Materials
Saertex enters into sustainable partnership with Terre de Lin for flax fibers
The Normandy-based supplier will enhance Saertex’s textile composite capabilities in markets such as marine and sports and leisure.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, AMAC cooperate on thermoplastics business in Europe
Partnership to strengthen and develop sustainable composite business activity internationally, includes opening of KyronTEX textile production line in Germany.
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Notox surfboards combine upcycled carbon fiber from Airbus with Sicomin bio-resin
One-hundred percent upcycled fabrics declared unusable for aerospace applications go through a wet lamination process with vacuum bag consolidation to produce the sustainable Notox R-Carbon products.
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Arkema introduces Clearstrength XT 151 toughener powder for epoxy formulations
The toughener is tailored to boost the durability and performance of thermosetting resins without compromising processability.
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Archer Aviation plans to work with Hexcel to advance eVTOL production capabilities
Under the proposed relationship, Hexcel will supply its high-performance carbon fiber prepreg material for the production aircraft.
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Classic Recreations announces carbon fiber bodied Shelby Cobra race car
The officially licensed 1965 CSX Shelby Cobra race car features an autoclave-cured carbon fiber body, including the floor and doors, and is said to rival supercars in weight and horsepower.
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Hexcel carbon fiber selected for Artemis 9 mission booster production
Lightweight composite design for BOLE boosters enable increased performance for NASA’s future missions to the moon and Mars.
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SIU researcher to apply additive manufacturing for more efficient sandwich material production
Southern Illinois University’s Sabrina Nilufar won a two-year, $200,000 grant from the NSF to study how to make composite sandwich panels with a TPMS-based core lattice via AM.
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BMW Group invests in Bcomp for high-performance natural fiber components
Collaborative partnership in motorsport moves to the next level for the use of renewable raw materials for future vehicle model components, and joint R&D materials work for production vehicles is underway.
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Saertex expands production range with pultruded planks for rotor blades
SAERplanks pultruded profiles, opening new avenues in the wind industry, comprise heavy-tow carbon fibers produced using a novel hybrid resin system for reliable performance, high productivity and minimum scrap rates.
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