The composite-sandwich industry experts met in Halle: around 100 participants from the USA, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Israel, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Denmark and Germany accepted the invitation from ThermHex Waben GmbH and Fraunhofer IMWS for the first Composite-Sandwich Conference. This was followed by two days full of input with guided company tours, an evening event [...]
Hi, I'm Jens and one of two who joined the ThermHex family in 2019. My debut was the annual summer party. It was a perfect opportunity to get to know my colleagues in a different environment. As the latest machine and system operator at ThermHex, I am responsible for the production of the honeycomb cores. [...]
Interview in COMPOSITESOLUTIONS & TECHNOPOLYMERS n. 1/2020 ThermHex Waben GmbH has established itself with an innovative honeycomb technology. Customers benefit from considerable cost and weight savings as well as the economical use of resources. We talked to Dr. Jochen Pflug, CEO of ThermHex Waben GmbH, about small revolutions, sustainability, purpose of use and profit [...]
I'm Greg - simulation engineer at ThermHex since one year. I am involved in the development and optimization of honeycomb cores with the help of numerical simulations. The respectful exchange of ideas and open discussions with the colleagues are the main strengths here at ThermHex making my work more efficient and joyful. Another reason why [...]
Composite Sandwich Conference Sandwich construction using fiber-reinforced plastics enables highly efficient lightweight structures for a wide range of applications. For the first time, on February 5 and 6, 2020, a conference in Halle (Saale) will be specifically dedicated to this subject and will elucidate trends in development of materials and production techniques. The ThermHex Waben [...]
by: Stephen Moore in K-Show Automotive and Mobility, Packaging, Building & Construction, Materials on October 29, 2019 Innovative processing technologies are opening up more potential for utilization of polypropylene (PP) resin in today’s automobiles. One such example is the trunk floor of the Hyundai Creta subcompact crossover. Foldable trunk floor incorporates honeycomb structure reinforced [...]
In the third quarter of 2019, ThermHex sold more honeycomb cores than ever before. The volume accounts for around 30 percent of the planned annual sales. For us a new best performance on the way to market leadership in polypropylene honeycomb cores. Thanks to all partners and new customers. We look forward to further projects.
Summer, sun, beach and sea. . . the summer party of ThermHex included (almost) all components. At the end of August, the colleagues from ThermHex gathered for the company´s offsite away from their usual working environment in order to set out to sea in Halle (set out to the river Saale), to let their minds [...]
In the run-up to the K-Show, the world's most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, the Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt organised a press trip for interested journalists on 5 August on the subject of “Plastics - Recycling and Recycling in Central Germany". One station was the ThermHex production facility. A nice summary [...]
From 10 - 12 September, the composites industry will meet in Stuttgart at Composites Europe, Europe's trade fair for composite materials. ThermHex Waben GmbH will be there again. In addition to the presentation of future projects and current products, this time at booth 7A06 there will also be something on the history of sandwich construction [...]
