This video shows ROHACELL ® structural foam that has been used in composite technology for many years. ROHACELL offers PMI-based foam with 100% closed cell structure. The main features of the ROHACELL ...

As enthusiasts, we've all decried the incessant bulking-up of our favorite vehicles over the years. Adding the necessary safety and emissions equipment to meet regulatory requirements has led to a ...

A team of researchers has developed the first composite material that sandwiches a layer of lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam between two carbon fabric layers, offering extreme light weight, ...

Composite elements produced using the Baypreg® F polyurethane spray system are very light but still strong and rigid. Bayer MaterialScience has significantly extended the capabilities of this ...

The use of core material in composite applications is nothing new. Foam, balsa and honeycomb core have been mainstays of sandwich construction in boat hulls and decks for more than three decades, and ...

Revolver 42 is a polyhedric monohull speedboat, constructed using high performance composite materials by the Italian shipyard Anselmo Mauri (Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy). Its design is a ...

Composite thermal insulation systems in the solid-construction area are possible as sandwich wall elements consisting of a load-bearing supporting shell of reinforced concrete, a thermal insulation ...

Rigid foam for use in metal-faced sandwich panels combines the thermal insulation properties of conventional polyurethane (PUR) foam with the enhanced fire resistance of polyisocyanurate (PIR).

Michael Botts Communications Group Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. Scientists at the Laser Zentrum Hannover have developed a process for laser welding large scale, metal-foam sandwich materials, in which ...

Very few concrete projects are challenge free. Kelder LLC of Scottville, Mich., recently completed a project that posed two challenges: building energy efficient, environmentally friendly walls and ...