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
Always look on the bright side of things
Notwithstanding the disastrous effects of the crisis, it may also create challenging conditions that can sometimes be beneficial. The crisis, therefore, may also have its positive effects. In no...
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°149 - january 2022
N°144 - 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
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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
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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°102 - january 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
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N°88 - april 2014
N°87 - march 2014
N°86 - january 2014
N°85 - november 2013
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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
EDITOR
Always look on the bright side of things
Notwithstanding the disastrous effects of the crisis, it may also create challenging conditions that can sometimes be beneficial. The crisis, therefore, may also have its positive effects. In no...
NEWS
COMPANIES Umeco acquires Industria Plastica Monregalese
Umeco Plc announced on December 04, 2008 the acquisition of Industria Plastica Monregalese (IPM) from its private shareholders for a consideration of €16.8 million. IPM is a leading manufacturer and...
Vestas inaugurates Asia R&D centre in Singapore
Vestas recently celebrated the opening of its Asian R&D hub in Singapore with key research partnerships underway. Research partners include the Nanyang Technological University, the National...
NRC Aerospace: a structure at the heart of the Canadian aerospace industry
For 50 years now, NRC Aerospace has played a central role in aerospace research and has helped the Canadian industry to develop competitive products and services. Needless to say, composite materials...
AS Composite Inc.: an enterprise in the making
AS Composite is a young company whose development is closely tied in with a major innovation enabling the production of thermoplastic composite panels by continuous processing, with many and varied...
High-temperature composite moulds produced by infusion
The infusion process has been widely used in the composite industry but its use in mould making is relatively new. Composite moulds offer many advantages over their metal counterparts, notably their...
About Huntsman
Huntsman Advanced Materials is part of Huntsman, a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals. Huntsman has 13,000 employees and operates from multiple locations worldwide. The...
PCM Molds and Patterns Inc.
In less than 10 years, PCM Molds and Patterns has established its reputation as a quality mould manufacturer specializing in large structures well beyond the borders of Quebec (Canada) and into the...
INNOVATIONS Prepregs for aerospace applications
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) manufactures a range of aircraft interior prepreg materials which are qualified to Airbus specifications. The range includes epoxy, phenolic, and bismaleimide (BMI)...
BUSINESS
More information ...
Wood-plastic composite (commonly abbreviated as WPC) is a recyclable composite material lumber or timber made of recycled plastic and wood wastes. There are also application in the market, which...
Market developments in wood-plastic composites
While the global market for wood-plastic composites is expected to register further growth, a marketing effort is needed to increase consumer awareness of their advantages over soft woods. DR SALLY...
Full composite body gyroplane
The Austrian company, FD Composites, will soon be releasing on the market a new autogyro, the Arrow Copter AC 10, the airframe for which is made entirely out of composites. The autogyro, or gyroplane,...
Subcontracting: increasing complexity and interdependence
It is interesting to see how the concept of subcontracting has changed over time and how it continues to change. As subcontracting has developed, the prime manufacturers are becoming increasingly...
Human resources manager
Human resources are an organization’s backbone and the most important thing within all companies: Human. Being a human resources manager is far more than filling an administrative task. Let’s discuss...
FEATURE
A review of biocomposite development
Market demand for more environment-friendly products is rocketing. In two previous articles, we examined biocomposites [1] and natural-fibre performance [2]. In this one, we review the development of...
The availability of vegetable fibre resources
Developing vegetable-fibre-based composite materials raises the question of resource availability: what is at stake for composites development? To ensure a stable supply, material producers are...
Striking a balance between cost and properties: reuse of paper by-products
The objective of the PAPYRUS project is to study and reuse paper mill fibre byproducts in composite and plastics processing applications. The project is co-financed by AGRICE, the scientific interest...
Jazz up your WPC: additives improve WPC mechanically and visually
Modifying polymers with additives and colorants has always been an important innovation issue in the plastics industry. In fibre-reinforced plastics, conventional inorganic fillers such as chalk,...
A novel prepreg material combining natural fibres with a furan resin
Composite materials derived from renewable resources have received considerable interest in recent years due to the ever-increasing concern about the depletion of the earth’s fossil resources. The...
Applications for plant fibre/polymer composites in the industrial sector
In this article, our intention is to run the rule over the ways in which plant fibres are used in Europe in general and in France in particular, to highlight some of the new uses for plant fibres in...
Industrial applications for natural-fibre-reinforced composites
This paper describes the latest industrial applications for natural-fibre-reinforced composite materials. It also presents some lines of university research, various industrial products, and possible...
USERS’ PLATFORM
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Brodie Neill is a young dynamic designer capturing the attention of the international design scene with his new and exciting use of forms. Only recently having graduated, the 28-year-old Australian...
Manufacturing a fuselage via one-shot infusion
Bernard Stervinou, a lecturer at the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) of Brest (France) and keen aviation enthusiast, has created a group comprising his own students along with...
Lightweight bike frame using carbon fibre spread tow
At the Eurobike 08 exhibition, that took place last September in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the bicycle part manufacturer Asia Seiko introduced its latest development – the Fight Weapon lightweight...
The largest Brazilian construction project using the “Wall System”
MVC, a Marcopolo SA company, has now completed the largest construction project using the “Wall System” in Brazil. With a total surface area of 1,266 m², the Paranaense Club of Sportive Shooting in...
The invisible house
In our image-obsessed, visually accelerated world, disappearing may be the ultimate retreat according to architect Patrick Keane, founder of Enter Architecture. When a client came to him with the...
KNOW-HOW
Advanced ultrasonic NDT techniques for wind turbine blade inspection
This paper presents the development of inspection strategies intended to ensure the quality of the wind turbine blade manufacturing process, and in particular adhesive bond lines. It describes an...
Thermally-conductive composites
High thermal conductivity is a key requirement for many applications. While most traditional composites have low thermal conductivities, a growing number of thermally- conductive composites and...
Dismantling plastic tailgates incorporating INDAR technology
Plastic (polypropylene) to composite (sheet moulding compound) bonding is an innovative tailgate assembly method for hatchback cars. This new combination of materials gives consistent weight savings...
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