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Press release, December 6th, 2021
Multi-material solutions open up high potential for cost and weight savings for battery casings
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Press release, November 2nd, 2020
Warden Schijve joins the AZL product and application development team
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Press release, September 24th, 2020
Starting market and technology study on the potential for bio-based composite materials
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Press release, September 9th, 2020
Multi-material battery casing for electromobility: AZL industry network starts concept study and product development
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Press release, July 20th, 2020
Roth Composite Machinery becomes AZL partner and participates in winding technology study
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Press release, January 28th, 2020
AZL and IKV launch project for the efficient determination and provision of material data for long fibre reinforced SMC
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Press release, September 23rd, 2019
Market and technology analysis confirms enormous potential for tape inserts in the injection molding process
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Press release, April 18th, 2019
AZL and Partner Institutes present lightweight processes and equipment during AZL Open Day
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Press release, March 28th, 2019
AZL, Winner of the JEC Innovation Award 2019, Category: “Industry & Equipment”
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Press release, March 1st, 2019
AZL demonstrates Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine (Finalist for the JEC Award 2019) at the JEC World in Paris
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Press release, January 14th, 2019
Textechno enhances its Composite Testing Technology with AZL Partnership
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Press release, October 22nd, 2018
Composites are opening up new horizons for the furniture industry
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Press release, September 17th, 2018
Thermoplastic Tapes in Injection Molded Parts – Study kick-off at FAKUMA
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Press release, September 3rd, 2018
New ENGEL Injection Molding System at AZL of RWTH Aachen University
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Press release, February 16th, 2018
Two AZL partners join forces for commercialization of Fraunhofer´s tape-placement and tape winding systems
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Press release, February 7th, 2018
International consortium starts study on technological analysis of energy storage systems with 19 participating companies
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Press release, November 27th, 2017
AZL is building on the success of the study on Composites in Buildings & Infrastructure and is establishing a new Workgroup
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Press release, September 5th, 2017
Energy Storage Systems – Worldwide Joint Market and Technology Study on Technological Key Enablers
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Press release, August 28th, 2017
Group of companies invests in future of SMC
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Press release, July 5th, 2017
International Lightweight Network of AZL highlights important Drivers for Lightweight Production
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Press release, May 9th, 2017
Call for Partners: Joint Market and Technology Study on High-Performance SMC
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Press release, April 3rd, 2017
AZL Partner Institutes present lightweight processes and equipment during AZL Open Day 2017
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Press release, March 1st, 2017
JEC Group and AZL celebrate 3 years of cooperation at JEC World 2017
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Press release, September 13th, 2016
Call for Partners: Study on Composites in Buildings and Infrastructure
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Press release, June 16th, 2016
3rd AZL Annual Partner Meeting: International lightweight network with now 70 AZL Companies defined next year’s projects
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Press release, March 1st, 2016
DuPont becomes Premium Partner and is co-locating research activities at the RWTH Aachen University
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Press release, February 16th, 2016
AZL establishes a Workgroup on High-Performance SMC
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Press release, February 11th, 2016
JEC Group and AZL announce the extension of their partnership agreement
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Press release, January 27th, 2016
Research Project iComposite 4.0 launched – funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
lead by the Schuler AG
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Press release, April 28th, 2015
Two AZL partners are joining forces with AMAC´s support: Composites market newcomer, Mexico-headquartered Katcon Advanced Materials and German engineering specialist M.TEC
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Press release, February 26th, 2015
JEC Group and AZL sign a partnership agreement
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Press release, February 25th, 2015
AZL launches a New Department for Joining Technology
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Article (written by Thorsten Karbach, Aachener Zeitung/Aachener Nachrichten),  July 12th, 2014
Leichtbau bewegt – Fussballer wie Industrie
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Press release, March 7th, 2014
Strategic alliance between Schuler AG and AZL (Aachen Center for integrative lightweight production)
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Press release, March 13th, 2013
AZL reveals its founding partners and announces the launch of its unique Composites Academy
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