contents n°80 Companies & Business 10 Toray to take over Dome Carbon Magic Edito ......................................3 UTC Aerospace Systems opens state-of-the-art composite centre of excellence “ Point of view: hig-end solutuions.4 No doubt that in the automotive industry TenCate will also «make a difference» Hexagon Composites announces a new global identity and Jon Erik Engeset as new CEO “ 10 Owens Corning partners with BASF and TenCate for thermoplastic automotive composites Ir L. de VrIes, President and CEO TenCate Agenda of Events ................. 8 In brief Index .................................. 65 Applications In the world ........................ 66 11 Flax fibre composite solutions bringing striking benefits - Playing everywhere - Proper instruments need proper cases - The BMW bobsled Sports & leisure 14 Renovation 11 The right riddle solution FeAture AeronAutiCs 33 Carbon 43 Bi-angle NCF Process 45 RTM Carbon fabrics help e-Go aircraft to save 53% on weight 35 Development of multi-thickness AS4/PEEK stringers using efficient process 38 41 38 New composites strut concept 47 Reinforcement An innovative composite solution for costeffective primary aircraft structures Structure A 14-seater civil aircraft design with an innovative composite structure 6 jec composites magazine / No80 April 2013 Advantages of 2-axis layup of C-Ply by automated tape lying Sandwich A high-performance sandwich composite container concept 50 Energy An innovative composite energy efficiency solution