Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Recycling

Isodan mobile recycling plant supports fiberglass, composites processing at Greater Renewable of Iowa

Now operational, the containerized plant enables GRI to process up to 20,000 pounds of end-of-life wind blades per shift, opening the way for repurposing opportunities.

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Carbon Fibers

Industrial Fan Services designs CFRP centrifugal fan impellers

Compared to metallic options, the company has found CFRP impellers boast higher strength and operational life for industrial settings.

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Wind/Energy

Exel Composites supports resilience of biomimetic hydrokinetic system by EEL Energy

Exel adapted carbon fiber profiles originally designed for wind turbines to meet the low-drag, high-flexibility and long-term fatigue performance demands of this renewable energy system’s nature-inspired membrane.

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Pressure Vessels

Hexagon Agility reaches milestone with additional orders supporting X15-N natural gas trucks

Additional natural gas fuel system orders at a value of $4.3 million include more than 20 Class 8 fleets.

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Joby flies two eVTOL aircraft simultaneously in testing milestone

The latest in the company’s flight testing program targets certification testing acceleration and support of its passenger-carrying goals by 2026.

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MVP, Composites One grow partnership into Mexico

Customers in Mexico will gain direct access to equipment, services, technical knowledge and reliable delivery brought by both companies.

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Swinburne highlights composites and Industry 4.0 activities

Swinburne University of Technology’s facilities and research expertise have attained milestone developments in a UAV wingbox, customized carbon fiber components, digital manufacturing and 3D printing.

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Automotive

Ford Motor Q1 Award recognizes SGL Carbon GFRP leaf springs

SGL Carbon’s Austrian site has been identified by its years of serving the U.S. automotive manufacturer with quality composite products and efficient production.

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Defense

U.S. Navy contract to advance Cambium C/C composites for hypersonics

Cambium aims to further optimize its phthalonitrile-based thermal protection portfolio to create a secure domestic supply for U.S. hypersonics.

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Hufschmied, CMS open up advanced materials machining potential

Technical partnership combining cutting tool technology and CNC machining will open up new possibilities for comprehensive process efficiency, quality and sustainability for composite materials and engineered plastics.

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Kent continues pultrusion legacy under new leadership

Michael Pollard is shifting ownership of Kent Automation and Kent Pultrusion to Sean Robbins to support the company’s sustained growth and future development.

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Aerospace

Cambium launches ApexShield 1000 resin to ramp up C/C composite part production speed

High-temperature matrix system for aerospace manufacturers reduces hypersonic composite parts fabrication by 70-80%.

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