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IWK/zai: Sustainable High-Performance Alpine Ski

The Swiss ski manufacturer zai, together with the Institute of Materials Technology and Plastics Processing (IWK) at the University of Applied Sciences in Eastern Switzerland,

16. October 2021

Change of Managing Direction at Composites United e.V. – Dr. Tjark von Reden succeeds Alexander Gundling

Composites United e.V. bids farewell to its long-serving CEO Alexander Gundling, who is retiring. His successor Dr. Tjark von Reden comes from the association’s ranks.

4. October 2021

Be innovative and talk about it – CU working group “Composites Influencer” launched

By participating in the CU Working Group (WG) “Composites Influencer”, which was newly founded this year, CU members bundle their communication activities and develop a

28. September 2021

Posthumous award of the Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Klaus Friedrich

On September 9, 2021, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Klaus Friedrich was posthumously awarded the Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials during an honorary

20. September 2021

Carbon fiber research in the Lusatia region – needs analysis as part of the “InnoCarbEnergy” project

The properties of carbon fibres are as diverse as their potentials. By applying carbon fibres in multifunctional lightweight structures, wind turbines, for example, can generate

17. September 2021

Call for Papers: China-Germany-Japan Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing of New Energy Vehicles 2021

China’s huge market demand for new energy vehicles has created huge business opportunities for the development of the global automotive industry. China, Germany and Japan

17. September 2021

Composites United e.V. strengthens its headquarters in Berlin

The network for fiber-based multi-material lightweight design has got a new team member for the head office in Berlin since September 01, 2021. With Martin

14. September 2021

State of play Horizon Europe

Switzerland is currently treated as a non-associated third country for the submission of project proposals within “Horizon Europe” and other related programmes and initiatives. Switzerland’s

7. September 2021

Bachelor’s thesis: Numerical investigation of single overlapped structural bonds

We are proud to announce that one more Bachelor’s thesis, which topic was “The Numerical investigation of single overlapped structural bonds”, has been completed at

31. August 2021

Suprem boosts thermoplastic Towpreg technology

Suprem is boosting its thermoplastic towpreg technology to support large scale automated additive manufacturing of composite parts. Machinery and process innovations have been industrialized to

30. August 2021