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
Cycle times at the heart of the issue
“As the automotive sector enters into some rough times, lowering vehicle weight is more than ever a central issue, and even a necessity. Lower weight appears to be the one solution for reaching...
N°159 - november 2024
N°158 - september 2024
N°157 - july 2024
N°156 - may 2024
N°155 - march 2024
N°154 - january 2024
N°153 - november 2023
N°152 - september 2023
N°151 - june 2023
N°150 - april 2023
N°149 - january 2023
N°148 - november 2022
N°147 - september 2022
N°146 - june 2022
N°145 - april 2022
N°144 - january 2022
N°149 - january 2022
N°143 - november 2021
N°142 - september 2021
N°141 - july 2021
N°140 - may 2021
N°139 - march 2021
N°138 - january 2021
N°137 - november 2020
N°136 - september 2020
N°135 - july 2020
N°134 - may 2020
N°133 - march 2020
N°132 - january 2020
N°131 - november 2019
N°130 - september 2019
N°129 - july 2019
N°128 - may 2019
N°127 - march 2019
N°126 - january 2019
N°125 - november 2018
N°124 - october 2018
N°123 - august 2018
N°122 - july 2018
N°121 - may 2018
N°120 - april 2018
N°119 - march 2018
N°118 - january 2018
N°117 - november 2017
N°116 - october 2017
N°115 - august 2017
N°114 - july 2017
N°113 - june 2017
N°112 - april 2017
N°111 - march 2017
N°110 - january 2017
N°109 - november 2016
N°108 - october 2016
N°107 - august 2016
N°106 - july 2016
N°105 - june 2016
N°104 - april 2016
N°103 - march 2016
N°101 - november 2015
N°100 - october 2015
N°99 - september 2015
N°98 - july 2015
N°97 - may 2015
N°96 - april 2015
N°95 - march 2015
N°94 - january 2015
N°93 - december 2014
N°92 - october 2014
N°91 - august 2014
N°90 - june 2014
N°89 - may 2014
N°88 - april 2014
N°87 - march 2014
N°86 - january 2014
N°85 - november 2013
N°84 - october 2013
N°83 - august 2013
N°82 - july 2013
N°81 - may 2013
N°80 - april 2013
N°79 - march 2013
N°78 - january 2013
N°77 - december 2012
N°76 - october 2012
N°75 - august 2012
N°74 - july 2012
N°73 - june 2012
N°72 - april 2012
N°71 - march 2012
N°70 - january 2012
N°69 - november 2011
N°68 - october 2011
N°67 - august 2011
N°66 - july 2011
N°65 - may 2011
N°64 - april 2011
N°63 - march 2011
N°62 - january 2011
N°61 - november 2010
N°60 - october 2010
N°59 - august 2010
N°58 - june 2010
N°57 - may 2010
N°56 - april 2010
N°55 - february 2010
N°54 - january 2010
N°53 - november 2009
N°52 - october 2009
N°51 - september 2009
N°50 - july 2009
N°49 - june 2009
N°48 - may 2009
N°47 - march 2009
N°46 - january 2009
ÉDITO
Cycle times at the heart of the issue
“As the automotive sector enters into some rough times, lowering vehicle weight is more than ever a central issue, and even a necessity. Lower weight appears to be the one solution for reaching...
POINT OF VIEW: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Aurora Flight Sciences, composites materials conqueer the skies
Founded in 1989, Aurora Flight Sciences is primarily specialised in aeronautics research and construction of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). During the 2015 Dubai Airshow, the company released the...
COMPANIES & BUSINESS
A compact line for carbon recycling will be installed at Institute für Textiltechnik in Augsburg
Dilo Group, a manufacturer of innovative and productive machines and production systems for non-woven applications, decided to set up a compact line for carbon fibre recycling at Institut für...
Plastic Omnium inaugurates a development center in Tokyo
This center, which groups together 80 people, is designed to support Plastic Omnium’s growth among Japanese automotive manufacturers. It houses the design and management of the development of new...
Toray will build integrated production line for carbon fibre in the U.S.
The new agreement extends the comprehensive agreement that was signed in November 2005 by more than 10 years from this year. The total value of prepreg Toray Group will supply for both 787 and 777X...
