Cost-competitive thermoplastic rib. As part of the Wing of Tomorrow program, GKN Aerospace’s U.K. and Netherlands locations teamed up to design a thermoplastic composite rib using out-of-autoclave ...

Now more than ever, customers are looking for ways to prolong the results of their pavement maintenance. If you're looking for durability in pavement marking, thermoplastic can fill the need.

“When we started 30 years ago, laser technology was not ready for high-speed processing of thermoplastic composites,” says Janssen. “You can imagine that, especially on the control side, you only had ...

Working with Starling Cycles and Composite Braiding, the National Composites Centre (NCC) has proven that thermoplastic carbon fibre can be used to make an electric mountain bike frame, which means it ...

Building a sustainable future is undoubtedly growing in importance as airlines face greater scrutiny to reduce their carbon footprint. Rising fuel costs and supply chain delays have prompted ...

CFTP materials can be formed into any shape using only a combination of heat and pressure. Hence, they are much easier and safer to process because they do not produce any harmful emissions, and are ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Thermoplastic Elastomers Market by Type (SBC, TPU, TPO, TPV, COPE, PEBA), End-use Industry (Automotive ...

Magna says its rear thermoplastic swing doors, are hitting the market for the first time on the all-electric Volkswagen ID.BUZZ. The doors for the cargo versions contain recycled materials and Magna ...

Off-highway vehicles operate in conditions that challenge hard-working components and the materials they are made of. Those vehicles and ancillary equipment must withstand summers in the Australian ...

ASICS has been granted a patent for a shoe-forming member that has excellent adhesion. The member is made using a thermoplastic elastomer containing an aromatic polymer with a poly-a-methylstyrene ...