Leichtbau in der ARENA2036

Composite materials solution provider CIKONI joins ARENA2026

Lightweight engineering: when composite materials and joint development go hand in hand CIKONI joins ARENA2036 as a global driver of innovation in advanced materials Agile methodologies, entrepreneurial thinking and deep composites expertise will spark radical innovation in collaboration with network partners From hydrogen pressure vessels […]

Metal Matrix Composites

Process simulation for squeeze infiltration of metal matrix composites (MMCs) and assessment of textile interactions

Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) offer superior performance at elevated temperatures. Especially Carbon fiber reinforced aluminium offers potential for an excellent performance to weight relationship. CIKONI GmbH develops process simulation methods for squeeze-infiltration of aluminium matrix fiber composites.

Webinar on Hydrogen Composite Pressure Vessel Design during ATCx Composites Conference

Increasing the Efficiency of Damage Modeling for Filament Wound Pressure Vessels through Multiscale Simulation​ 2nd of December 2020, 11.00 – 11.30 Uhr Altair ATCx Composites Online-Conference The reduction of testing and manufacturing costs is a major challenge in the development of a hydrogen pressure vessel. […]

Carbon Fiber Composite Inspection System

Swinburne’s Factory of the Future receives CIKONI’s robot based inspection system DrapeWatch to detect carbon fibre defects

The Factory of the Future at Swinburne University of Technology is pushing today’s boundaries in flexible automated composites manufacturing with their industry 4.0 lab in Melbourne, Australia. From a technology perspective, some of the key enablers for composites mass production are addressed by the team […]

JEC Composites

Meet us at JEC World 2019 in Paris!

Meet us at the biggest exhibition on Composite Materials and Applications. We are looking forward to meeting you at our booth (Hall 6, P72) to discuss cooperations, applications and how CIKONI can accelerate you on your way forward. We will be presenting some new work […]

Kohlefaserbauteile bei Volvo: Composite-Leichtbau mit innovativen Design

Carbon Composites in Volvo’s Polestar 1: Avantgarde or Copy Cat?

Obviously, Geely’s acquisition of Volvo has not detracted the company from its innovativeness. On the contrary: From 2019 on, only electrified vehicles will be on offer. In addition to the drive technology, the company also relies on innovative lightweight design – at least in the […]

DEmonstrator GFK Türmodul und Simulation

INEOS Styrolution, CIKONI, and ESI form a collaboration within the framework of the StyLight product launch

INEOS Styrolution presented last October at the K-Messe 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany an innovative thermoplastic organic sheet for the manufacture of continuous fiber reinforced composite components. StyLight is the first and only thermoplastic composite material created from a styrene foam Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) matrix and various […]