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- In brief ......................... p12

www.teijin.com

www.nccuk.com

Toho Tenax strengthens
operations in India and
ASEAN

ZF inaugurates Composites Tech
Center for lightweight products
ZF inaugurated its Composites Tech
Center at its location in Schweinfurt.
This is where ZF will develop manufacturing processes for the volume production
of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) products on an area of more than 400 square
meters in the future.

Partnership between the Caterham
Group and Future Fibres
The Caterham Challenge brings to
offshore racing the technological
and performance standards seen in
Formula One and in the automotive and
airline industries, and intends to set new
benchmarks in the world of competitive
sailing. Future Fibres will initially be supplying the Class 40 yacht, Caterham Challenge, with a set of aft rigging and furling
forestays. The boat will be fitted with
monitoring systems to provide real time
sailing load data from the cables. This type
of data collection is not necessarily new
to the marine industry, but what is new is
the logging and interrogation of this data.
By working closely with Future Fibres, the
Caterham Group will use their experience
in data handling and interpretation gained
in the Formula One environment, to provide meaningful insight into both yacht
and mast/rigging performance.

ZF inaugurates Composites
Tech Center for lightweight
products
University of Bristol & NCC
to benefit from Government
award of £85 million
Partnership between the
Caterham Group and
Future Fibres
Toray purchased a 20%
stake in Plasan Carbon
Composites

All Group divisions will be able to use this
knowledge, which is also a prerequisite for
the maturity of many lightweight design
concepts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles that ZF has presented in
recent years.

Partnership

Science (ACCIS) is recognized as an
international leading facility and is hosted
at the University of Bristol for understanding the evolving microstructure of
advanced composite materials. The new
facility will build on ACCIS which has
major industrial backing and will involve
close working with the National Composites Centre.

Development

Toho Tenax strengthens operations in India and ASEAN
Toho Tenax (Teijin Group) announced the establishment of Toho
Tenax Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore to strengthen group business
operations in India and the ASEAN
region, where the demand for carbon fiber
is expected to increase rapidly.

Opening

Companies & Business

in brief

www.futurefibres.com

www.zf.com

12 jec composites magazine / No83 August - September 2013

Toray purchased a 20% stake in
Plasan Carbon Composites
Plasan Carbon Composites (PCC) is
a U.S. manufacturer and distributor
of auto parts based on carbon fiber
reinforced plastics (CFRP), in a bid to
strategically expand its carbon fiber composite material business globally in the
automotive field. The capital participation
in PCC enables Toray to ensure a distribution channel to U.S. automobile manufacturers and establish a manufacturing and
development base for CFRP auto parts
in North America, completing a comprehensive and strong supply chain covering
from carbon fibers to intermediate base
materials and molded components.

Acquisition

Announcement

University of Bristol & NCC to
benefit from Government award of
£85 million
Speaking at the Global Intelligent
Systems conference in London, David
Willetts, Minister for Universities and
Science, announced the results of a call
for proposals issued by the Engineering
and Physical Sciences Research Council
(EPSRC). The University of Bristol is
one of more than 20 universities across
the UK who will benefit from announcement to support and strengthen existing
research in the areas of advanced materials, grid-scale energy storage and robotics
and autonomous systems. The Advanced
Composites Centre for Innovation and

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Cover
Edito
Point of view > looking to the future
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS In Brief
APPLICATIONS
Elevator
Sport & leisure
Defense
E.V.
MARKET
Automotive
US market
SPECIAL JEC AMERICAS
9th I.C.S.
Awards
Canada: country guest of honor
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Graphene
Tow placement
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
NDT
Software
Epoxy
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Ad1
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - COMPANY & BUSINESS In Brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Elevator
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Sport & leisure
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Defense
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - E.V.
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Automotive
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Awards
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Canada: country guest of honor
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Graphene
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Tow placement
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Index
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - NDT
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Software
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - Epoxy
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - In the world
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