contents companies & Business 12 n°72 Edito ......................................3 Point of view: Toray believes in Europe .........4 In brief Hexcel and Umeco to join National Composites Centre Japanese composite producer endows chair for fundamental research at KU Leuven AkzoNobel and DSM to launch BluCure Cobalt-free curing Toray to enhance global carbon fiber production capacity Boeing to open aerospace research and technology center in Brazil Agenda of Events ............... 10 Index .................................. 68 In the world ........................ 69 - The Glutton swallows every waste - The OESH shoes: carbon fibre but not for style - Tecnam P2010: a carbon fibre four-seater Feature aerospace 28 31 34 6 jec composites magazine / No72 April - May 2012 “ Toray is and intends to remain the world’s leading carbon fibre 14 producer.”Bernard Martin, Chairman of the Board and CEO Toray Carbon Fibers Europe, France “ 14 Wind energy Gurit, an increasingly well-rounded partner applications 15 Medical Advanced composite solutions in orthopaedics 16 Advancement Nano Composite materials will continue to define the future of aerospace Nano-architectures in aerospace composites 44 OAK Aerocomposit chooses innovative solutions to build the MS-21 composite wing Lamination 47 CNC 34 Thermoplastics PEEK thermoplastic: power stateof-the-art aerospace engineering for metal replacement New 5-axis composite machining centres for aerospace manufacturers 48 49 Holding Smart Vacuum Holding Fixtures 38 Autoclave Masterbox: How to optimize the curing process in the world’s biggest laboratory autoclave Manufacturing Sustainability Milestone celebration of Finnish aerospace composites expertise Aerospace: economic and environmental impacts 41 Fibre placement 52 High-speed fibre placement on large complex structures