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Your up-to-date route planner through the composites industry! As a basic reference work, the AVK Navigator provides a comprehensive overview of companies and institutions along the value chain for components made of fiber-reinforced plastics and engineering thermosets.The online version contains search functions that enable decision-makers from all over the world to quickly gain an overview …
It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Harri Dittmar, who passed away on October 13, 2024 after a short, serious illness. Harri was a leading and influential figure in the field of thermoplastic fiber composites, a material that he played a key role in shaping and developing over four decades. Harri Dittmar …
With this issue of the Composites Report, we have a double anniversary to celebrate. Firstly, the tenth issue of this biannual magazine, which usually contains editorial contributions from our AVK member institutes on current issues relating to the manufacture of composites components. It also marks the 100th anniversary of the AVK, making it the oldest …
The winners of the prestigious Innovation Award for Fiber Reinforced Plastics from the AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe were presented in Stuttgart this year. The award goes to companies, institutes and their partners in each of the three categories “Products and Applications”, “Processes and Procedures” and “Research and Science” for outstanding composites innovations. An expert jury …
JEC interview with Dr. Elmar Witten In this interview, JEC meets Elmar Witten, Managing Director of AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe. He talks about the association, his expectations of the JEC Forum DACH 2024 and his vision of the composites market in Germany, the DACH region and overall, particularly with regard to sustainability. Read the …
Composites Germany Against the current backdrop of funds that have become available from other sources in the federal budget, the German composites industry is appealing to politicians to once again support the TTP LB and its funding to the planned extent! The program must also be revived, especially for medium-sized companies and start-ups, to ensure …
A new study shows the economic significance and economic potential of lightweight construction for the first time. The highlight: lightweight construction not only ensures lower material consumption, a reduction in CO2 emissions and increased sustainability while simultaneously improving the functionality of components and products. Lightweight construction also secures around 1.3 million jobs in Germany and …
For the 23rd time, Composites Germany(www.composites-germany.de) has collected current key figures on the market for fiber-reinforced plastics. All member companies of the supporting associations of Composites Germany: AVK and Composites United as well as the associated partner VDMA were surveyed.In order to ensure that the different surveys can be compared without any problems, no fundamental …
Abstract submission for the North American Pultrusion Conference 2025 is open now! Back by popular demand after numerous sold-out events, the American Composites Manufacturers Association’s North American Pultrusion Conference, in collaboration with the European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA) and World Pultrusion Conference (WPC), will bring together 200+ industry leaders, customers, OEMs, and suppliers from around …
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) had created a very popular and successful funding program for lightweight construction with the Lightweight Construction Technology Transfer Program (TTP-LB).The funds from the program came from the Climate and Transformation Fund.Due to the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court on the Climate and Transformation Fund …