Micarta is a brand name for a layered fabric resin composite made by Norplex Micarta, an industrial materials producer. The company holds the trademark for the material invented by George Westinghouse ...

Over the summer, I was fortunate enough to hang with the Portland Knife Center of Excellence (PKCOE), a group of Stumptown-based brands that have banded together to promote the city’s status as ...

A few years ago, The James Brand launched its Barnes integral folder. To this day, it’s still the brand’s most refined, sophisticated design — and that’s saying a lot. While that knife has seen some ...

This vintage marlin spike knife once served hard duty around rope and rigging. Time left it stiff, oxidized, and worn.

Norplex-Micarta recently appointed Michael Gromacki as chief executive officer. Michael will succeed Denny Ford, who is retiring after more than 40 years with the company. Norplex-Micarta develops, ...

In this new role, Mark will bring his decades of industry experience to support Norplex’s mission of delivering industry leading solutions. Primarily focused on new applications and materials, Mark ...

Norplex-Micarta (Postville, IA, US) is featuring its recently introduced EnableX, a continuous fiber prepreg that can be co-cured in a multimaterial molding system to produce near net shapes. EnableX ...