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
The Eldorado for composites!
“The drop in sales in the European automotive sector in the first half of this year should not overshadow the powerful trend of continuous growth in global automotive production since 1945. A record...
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°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
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°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
EDITO
The Eldorado for composites!
“The drop in sales in the European automotive sector in the first half of this year should not overshadow the powerful trend of continuous growth in global automotive production since 1945. A record...
POINT OF VIEW: CLOSER TO THE SHOP FLOOR
About Momentive
Momentive was formed in October 2010 through the combination of the parent holding companies of Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (formerly known as Hexion...
Momentive: a front runner driven by innovations and strategies
In the field of composite materials, the high performance resin specialist Momentive mainly focuses on wind energy, automotive and cost reduction.All these topics are really challenging. Let’s see the...
COMPANIES & BUSINESS
3B-the fibreglass company looks toward Asia
Following the acquisition by the Braj Binani Group, 3B-the fibre-glass company gains significant and immediate growth potential and ensures long-term success. The Braj Binani Group completed the...
APPLICATIONS
Spoolable pipe system for the oil & gas industry
In cooperation with Statoil (Norway), Shell (NL) and MCS Kenny (UK), the Dutch company Airborne has developed a remarkably innovative thermo-plastic composite pipe concept mainly dedicated to the oil...
From fibre to façade
In 2004, five Dutch architectural firms were invited by the City of Amsterdam to submit their proposals for the renovation and extension of the Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art in Amsterdam. The winners...
MARKET
JEC Asia’s 5th anniversary celebrated by prestigious VIPs
On the 26th of June, the opening ceremony of JEC Asia 2012 was attended by prominent guests at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore. T un Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, the former prime minister of...
Glass fibre production worldwide: keeping pace
After having weathered the economic crisis, the market for glass-fibre-reinforced composites continues to expand, as we indicated the last time we discussed this topic. This article is an update of...
The GRP pipe sector in Turkey
In recent years, especially during the 2008-2010 period, GRP pipes achieved quick market penetration in Turkey supported by new investments. Four new companies started operations, in addition to the...
FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE
Braiding a convertible windscreen frame with concave sections
Carbon fibre braiding is an efficient, cost-effective manufacturing process for hollow structures. During braiding, carbon fibres are deposited onto a mandrel while adapting its shape. State-of-the-...
Continuous fibres in lightweight cars
The European Union requirements for average fleet CO2 emissions imply a reduction of around a third in under ten years, if one calculates with a value of 143 g CO2/km in November 2011. Exceeding the...
Improving impact performance in D-LFT composites with UD-glass tapes
The transportation sector is struggling to reduce component mass while maintaining or lowering production costs. This benefits composites, which can reduce mass 30-60% vs. metals while also providing...
Recycled and flax-reinforced composites for the Lola-Drayson prototype
Recycled and flax-reinforced composites born out of joint development programmes involving Umeco have been used to manufacture parts for the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, an all-electric prototype racing car...
BioMobile.ch: incorporating “green” reinforcements into an automotive body frame
BioMobile.ch is a prototype that minimizes CO2 High-performance chemistries emissions, in both its construction and operation. BioMobile.ch was originally developed as an energy-efficient vehicle. The...
High-performance chemistries put automotive manufacturers in the driving seat
Vehicle manufacturers are aggressively adopting lightweight composite materials to meet requirements for increased design freedom and flexibility, high strength, stiffness and reduced vehicle weight....
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Lighter than water
The Bayflex® RIM Lightweight polyurethane system can reduce the weight of automotive components by up to 30%. With a density of just 0.9 kilograms per litre, this material is even lighter than water....
Low-cost composite structures: how to avoid pitfalls
Advanced composite structures are used routinely in the modern aerospace industry. Most of them use the well-established prepreg lay-up and autoclave cure technology. Aerospace manufacturers are...
Towards structural fatigue evaluation in composite structures
This paper focuses on the fatigue phenomena and mechanisms in composite structures with application to both aeronautical structures (CFRP) and wind turbine blades (GFRP). It explains how fatigue...
TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS
lnnoblade®: design and validation of G10X modular blades
Gamesa’s G10X modular blades are a key component of the G10X-4.5MW, a multimegawatt onshore wind turbine that combines minimum cost of energy with a modular concept that allows installation in complex...
An almost perfect reinforcement
For over thirty years, Lavesan has been researching new materials and developing new technologies for the production of polyester and epoxy resins, gelcoats and colouring pastes. The firm also...
Organic sheets for injection moulding machines
Lightweight construction is gaining attention – and not only in the automotive industry. Bumpers, fenders, roof, and car interiors – every kilo stripped is golden profit. Less weight means more...
Environmentally-friendly epoxy resins
The environmental benefits of these new epoxy resins are certified by an independent organization – the International EPD Consortium (IEC) from Sweden. This product obtained the Environmental Product...
Marketing Manager for epoxy modifiers
Job description In this newly created position, your challenge is to enhance the sales and promotion of epoxy modifiers to existing and potential customers in Europe. • You will travel within Europe...
The Aliante
The Aliante bookshelf is a project developed for the Carbon Fibre Design Contest 2012 by Olympus FRP, winner of the 1st prize. The aim of the contest was to promote the use of carbon fibre material,...
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