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
Welcome aboard
“The aeronautical sector has always been at the cutting edge of composites innovation, whether in terms of materials, design, processes or equipment. However, the auto-motive sector is hot on its...
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°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
EDITO
Welcome aboard
“The aeronautical sector has always been at the cutting edge of composites innovation, whether in terms of materials, design, processes or equipment. However, the auto-motive sector is hot on its...
POINT OF VIEW: QUALITY & SERVICE
High-quality products and excellent customer service are key to success
Johns Manville Fibers Europe is the European subsidiary of Engineered Products Europe and Asia division (EPEA), one of the strategic business segments of Johns Manville. Its portfolio comprises glass...
COMPANIES & BUSINESS
Announcement
Dr. Markus Lienkamp to support the specialist jury of the eCarTec Award He will support the top-notch jury of the eCarTec Award. Prof. Dr. Lienkamp, board member of the Association of German Engineers...
Development
BASF enters the market of composite semi-finished parts for the automotive sector The weight saving trend in the auto-motive sector is becoming increasingly important as the year 2020 approach-es –...
Partnership
CCP Composites involved in a project led by Total and Peugeot After its commitment in the Total concept car exhibited at JEC Europe 2013, CCP Composites is now involved in a project led by Total and...
The effervescence of JEC Asia 2013 reflects a very dynamic Asian market
The 6th edition of JEC Asia proved itself again as a major event in Asia-Pacific for composites professionals to network and share knowledge. The important number of events, conferences and activities...
APPLICATIONS
Composite cylinders for a new range of natural gas buses
Renewing their confidence in Luxfer products, MAN Bus & Truck UK uses natural gas storage cylinders made by this manufacturer of high-pressure cylinders for the EcoCity range of natural gas buses...
Triton’s first flight for US Navy
The MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft built by Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed its first flight on the 22nd of May 2013 from the company’s manufacturing facility in...
The first grid-connected offshore wind turbine
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center officially launched a 1:8 scale model of the VolturnUS, the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast...
MARKET
Bio-based thermosetting resins: what’s currently on offer?
It truly has become much easier to purchase “greener” thermosetting resins, only you have to be prepared to pay a little more. This gap has been widened by the recent drop in the oil prices due to the...
Chinese composite industry: a dynamic sector
The Chinese composite market has been developing rapidly and steadily at a double-digit annual growth rate. China has become one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of unsaturated polyester...
FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE
Collaboration speeds up automotive manufacturing
Henkel has developed a new polyurethane matrix resin for the resin transfer moulding process (RTM) that will speed up the production of composite components in the automotive industry. Henkel’s know-...
Cost-effective manufacturing systems for composite parts
The ability to mass-produce composite components is influenced by three essential criteria: cycle times, material cost, and the quantities required for economical production. lndustries are working on...
Introduction of new solutions for automotive mass production
Whether a vehicle manufacturer is trying to reduce emissions or improve fuel efficiency, one of the most effective strategies is weight reduction and very few would dispute the fact that epoxy...
New long-glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene for automakers
Thermylene® I offers impact performance comparable to traditional LGPP with a 20% cost savings. Asahi Kasei Plastics announces a new long-glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene that has impact...
New sheet metal-free structure
Even passenger car front end carriers can now be designed exclusively of plastic, as illustrated by the new Skoda Octavia. Its front end carrier is made of a highly reinforced polyamide 6 from Lanxess...
World Rally Champion’s super-car benefits from lightweight composite body panels
The former World Rally Champion, Petter Solberg, is currently competing in the 2013 European Rallycross Championships with a customized 600 horsepower Citroën DS3 super-car fitted out with new...
Isogrid-stiffened automotive suspension control arm
Gaius Automotive has created a compression-moulded composite suspension control arm to demonstrate its design and manufactu-ring capabilities. A 40% weight saving was made possible by the effective...
Thermoplastic composite wishbone: the future of automotive composites
To meet weight-saving requirements in the automotive industry, composite materials need to comply with mechanical specifications while being able to meet this sector’s cost and production rate...
Thermoplastic composites for automotive seats
Weight reduction is a key objective in automotive seats and a multi-material approach combining continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastics, short-fibre plastics, and metals is being investigated for...
Performance of steel, aluminium and thermoplastic composite beam structures
In many parts of the world, automakers are approaching challenging deadlines requiring their vehicles to meet far better fuel economy and far lower greenhouse-gas emissions targets. Not surprisingly,...
Integral composite body structure for a light urban vehicle
Due to CAFE regulations, the automotive industry is now compelled to investigate all technology levers that could help reduce the carbon footprint of vehicles by 2020. These levers include power train...
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Advanced geometry modelling for 3D woven fabrics in composites processing and performance analysis
Numerical methods have become increasingly effective tools for the analysis and design of composite materials. This study investigates how the inclusion of geometrical variations in 3D woven fabric...
TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS
RTM presses offer short cycle times and high quality in the manufacture of carbon parts
Carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) have been used in the manufacture of car parts for several years now. However, as this ultra-light and extremely rigid material is much more expensive than...
Mould cavity pressure sensor for RTM
Swiss company Kistler has developed a sensor that can measure mould cavity pressures up to 200 bar during the processing and injection moulding of low-viscosity plastics and resins. The Type 6161AA...
Composite forming simulations: Ready for integration in product development programs
In cooperation with the University of Twente and major partners such as Boeing, the Thermoplastic Composite Research Center (TPRC) in Enschede is conducting research into thermoplastic composites...
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