N°162 - may 2025 - JEC Composites Magazine - JEC Composites Magazine Digital Edition

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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.

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“This issue of your JEC Composites Magazine looks back on a recordbreaking JEC World show, with over 45,000 professional visits from 94 countries! And since there is always something new at JEC World,...

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A Chinese research team from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has managed to modify decommissioned wind turbine blades through a combination of physical...

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Global climate goals, societal pressures and technological developments are converging to force industries to change their ways and adjust their offerings. Ambitious targets for cutting carbon...

Winner of the JEC Startup Booster 2025, Tree Composites aims to accelerate the energy transition through the innovative use of composite materials for joints in offshore wind foundations. To know more...

The composites industry stands at a pivotal point, navigating a landscape shaped by shifting market trends and emerging opportunities. Understanding industry dynamics and market perceptions is...

As President Trump’s second term unfolds, the manufacturing landscape in the United States is poised for a significant transformation. The administration’s renewed focus on reshoring manufacturing...

What are the overarching trends and topics of the future, outstanding projects and what are the core strengths of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft? What makes it special in the international landscape of...

Several techniques are available for joining thermoplastic composites, including resistance welding and ultrasonic welding. While resistance welding uses Joule heating inside an electricallyconductive...

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JEC Composites Magazine

N°162 - may 2025

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JEC World: revealing and enhancing the promise of the composites market