DSM Composite Resins to be renamed Aliancys
Earlier this year DSM announced a partnership with CVC Capital Partners (CVC). This involved the formation of a holding company and the start of the DSM Composite Resins business as a separate...
Polynt launches production line in Germany
The company has invested in its German location near Frankfurt in a new production line fully dedicated to manufacturing of carbon fibre reinforced SMC for serial applications. Polynt is a specialist...
Covestro, Saertex and Hübers develop a technology to produce 45 meter-long spar cap for wind power rotor blades
Companies produced a prototype of a 45 meter-long spar cap. The spar is the core of the structural framework and has to accommodate the full wind load. Together with Saertex, a manufacturer of non-...
Aerion and Airbus announce expanded collaboration on supersonic AS2
With joint engineering efforts accelerating on the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet program, Aerion and Airbus Group announced a new agreement that will expand North American-based Airbus Group...
APPLICATIONS
Hybrid, lightweight, armour project
The LightArmour project is a collaboration between seven partners over 27 months with the main goal of bringing an innovative alternative to traditional armour systems through the use of a combination...
Carbon fibre suspension part for motorcycles
With the added benefit of being suitable for multiple motorcycle models, this new suspension part has the particularity of being used for both the front and rear suspensions of a motorcycle. Created...
MARKET
2015, a year rich in new developments
There clearly has been a lot of activity in our industry this year. Its future in terms of volume has never been so rosy in the context of our obligations for CO2 emission reduction, with the...
FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE
Could the recent use of CFRP by German carmakers announce a take-off of CFRP?
Inovev is an analysis and information platform fully dedicated to the automotive industry. It analyses the vehicle market and all the innovations coming up in the global automotive industry, looking...
Automotive lightweighting with natural fibre-reinforced solutions
What if you could reduce part weight by 5% or more, maintain mechanical performance, and even use more sustainable materials in the construction of your vehicles? A new natural fibre-reinforced...
A proven solution for lightweight motorsport and road car bodywork
North Thin Ply Technology’s thin plies are now used in a wide range of applications such as motorsports, marine/yachting, sports & leisure, aerospace and luxury goods. North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT)...
Thermoplastic Material Toolbox
In the future, lightweight design will become more important for ecological and sustainable mobility due to the shortage of resources, especially fossil fuels. Therefore, new design concepts and high-...
New PUR matrix triples energy absorption potential
Covestro, formerly Bayer MaterialScience, has developed a new Baydur® matrix system for carbon fibre structural components in cars that has three times the energy absorption potential of comparable...
Composite materials ready to replace aluminium in internal combustion engines
In the next 3-5 years, the first cylinder housings manufactured from polymer composite materials could be introduced into passenger car and motorbike engines, replacing the aluminium components...
Fit for large series
Automotive supplier Fritzmeier relies on HP-RTM technology from KraussMaffei to manufacture carbon fibre-reinforced components. More than 65 HP-RTM machines from KraussMaffei are already on the market...
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Nanofibre veils for high-performance composites
Revolution Fibres has developed Xantu.Layr™, the world’s first commercially available nanofibre interleaving veil. Xantu.Layr™ has been shown to improve the fracture toughness (delamination...
A miracle in trace: Too good to be true! But it is truly true
Trace, the sum of the diagonal components of the stiffness matrix of composites, is the one and only one material property that is needed to determine not only the stiffness of laminates but also...
TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS
ln-process force and temperature monitoring while drilling composites
Machining operations are frequently used in the manufacture of fibre-reinforced plastics parts as a corrective operation to produce well-defined, high-quality surfaces that often require the removal...
Quality assessment of composites
The glass and carbon fibre industry continues to grow rapidly and into many new applications. A key quality characteristic of composite materials is the bond strength between fibre and matrix. This...
Intelligent automation of the preforming process
Driven by technological innovations and new applications, the composite market is expected to show growth worldwide in the foresee-able future. The use of composite materials in the transportation...
Thermoplastic composites production by room-temperature vacuum infusion
The CANOE technical platform recently produced the largest thermo-plastic composite boat ever manufactured by vacuum-assisted resin infusion at room temperature. This 9-metre long pirogue opens the...
Modern vacuum technology for resin infusion in yacht construction
Galeon motor yachts are up to 25 m long, with major components such as the hull, the deck and the superstructure constructed of glass fibre-reinforced plastic. The material is either hand-laminated or...
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