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Spaghetti with chocolate – CU North promotes young STEM talents

As part of its activities to promote young talent, Composites United e.V. (CU) has a special focus on STEM areas. STEM stands for Science, Technology,

13. July 2021

Switzerland and Sweden strengthen cooperation in innovation promotion

In 2013, the Swiss-Swedish Innovation Initiative (SWII) was launched, in which companies with their R&D departments, innovative SMEs and start-ups, and universities work together to

17. June 2021

Composites United expands its range of working groups – Focus on “Fire Protection” and “Pultrusion”

Composites United e.V. (CU) as a network for fiber-based multi-material lightweight design supports and promotes its members in the industrial use of hybrid composites. For

11. May 2021

RUAG: Basic structure for new generation of weather satellites

Six metres high, weighting 1000 kilograms and assembled from over 24,000 parts: These are the dimensions of the second generation of European weather satellites, which

10. May 2021

icotec finalist of the Swiss Medtech Award 2021

Our member icotec ag has made it to the last three finalists of the Swiss Medtech Award 2021! We congratulate them and keep our fingers

5. May 2021

Welcome CompPair Technologies Ltd.

We are happy to present our newest member: CompPair Technologies Ltd. CompPair Technologies Ltd. is an EPFL-Spin-off providing healable and sustainable composite solutions to improve

29. April 2021

Carbomill and 9T Labs make digital composite production possible

Specialists in complex mechanical machining of fibre composites are working with an ETH spin-off that is advancing the production of structural carbon composites through 3D

26. April 2021

The digital LEICHTBAUATLAS connects the lightweight design community

Lightweight design is essential for many industries to secure their future competitiveness. Thanks to greater material and resource efficiency, this key technology not only holds

26. March 2021

Launch of the new European Innovation Council

With a budget of €10 billion for the period 2021-2027 the European Innovation Council (EIC) has a mission to identify, develop and scale-up breakthrough technologies

9. March 2021

Nägeli Swiss AG: aCC process expands application possibilities in lightweight construction

Thread impressions, precisely fitting precision bores or integrated connecting elements – the aCC process (Automated Composite Compression Process) developed by Nägeli offers an alternative manufacturing

26. February 2021