With their recently installed high-temperature unidirectional tape line, Japan-based composites manufacturer MaruHachi enables new opportunities for high-end applications in demanding market segments like aerospace, automotive or others outperforming traditional materials based on PP and PA which are already widely available. Please find the related press release here.

Dr. Michael Effing (CEO AMAC GmbH) and FibreCoat GmbH, a start-up providing revolutionary coating technology for composite and shielding applications for tomorrow´s mobility and construction industry, are very happy to invite you to an interactive free-of-charge webinar on January 27th at 9 am CET. Please register yourself following this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v952IAbkTiSjr_4VoI99rw. Dr. Michael Effing (AMAC) will moderate the event and the Fibrecoat team (Dr. Robert Brüll, CEO, Richard Haas, CFO and Alexander Lüking, CTO) will introduce the recently launched ALUCOAT (TM), an aluminum-coated glass or basalt fibre which is suitable as electro-magnetic shielding material in various applications. ALUCOAT (TM) offers extraordinary thermal conductivity and better heat transfer compared to traditional composite material while being extremely cost-efficient.

As of November 1st, 2020, AMAC is pleased to announce its cooperation with company FibreCoat for the market introduction of their products and global business development. FibreCoat is a young, award-winning start-up and spin-off of the RWTH Aachen University in Germany and develops multi-filament coated yarns, fabrics and composites based on glass or basalt fibres. Further information can be found in the related press release here.

The AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe – has published its annual market report for glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP). In 2020, the European GRP market is now experiencing the sharpest slump since the economic and financial crisis of 2008/2009 due to the corona pandemic. Production volume has fallen by 12.7% to 996,000 tonnes. The greatest losses are in the transport sector. Germany remains the largest manufacturer of GRP with 207,000 tonnes. Please read the full press release here.

Thanks to technological advancement in material aspects and industry 4.0 technologies, composite materials are finding their way into mainstream industries. For many companies the use of composites is an opportunity to innovate. However, as an SME, it’s challenging to start prototyping and testing of advanced composite technologies.Join our virtual roadshow and learn the latest trends in the European composites market and the impact of the current COVID-19 crisis. We will explain the basics of composites and show a unique training program comprising the latest manufacturing technologies and guidelines on successful bonding of composite structures.  We also offer you the opportunity to talk directly with the research partners. Through an online matchmaking session we organise an open discussion on digitization, sustainability and disruptive technologies in the composites industry. Please register here for several events in December or contact Mona Ziegler.