Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

PAL-V, NLR complete composite rotors for Liberty flying car

Rotor blade design spans nearly 11 meters in length for flight, with a mid-hinge to fold and accommodate 4-meter vehicle length while driving.

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Automotive

New Flyer selects Hexagon Purus H2 tanks for fifth consecutive year

Type 4 tanks will continue to be supplied for the mass mobility provider’s Xcelsior Charge FC fuel cell electric transit buses.

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Plasmatreat expands network with Mexico subsidiary opening

Plasmatreat México will provide on-site sales, consulting, application engineering and service for local companies and global corporations based in Mexico.

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Graphene

This holiday season's creative gift list for composites industry pros

Take a look at this gift guide compiled by CW which has something to delight every advanced materials expert this holiday season.

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Recycling

Resolve Composites, Siemens Gamesa partner in Second Wind project

Transformation of a 6-meter wind blade section into a 5-meter boat hull, demonstrates Resolve’s EOL recycled fiberglass processing capabilities using its ReceTT recycling process.

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People in composites: November 2024

Take a look at this month’s new hires and promotions in the composites industry from Exel Composites, Thermwood, Volocopter, Anisoprint, TPI Composites and SGL Carbon.

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Automation

SAM XL demonstrates closed-loop digital methodologies via full-size aerocomposite parts development

PeneloPe Project’s modular, zero-defect manufacturing deliverables are being highlighted in an upcoming video that demonstrates the resulting aerospace pilot line’s feasibility.

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Ross introduces VersaMix mixers for complex formulations

Multi-shaft mixers line purpose-built for chemicals, coatings, adhesives and composites can process materials in the hundreds of thousands of centipoise.

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Sustainability

Construction begins for UMaine sustainability research facility

The Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building will serve as space for an additive, hybrid manufacturing test bed, future workforce training, and bio-based materials and sustainable technologies development.

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Carbon Fibers

Harper successfully commissions two carbon fiber lines in China

Swift on-site installation and system startup for Shandong Yongcheng New Materials Co. Ltd for systems that will produce 3,000 MT of carbon fiber/year.  

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Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace breaks sound barrier, hypersonic global records

The Aurora rocket-powered aircraft reached Mach 1.1 and more than 82,000 feet, the highest altitude achieved by a New Zealand vehicle, as well as beating the record for fastest aircraft ascent.

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Marine

Base Materials subsea buoyancy foams earn DNV type approval

Low-density syntactic foams have been qualified for use in 11,500-meter ocean depths in addition to approval of manufacture.

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