre-Carbone blends high performance and environmental sustainability seamlessly”
While the building and construction sector is looking for greener solutions, TechnoCarbon, with the Pierre-Carbone technology, aims to offer “a new type of composite that features a low-carbon...
Trenchless rehabilitation: the underground opportunity for composites
On June 1st, 2024, a state of emergency had to be declared in Atlanta, USA, following a major water main break that impacted thousands of citizens for almost a week. A few days later, a similar but...
The Turkish composites market confirms its dynamism
The Turkish Composite Manufacturers Association is working on developing composites in the country, collaborating closely with composites companies, non-governmental organisations and consumers. The...
MANUFACTURlNG
From prototype to serial production: 3 megatrends for composite production in aviation
The composites industry has long since evolved from a newcomer to an established industry and is now an innovation driver for many sectors. However, manual processes still dominate the production of...
Aeronautical composites: towards the industrialisation of production
Until recently, the production of composite aeronautical parts was more of an artisanal process than a truly industrial one. The main reasons were highly manual processes and lengthy, energy-intensive...
FEATURE
Chinese companies strive to build a composite automotive parts industry in Changzhou
Despite the dynamism of Changzhou's automotive and composite industrial clusters, the local composite automotive parts industrial chain is still in its infancy. Foreign companies are welcome to help...
US automotive industry: race to make the composites case
As the US automotive industry tackles transformative change, composite components suppliers have an important window of opportunity. Electrification, assistive driving automation, connected cars, new...
Promoting composites innovations in the automotive industry by an online application
I3P-composites is an online application made to assist professionals in the automotive industry in finding the latest composite innovations that may be a solution to develop their vehicles. Available...
Continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites for lightweight car design
Designed to be used in lightweight applications, Tepex®, a line of continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials conceived by Envalior, extends its potential to the designing of...
Advancing CFRP circularity by innovating in the processing of recycled carbon fibres
CIDER project aims to enhance the sustainability of CFRP hydrogen tanks by recycling shredded and depolymerised tanks into recycled Carbon Fibres (rCF). These rCFs are then processed into aligned non-...
Zigy, leveraging advanced composites design for urban mobility
Zigy, a cutting-edge single-seater electric vehicle, exemplifies the future of urban mobility through advanced composites. Engineered by DEXET Technologies and styled by Andrea Mocellin, Zigy features...
SOLUTlONS
Medical composites industry
“A disease known is half cured,” once said the renowned physician Thomas Fuller. And nowadays, to diagnose and cure diseases, composites play a major role. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games showcased how...
Technical materials: why co-design is so important in creating innovative medical devices
In the demanding sector of medical devices, it is essential to be able to innovate rapidly and meet the precise needs of healthcare professionals and their patients. At the same time, the growing...
Hybrid polymer implant offers a new solution for sternum closure
STERN FIX represents a new era in sternal closure, offering a high-performance polymeric solution that outperforms traditional metal-based systems. The adaptability of the polymeric material makes...
Composites at the Paralympic Games: performance, technical prowess and inclusivity
The XVIIth edition of the Paralympic Games, held this year in Paris, officially ended on September 8. Some 4,400 athletes from 185 national delegations went head-to-head for medals in 22 different...
TECHNOLOGY
Use of FRP rebars in reinforced concrete structures: overview of the French AFGC guidelines
In 2018, the French Civil Engineering Association (AFGC) established a working group on the use of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bars for internal concrete reinforcement to formulate French...
Light RTM: from past insights to future breakthroughs
Following the development of RTM technologies, light RTM be-came the main variant, especially in marine and land transport. This is how it was created and how this technology works. The 1980s saw the...
AML-UPAT promotes research and education in composite materials
The Applied Mechanics Laboratory at the University of Patras (AMLUPAT) promotes science, technology and engineering of composite materials, transferring innovative solutions to various industrial sec-...
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