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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

Numerical Calculation of bonded joints with calcbond’s AutoFEA Module

The third feature of calcbond is the AutoFEA – the module to perform automated finite element analyses of standardized bonded joint use cases. After developing

24. May 2022

LightCon: Strong conference program for sustainable circular economy

Around 40 national and international speakers, 14 hours of program, five top-class keynotes and four industry-oriented focus topics over two days – the LightCon conference

19. May 2022

BIONTEC integrates electronic components into structural parts

BIONTEC has successfully developed a process to integrate electronic components into structural parts allowing for standard conductors and connectors to be used. A world first

11. May 2022

Invitation to the KOMPOZYT EXPO fair in Krakow to the CU joint booth – September 28 & 29, 2022

As part of our cooperation with the Polish Cluster of Composite Technologies (PKTK, Polski Klaster Technologii Kompozytowych, http://pktk.pl/), we are organizing a joint exhibition stand

10. May 2022

Analytical calculation of bonded joints with calcbond

The online platform calcbond provides a comprehensive tool for the design, calculation and verification of adhesive bonded joints. When designing overlapped bonded joints, analytical calculation

10. May 2022

CompPair is proud to work with ArianeGroup to shape the future of access to space for a faster turnover of reusable vehicles to reduce launch costs

Our CU Member CompPair Technologies Ltd. joins the ArianeGroup consortium to define the 2025-2050 technology and demonstrators roadmaps for the European Space Agency (ESA) reusable

10. May 2022