Category: Advanced Materials

An injection molded cartridge is reported to offer drug compatibility and dimensional stability

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Hexion Inc.,  together with DD-Compound, a manufacturer of innovative products to improve the carbon fiber resin infusion process, revealed a new  “one-shot” manufacturing process for the marine composites market....

WOBURN, Mass.—Ionic Materials recently secured $65 million in a Series C financing round from a leading group of financial and strategic investors, the company reported. The strategic investors include companies from the battery...

The Center entered a joint development agreement with Kenzen to develop a dermal biometrics patch

A Boston-based company has created a process for making aerogels, the world’s lightest materials, in unlimited sizes for the first time.

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Piper Plastics, aware of customer demand for a short-fiber thermoplastic material that would outperform the mechanical strength of long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) materials, knew that it had to do something. Piper...

The 3M-designed Integrated Head Protection System is reported to be the Army’s most advanced ballistic helmet to date

Materion Corporation has been awarded a contract by UTC Aerospace Systems for AlBeMet® metal matrix composite parts that will be used in UTC Aerospace Systems’ MS-177 long-range, multi-spectral imaging (MSI) sensor.

Boeing has invested in Valencia, Calif.-based Gamma Alloys, a manufacturer of lightweight, reinforced aluminum alloys that is focused on developing advanced metal-matrix composites for use in aerospace, automotive, and other industries.

Plastic technologies are pushing the previous limits of load-bearing, torque handling, and gear drive capabilities in aerospace applications and leading to increased use of high-heat plastics in aerospace industries, according to a provider of custom plastic machining services.

2nd Skull®, the manufacturer of a patented protective skull cap that fits under helmets to improve safety and mitigate the impact of blows to the head during football play, is one of three winners of the National Football League (NFL) and Football Research Inc.

GE Aviation said special processing equipment and personnel are in place at America’s first production complex for unique materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) in Huntsville, Alabama.