Carbon Fibers
Boeing ecoDemonstrator tests recycled carbon fiber sidewalls, acoustic upgrades for aeroengines and more
Eight aircraft since 2010 have demonstrated new technologies to reduce noise, improve efficiency and minimize aviation’s environmental footprint, with potential impacts for future wings, interiors, engine nacelles and vertical tail design.
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Solico designs carbon fiber yacht for Aeolos Composites
Carbon fiber materials were a key part of the P30’s design, which Solico says minimized weight and produced a light, fast yacht.
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What makes a CW Top Shop?
With three years of surveys accumulated, the CW Top Shops data tell us much about the strengths of high-performing composites fabricators.
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FAIRMAT startup looks to develop disruptive technologies for recycling carbon fiber
€8.6 million has been raised so far to industrialize a proprietary technology to save 4,000 tons of recycled material annually and repurpose it into value-added products.
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Designing for automated composites manufacturing of low-volume aerostructures
The commercial aerospace industry is heavily focused on design for efficient high-rate manufacturing, but there is still need for automated, affordable fabrication of low-rate aerostructures.
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Chevy unveils the 2023 Corvette Z06
The 670-horsepower vehicle continues to make headway aesthetically and performance-wise with composite wheels, wing and aero bits.
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Anisoprint, Bosch Rexroth join forces for industrial continuous fiber AM capabilities
Anisoprint’s first generation of industrial printers, PROM IS 500, is powered by Bosch Rexroth’s MTX, a tried-and-proven CNC system for industrial 3D printing technologies.
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AOC, Zoltek, Astar develop novel CF-SMC for high-performance automotive parts on an industrial scale
The combination of Zoltek’s low-cost split-tow fiber and Daron SMC resin from AOC and Astar produces CF-SMC with enhanced mechanical properties, low part emissions, cost efficiency and design freedom.
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Xenia Materials introduces Xecarb thermoplastic composites to Bft SpA swing gate motors
Xecarb 17 thermoplastic composites enhance industrial applications’ durability, reliability and high performance.
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Shanghai Electric launches 11-MW, direct-drive offshore turbine with 102-meter blades using carbon fiber
Able to withstand high temperatures, earthquakes and typhoons, the SEW11.0-208 platform mark another breakthrough, in addition to the launched S120, S89 and S90 composite wind blades.
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