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Center for Composite Materials calls for Medal of Excellence nominations

The call for nominations is open until March 31, 2019, and the winner will be awarded at the American Society for Composites Technical Conference held in September.

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Wind/Energy

JEC announces finalists for Innovation Awards 2019

The awards recognize 10 composites champions based on criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, technicality or commercial applications of innovations.

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Out of Autoclave

Composites recycling — no more excuses

Columnist Dale Brosius outlines six actionable levels of composites recycling that fabricators should follow.

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Carbon fiber will enable air taxi eVTOLs

Aircraft and autos have indeed faced CFRP production woes, but new tech opens door for both.

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Prepregs

Withstanding fire without the weight

New composites meet stringent fire requirements while lightweighting ships, rail cars and battery boxes for electric cars and planes.

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Mass Transit

Index moves higher as five of six indicators report expansion

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.1 reading for December 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries, production, new orders and employment.

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Core

Covestro and EconCore collaborate on FST-optimized honeycomb core and panels

The collaboration aims to optimize the FST performance of honeycomb panels for public transportation applications, including railway and aerospace.

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Aerospace

Tecnofire adds fire resistance to transportation and infrastructure applications

Intumescent nonwoven veils improve the fire performance of composites in bridge, bus, building, marine and aircraft structures.

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Aerospace

Bell Helicopter unveils air taxi design at CES 2019

The air taxi is powered by a hybrid-electric propulsion system from Safran and features Bell’s signature powered lift concept incorporating six tilting ducted fans.

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Automotive

Index expands on supplier deliveries and improved exports

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.0 reading for November 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries and exports.

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