Materials

Thermoplastics

Daher ODDICEA 2 project gains support to boost decarbonization of TPC production activities

Renewed financial support from France’s Pays de la Loire region will build on technological Industry 4.0 advances made in the project’s first phase for Daher’s Nantes facility, which has already delivered tangible results.

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Aerospace

Next-gen fan blades: Hybrid twin RTM, printed sensors, laser shock disassembly

MORPHO project demonstrates blade with 20% faster RTM cure cycle, uses AI-based monitoring for improved maintenance/life cycle management and proves laser shock disassembly for recycling.

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Work In Progress

Ultrasonic welding for in-space manufacturing of CFRTP

Agile Ultrasonics and NASA trial robotic-compatible carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic ultrasonic welding technology for space structures.

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Registration opens for CW Tech Days: High-Temperature Composite Solutions

CW Tech Days: High-Temperature Composite Solutions for Defense and Space Applications will take place Oct. 16, 2025.

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Cygnet Texkimp relaunches customer slitting trials at UK Innovation Centre

A production-scale prepreg tape slitting system featuring SAHM winding technology is available for thermoset, thermoplastic and ceramic tape trialing following an Asia contract win.

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Glass Fibers

DITF launches €4.2 million recycling projects to advance fiber, textile circular economies

The initiatives focus on creating industrial-scale processes for recycled high-performance fibers and transforming textile waste into high-quality yarns.

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Sustainability: The smart entry point into composites for investors

Going green or finding methods to resolve EOL composites recycling has quickly given rise to a wave of entrepreneurial activity — one that has piqued the interest of investors globally.

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Digitization

Scaled Composites Model 437 aircraft to be flown for Beacon autonomy testbed

Northrop Grumman subsidiary part of Digital Pathfinder development of stealth aircraft with wings using continuous carbon fiber additive manufacturing and determinate assembly.  

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Carbon Fibers

SGL Carbon reports lower sales amid weak markets, early gains from Carbon Fibers restructuring

SGL Carbon’s half-year 2025 results show a significant drop in sales, driven mainly by weaker semiconductor demand and heightened global trade tensions impacting key markets.

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Automotive

Polestar 3 sets World Record for longest electric SUV journey on single charge

Unmodified Polestar 3, which uses natural fiber composites in its interiors, achieves 935.44 kilometers on a single charge on U.K. public roads.

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions