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Meeting of the working group “Fiber Composites in Wind Energy” in Stade

On June 14, 22 a meeting of a working group took place in Stade for the first time this year. The productive exchange of the

21. June 2022

SUPREM installs new manufacturing line for thermoplastic composite materials

Suprem has installed a new manufacturing line to produce high-quality high-performance thermoplastic composite materials for automated additive manufacturing. Relying on decades of experience in thermoplastic

17. June 2022

From research directly into practice: National Lightweighting Validation Center opened

Circularly compatible lightweight engineering technologies are a key to sustainable business and the industrial future. The Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at

15. June 2022

Launch of calcbond – The ecosystem for adhesive joint design

The team of ar engineers GmbH has released the official version of their online calculation platform for bonded joints – calcbond. What is the mission

14. June 2022

Fortbildung Keramische Verbundwerkstoffe

Keramische Verbundwerkstoffe stellen eine noch junge Werkstoffklasse dar, deren Einführung in industrielle Märkte derzeit sehr erfolgreich verläuft. Auf Grund der guten tribologischen Eigenschaften, der extremen

13. June 2022

25th International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium

Neutral lightweight engineering – routes to a world in balance Sustainable management of our planet’s resources can only be achieved by reducing consumption to the

8. June 2022

2500 tons Press for Research

On May 31, 2022, the new Technology Center Thermoplastic Composites “TTC” was ceremonially put into operation at the Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH (IVW) by Rhineland-Palatinate

7. June 2022

Successful launch of the LightCon

LightCon celebrated its premiere in Hanover from June 1 to 2, 2022, parallel to this year’s Hannover Messe. The German Federal Minister of Economics and

7. June 2022

Review: “More efficiency through automation, digital twins and machine learning?” – CU members in dialogue

In the monthly “Jour Fixe” of the CU West cluster of Composites United e. V., companies from one technology field briefly introduce themselves. An expert

31. May 2022

MAInsights: Fast Lane and HoTStufF: Thermoplastic Rear Pressure Bulkhead

As part of a joint research activity, a Fast Lane project was created to develop of a thermoplastic rear pressure bulkhead demonstrator and the associated

25. May 2022