Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

SMC BMC Design Award 2024 winners showcase projects at JEC World

Awards ceremony to be held on March 6th will recognize the top three selected SMC and BMC designs submitted by European design students and young design professionals.

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Sustainability

Leonardo advances sustainable aerospace innovation testing

Wingtips and morphing winglets integrated into a C-27J flying test bed, and a full-scale composite fuselage, are undergoing testing for Clean Sky 2 programs.

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Trends

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N NPX1 vehicle debuts carbon fiber hybrid wheel

Twenty-one-inch, ~10-kilogram hybrid wheel, developed by Dymag in partnership with Hankuk Carbon, is part of an intensive development program by Hyundai.

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Automation

Plyable releases AI-powered mold design tool

Plyable continues to rid composites engineers of workflow bottlenecks through an end-to-end automated system — from mold design to quotation to manufacturing fulfillment.  

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Automotive

Syensqo expands bio-based portfolio with novel MTM epoxy prepreg

Bio-based MTM 49-3 responds to sustainability goals in automotive, containing 30% bio-sourced monomers.  

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JEC

Lightweight, flame-retardant composite applications highlight mobility, sustainability trends

JEC World 2024: A variety of applications demonstrate Envalior’s Tepex composite materials portfolio, from automotive to hydrogen.

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Pressure Vessels

R&D projects, additively functionalized part demonstrate composites innovation

JEC World 2024: The DLR is presenting the EmpowerAX multi-curved shell demo part as a JEC Innovation Award winning innovation, in addition to results from other projects involving hydrogen tanks, wind and more.

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Automotive

Flax fiber-based technologies target application diversity

JEC World 2024: Bcomp continues the tradition of exhibiting components from diverse markets, including motorsport, wider mobility and performance sports equipment, that incorporate ampliTex and powerRibs fibers.

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Construction

ACMA champions finalization of Utility Pole Product Category Rule

Utility Pole PCR represents a culmination of efforts to provide standardized information on environmental impacts associated with composite pole manufacturing and use.

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Sigmatex achieves ISO certifications for U.K. operations

ISO14001 and ISO45001 endorse commitment to sustainability principles at an organizational and industry level for Sigmatex’s carbon fiber products, as well as a focus on safety and employee health.

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Adhesives

XlynX’s PlastiLynx PXN crosslinking primer enhances polymer adhesion

PFAS-free diazirine primer makes surfaces receptive to all manner of adhesives, including epoxies and polyurethanes, outperforming alternative options by 150-350%.

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Sustainability

Composites association demonstrates composites circularity

JEC World 2024: EuCIA is offering demonstrators of its Eco Impact Calculator LCA tool, and holding discussions about its initiatives in composite materials circularity, including a recent position paper and the EU-funded REFRESH project.

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