contents n°102 Companies & Business 8 A compact line for carbon recycling will be installed at Institute für Textiltechnik in Augsburg Edito ..................................... 3 " Point of view: additive manufacturing ............ 4 The applications for consumer drones are countless and will undoubtedly continue to grow. " Dan Campbell aerospaCe engineer Aurora Flight Sciences Agenda of Events ............... 10 Index .................................. 57 In the world ........................ 58 - Technical design for la dolce Vita - An intriguing chair - «Hajime» with carbon swords DSM Composite Resins to be renamed Aliancys 9 Aerion and Airbus announce expanded collaboration on supersonic AS2 9 Polynt launches production line in Germany Applications 12 Defence Hybrid, lightweight, armour project 13 Sports & leisure Carbon fibre suspension part for motorcycles 13 FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE 18 CFRP Could the recent use of CFRP by German carmakers announce a take-off of CFRP? 23 30 31 6 jec composites magazine / No102 January - February 2016 PUR New PUR matrix triples energy absorption potential 32 Phenolic Composite materials ready to replace aluminium in internal combustion engines Prepreg A proven solution for lightweight motorsport and road car bodywork Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Material Toolbox Natural fibres Automotive lightweighting with natural fibre-reinforced solutions 27 28 36 Process Fit for large series