News

New date for LightCon in fall 2021

More than a year ago, the coronavirus was detected in Germany for the first time. Since then, nothing has been the same. The event industry

18. 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

CU Member OCSiAl – Expanding the freedom of design: powder coating on FRP thanks to conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes

New conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes as a protecting layer on top of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) grant engineers and designers the ability to produce special

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

SAMPE Europe 21: Call for papers

The SAMPE Europe 21 Conference will be held in Baden/Zürich, Switzerland on September 29-30, 2021. The event is organized in a joint collaboration between SAMPE

25. February 2021

Connova: ANAVIA launches first unmanned helicopter

ANAVIA has developed the HT-100, a vertical take-off-and-landing system that combines high payload, long range and ease of operation. The lightweight construction weighs only 55

19. February 2021

Swiss CMT AG: Research project for more sustainability in the boating and water sports sector

Member Swiss CMT cooperates in the Eurostars research project “MarineCare – Sustainable composites from recycled carbon fibres and bio-based powder resin for maritime applications” with

14. February 2021

Hydrogen theme day of Composites United e.V. is a big success

Over 350 registrations for the virtual theme day “Hydrogen Storage – Opportunities for Fiber Composites” of Composites United e.V. (CU) on January 19, 2021. Speakers

26. January 2021

ZHAW Ceramic Materials Laboratory: New DLP printer

The Institute of Materials and Process Engineering IMPE at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences is actively involved in the dynamic development of new technologies

26. January 2021

SUPREM starts production on new manufacturing line

Suprem is leveraging decades of experience in thermoplastic composite materials into a new pultrusion line. The advanced machinery allows combining continuous fibres (carbon, glass and

26. January 2021