British company Creative Composites has developed a powerful compression unit for compression moulding of polymer composites. The press generates 1,500T of moulding pressure and is capable of processing tools up to 3 metres by 2 metres in size.

Professor  P.C.Pandey from Dept.of Civil Eng., Bangalore provided a web-based course on Composite Materials. You can find here his lecture plan (tentative) consisting of 12 modules, 48 hours.

The global market size of FRP rebars, in terms of value, is projected to reach USD 91.00 Million by 2021, at a CAGR of 11.4% between 2016 and 2021. The increasing number of patents filed for FRP rebars products & applications by global players, growing projects, continuous agreements, and expansion activities undertaken by companies

Basalt.Today online edition offers a possibility to free publish scientific articles on relevant topics related to manufacturing technologies, application and research in the field of basalt fibers and basalt fiber reinforced composites.

Basalt Fiber has a good prospect in civil engineering because of its excellent mechanical properties, physical properties and lower prices. Many types of basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) including sheet, plate and rod, can be made by compounding fiber and epoxy resin.

In the U.S., fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials have been in service on public infrastructure facilities as bridge decks and superstructures for over ten years.

For 2016 budget, Obama administration requested almost $ 2.5 billion for the development and implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies, including Advanced Composites and Structures Materials Manufacturing Institute.

Kiting enthusiasts have already managed to master boards reinforced with basalt fiber, big named brands got the production going and constantly try to improve their boards, fans of wave riding appreciate the excellent performance of their new basalt fiber reinforced boards.

Pultrusion is a manufacturing process when fiber reinforced composite products are produced with a constant cross-section in an effective way. The term pultusion comes from the two words: “pull” and “extrusion”.

In given paper investigation results on development of wear resistant polymeric composite materials based on polytetrafluoroethylene and activated basalt fibers are presented. Effectiveness of activated basalt fiber using to create materials with improved wear resistance without strength reducing is shown. Aytalina Okhlopkova¹, Spiridon Vasiliev² ¹North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russia ²Institute of problem of oil and gas SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia