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Structural components for EUCLID

In search of dark matter: Braunschweig-based lightweight construction specialist INVENT GmbH contributes significantly to the success of the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite mission EUCLID.

8. August 2023

Linda Klopsch resigns from Ceramic Composites board of directors

Linda Klopsch, former head of department at the DLR Institute of Structures and Design, climbed the career ladder on June 1, 2023. As Managing Director

24. July 2023

Call for Papers: 20. Munich Symposium on Lightweight Design

Since 2003, the Technical University, the University of the Federal Armed Forces and the Munich University of Applied Sciences have invited all those interested in

20. July 2023

New CU member service: International Newsletter

Composites United continues to expand its member service and launches an international newsletter with its network partner from Japan, the Innovative Composite Center (ICC). Several

18. July 2023

Woodtrusion – Thin woods to CFRP reinforced high-quality structural timber

Wood is a natural fiber composite material made from cellulose fibers and the biological matrix lignin. Due to the large proportion of pores and growth-related

27. June 2023

Preventing FOD during composite layup and avoiding material waste

Beyond Gravity produces cylindrical, conical and ogive-shaped structures made from prepreg for space applications. Several measures are already in place to minimize Foreign Object Damage

22. June 2023

LightCon 2023 – International lightweight conference sets impulses for a sustainable future

At this year’s LightCon, which took place in Hanover on June 13, 2023, around 400 international experts discussed the importance of lightweight design against the

20. June 2023

Korean Delegation meets German Lightweight Industry

AUGSBURG/STADE | 20.06.2023 As part of the market development program of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), a 15-member delegation from

20. June 2023

Lighter off the roll: New technologies for greater energy and resource efficiency

The latest results with the diversification of the central technology platform of single-stage direct processing were presented at the thermoPre® symposium in Chemnitz. This also

20. June 2023

Recycled carbon fibres for Sports Industry

Implementing a thermoset resin winding process with recycled carbon fibre yarn should help reducing the CO2 emissions for the raw materials by up to 90%

14. June 2023