Carbon Fibers

Carbon Fibers

Specialty thermoset resins designed for carbon-carbon composites

CAMX 2024: Kaneka Aerospace is demonstrating its novel diamine-based bis-benzoxazine resins, with features such as high char yield, for use as CFRP thermal protection.

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Recycling

Biesterfeld becomes exclusive distributor for Gen 2 Carbon

Recycled carbon fiber products will be introduced to new markets and industries via Biesterfield’s international network.

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Carbon Fibers

Harper International to build scientific line for pitch carbon fiber

Pilot-scale equipment will be used by InnoTech Alberta starting in 2025 as part of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge, producing bitumen-derived carbon fiber.

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Carbon Fibers

Formable, reusable tooling achieves complex composite parts

CAMX 2024: Hawthorn Composites is displaying an inner and outer tail boom and a multi-chamber composite trailing edge control surface, enabled via its Smart Tooling solution.

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Carbon Fibers

Sicomin, Fairmat to create recycled CFRP stiffener for body scale

French specialists work together to match epoxy resin production and compatibility targets for a next-gen digital body scan scale product.

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Marine

Revisiting the OceanGate Titan disaster

A year has passed since the tragic loss of the Titan submersible that claimed the lives of five people. What lessons have been learned from the disaster?

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Carbon Fibers

Dahltram I-350CF qualified through JuggerBot 3D Material Card suite

The collaboration focuses on developing parameters for repeatable and reliable pellet-fed 3D printing using the carbon fiber-reinforced high-temperature tooling resin.

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Carbon Fibers

Recycled carbon fiber bundles support circular supply chain goals

CAMX 2024: Vartega is making carbon fiber more accessible to more industries through its fiber post-processing technology and EasyFeed Bundles.

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Carbon Fibers

Teijin Carbon Europe receives ISCC Plus certification

Certification covers Tenax carbon fiber production at Heinsberg-Oberbruch, Germany, plant, adds to Teijin’s certifications for carbon fiber and PAN in Japan.

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SMC composites progress BinC solar electric vehicles

In an interview with one of Aptera’s co-founders, CW sheds light on the inspiration behind the crowd-funded solar electric vehicle, its body in carbon (BinC) and how composite materials are playing a role in its design.  

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