Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are made by reinforcing a polymer-based matrix with glass, carbon, or aramid fibers. PMCs are classified into thermosetting and thermoplastic resins based on the type ...

What bio-composites could teach us about improved environmental performance? It may be hard to believe, but five decades ago, up to 70% of an aircraft was made of a single material: aluminium.

Japanese company Industrial Summit Technology unveiled an advanced polyimide fiber engineered to redefine composite applications at JEC World 2025 in Paris this week. With exceptional properties, such ...

Here, Klaus Ritter, Head of the Centre of Excellence for Composites at Huntsman Advanced Materials, looks at how the company is helping to optimise the latest out-of-autoclave manufacturing techniques ...