Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Carbon Fibers

3D Noodles International inaugurates aerospace-ready carbon fiber 3D noodles

Four types of carbon fiber 3D noodle, or gusset filler dry preforms, are offered with pre-defined radii. They are also well suited for aerospace applications.

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Trends

Joint declaration to lead European offshore wind capacity to 150 GW by 2050

Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark cooperate to increase wind capacity, expand large-scale energy hubs and explore green hydrogen, all of which will affect carbon fiber demand.

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Composites 4.0

Plataine extends digital thread technology to overcome supply chain challenges in composites

Cloud and AI technologies provide composites manufacturers a traceable, secure digital thread to stretch from raw material to end product, improving supply chain visibility and quality control.  

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Dolphitech launches TRM 0.7MHz equipment for deeper material inspection

Transducer module is well suited for the inspection of GFRP sections and low-grade GRP materials with component thicknesses around 15-100 mm.

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Pressure Vessels

Hexagon Purus Type IV systems to be incorporated into double-decker buses, onboard maritime storage

An MOU with a Hong Kong bus operator will incorporate hydrogen storage into double-decker buses, while Hexagon Purus Maritime deploys Type IV cylinders for vessel storage.  

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Wind/Energy

American Clean Power issues annual renewable energy report

In 2021, the U.S. surpassed 200 GW of renewable energy capacity including wind, solar and battery storage. However, bottlenecks caused by inflation, supply chain issues and other components threaten the ability to reach climate targets.

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Pressure Vessels

Plastic Omnium and Hyliko to decarbonize heavy mobility with hydrogen storage vessels

Order to cover 315 high-pressure hydrogen vessels to equip 45 trucks by the end of 2024, with developments in novel storage systems to extend truck range by almost 60%.

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CoreTech System’s Moldex3D 2022 aims to deliver more accurate molding results

Important updates and highlights of the molding simulation software include automating analysis optimization, enhancing design, materials and trials support, data access and an improved learning environment.

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Recycling

U.K. wind turbine blade recycling project, PRoGrESS, commences

The three-year project seeks to deliver a circular model for wind turbine blades with the building of the U.K.’s first recycling pilot plant and commercialization of University of Strathclyde’s recycling method.  

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Sustainability

Gen 2 Carbon forms strategic partnership with Deakin University to lead multimillion recycling initiative

The newly formed enterprise is part of Deakin’s “Recycling and Renewable Energy Commercialisation Hub” (REACH). Feedstock will be processed from a variety of waste streams throughout Australia.

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Glass Fibers

Dura Composites appoints The Invicta Group as new GRP distributor in the Middle East

Dura Composites’ d2 GRP product range will be specifically distributed in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, offering anti-slip durability and fire protection capabilities.

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Instron introduces TrendTracker module for Bluehill Central software

Module accelerate the data analysis workflow of a user’s single or multi-location materials testing laboratories.

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