Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Fabrics/Preforms

CSub delivers one-piece composite truss bridge in Norway

EPC supplier has fabricated, transported and delivered a 42-meter composite bridge intended for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace reusable rocket-powered aircraft flies twice in one day

Eighth and ninth flights of composites-intensive Mk-II Aurora reach an altitude of 63,000 feet, demonstrates same-day reusability capability for rocket-powered systems.

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Defense

Aurora reveals SPRINT fan-in-wing design progress

Development of uncrewed demonstrator with 45-foot wingspan, 1,000-pound payload to prove high-speed, vertical-lift, runway-independent mobility.

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Recycling

EU associations confirm potential of cement coprocessing for EOL composites

Independent LCA report confirms the avoidance of up to 1 ton of CO2 emissions per ton of process GFRP, calls on policymakers to recognize, build a supply chain for this circular composites solution.  

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Sustainability

EuReComp webinar to highlight chemical recycling of CFRPs

Free online webinar taking place Oct. 23, 2024 provides insights into the circularity of large composite structures, coinciding with EuReComp’s new survey launch focused on improving thermoset composites.

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Portable Hexagon Leica ATS800 achieves rapid measurement of large, intricate components

The Leica Absolute Tracker delivers accurate measurement of key features from a distance, using direct scanning to meet the demands of inspection and alignment in aerospace and other large-scale manufacturing sectors.

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Recycling

ZEBRA project demonstrates closed-loop wind recycling system

Consortium partners have proven the complete recycling of thermoplastic wind turbines via two manufactured wind blades, featuring reduced operating cost, CO2 emissions.

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Glass Fibers

Exel secures design patent extension for pultruded fiberglass radomes

Technique for antenna radomes forms “functional zones” inside composite material, enhancing existing 5G technology performance, application potential.

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Purdue researchers create single-photon method for large-scale laser-based 3D additive nanoprinting

Patent-pending technology produces high-resolution nanostructures faster and less expensively than traditional laser nanoprinting.

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Composites 4.0

General Atomics accelerates nuclear fuel digital twin testing, qualification

Under contract with the DOE, GA-EMS is advancing its SiGA silicon carbide (SiC) composite cladding technology to improve nuclear fuel efficiency and nuclear reactor safety. 

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Recycling

U.S. grant is awarded for patented SIP composites formwork system

ConTech stay-in-place (SIP) technology, made from recycled composite materials, replaces the use of reinforcing steel in the construction of flat, elevated concrete surfaces.

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Medical

Post Cure: Natural mineral fiber biocomposite via AFP enhances implant integration

Arctic Biomaterials produces high-quality composite biomaterials incorporating a natural mineral fiber that is useful in medical and healthcare-related fields.

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