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• Ultrasonic Welding Film to Increase Composite Bond Strength

  

  Scientists at Sensor Products believe that Ultrasonic Welding (USW), is to become more popular within the industry to bond carbon fibre and other composite materials.

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• Bayer MaterialScience opens €22 Million Nanotube Facility

  

  Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at Chempark Leverkusen.

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• Axion LOI to Supply Thermoplastic Material for Composite Containers

  Axion International Holdings has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Innovative Composites International (ICI) to supply Axion’s patented thermoplastic material to ICI and their strategic partner, Universal Storage Containers (USC), for certain elements in the construction of their composite containers.

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• Gibson/Jushi Environmental Stewardship Program to be Presented at ACMA Conference in Las Vegas

  

  Ron Adams, Vice President of Technical Sales for Gibson Fiberglass, is set to present information regarding a collaborative Environmental Stewardship program between Gibson and Jushi on Wednesday, February 10.

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• Cytec Selected to Support Bombardier Aerospace Aircraft Programs

  

  Cytec Industries’ Engineered Materials division has been awarded contracts to supply carbon fibre composite materials for major primary structures on Bombardier’s new CSeries and Learjet 85 aircraft programs. Cytec was also awarded a contract to supply a suite of advanced materials for current Bombardier aircraft programs.

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• Strongwell Introduces the New Gridform Design Guide

  

  Strongwell Corporation has introduced its Gridform Design Guide to assist bridge engineers in determining if Gridform is a better alternative for reinforced concrete bridge decks.

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• TenCate Strengthens Position in the UK Armour Market

  

  Royal TenCate has agreed to acquire the armour company AML UK, based in Swindon, United Kingdom. This acquisition will provide TenCate with full access to the UK market for lightweight composite armour solutions. AML has annual sales of approximately £ 10 million. The share purchase agreement is expected to be concluded this month.

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• UBC Researchers to Lead Two NSERC Strategic Networks

  Researchers at the University of British Columbia have received $10.3 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to lead and coordinate two Strategic Networks in machining and biomaterials technology.

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• Blackhawk Composites Manufacturing Facility Opens in Morgantown

  This week saw the opening of Blackhawk Composites, a startup manufacturer of advanced aerospace composite parts.

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• Imperium Launches Compact Ultrasound Imaging Camera for Realtime and Remote Diagnostics

  

  Imperium has released the new Acoustocam i600, a lighter more rugged version of its predecessor, which is currently used by Boeing, US Navy, Airbus, NASA, Hexcel and others for NDI; especially on composite materials, report manufacturers.

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