Materials

Sustainability

MAE Museum dedicated to and built largely from new and recycled carbon fiber

Museum showcases the advancements in carbon fiber development where visitors can observe transformation process of acrylic fiber into carbon fiber.

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Sustainability

Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge completes Phase II, anticipates competition winners

The Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge is a three-phase competition that aims to accelerate the development and large-scale production of carbon fiber derived from Alberta Innovate’s bitumen supply.

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Adhesives

Lohmann expands reactive chemistry adhesives line

Lohmann Corp. & Subsidiaries launches UV-LUX, a UV light-activated adhesive that changes changes colors as it adheres and cures, indication chemical progression.

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Sustainability

Industrial-scale wave energy system enabled by mobile filament winding

Sweden-based CorPower Ocean designed its 9-meter-long, filament-wound GFRP buoy prototype for high-efficiency, durable wave energy generation and fast, on-site manufacture.

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Clean Sky 2 FRAMES project advances heating simulation of thermoplastic composite AFP with xenon flashlamp

Heraeus Noblelight and Compositadour develop heating simulation to optimize process temperatures during automated fiber placement of composite aerostructures.

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Lanxess, INFAC develop composite battery module housing 

The halogen-free, flame-retardant and glass fiber-reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6) part lowers battery module assembly weight, improves insulation and flame resistance and retains a high level of functional integration.

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Cabin Management Systems leverages Markforged carbon fiber 3D printers for FAA-compliant end-use parts

Cabin Management Solutions (CMS) incorporates the Markforged X7 printer and Onyx FR material for high-quality, rapid parts production for cabin management maintenance, upgrades and replacements for luxury aircraft.

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Work In Progress

Reactively polymerized resin expands organosheet market, opportunities

Johns Manville to introduce Neomera, a new family of thermoplastic composites.

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Trends

ST Bungalow to demonstrate fiberglass roofing solution from recycled wind blades

The New York-based startup recently partnered with a wind blade recycling company and plans to produce its first full-scale prototypes this year.

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Carbon Fibers

CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: DowAksa

DowAksa exhibits its product portfolio, which ranges from carbon fiber to downstream converted materials, such as pultruded laminates, and thermoplastic and thermoset derivatives.

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions