Materials
Wevolver, Mitsubishi launch KyronMAX composites design challenge
Designers are invited to submit a product, part, or concept that uses KyronMAX’s range of high-strength, carbon fiber-based composites for a $25,000 prize and prototype development support.
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Johns Manville launches thermal recycling unit for glass fiber waste
The unit provides a projected recycling capacity of more than three tons per hour and will keep more than ten thousand tons of waste out of landfills annually.
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Suprem SA begins new pultrusion line production
Highly automated manufacturing line processes continuous fibers with high-performance thermoplastics for tapes, profiles and rods.
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Northrop Grumman completes rocket motor validation test for Vulcan Centaur
The 63-inch-diameter graphite epoxy motor (GEM 63XL) was developed in partnership with United Launch Alliance to provide the rocket with additional lift capability.
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DecomBlades consortium awarded funding for a cross-sector wind turbine blade recycling project
A 10-partner consortium has received funding for a three-year R&D project aiming at commercialization of sustainable techniques for recycling wind blades.
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Bye Aerospace begins production for eFlyer-2 all-composite fuselage
Composites Universal Group has been contracted to create the carbon fiber fuselage, advancing the all-electric eFlyer-2 toward FAA certification.
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RAMPF TFP machine designs lightweight, cost-competitive complex composite parts
Eight-head Tailored Fiber Placement machine selectively places and orients composite filaments where strength or weight optimization is required.
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Commercializing UV-curable thermosets for continuous fiber 3D printing
Strategic partners Continuous Composites and Arkema/Sartomer are developing a library of photocurable resins for use in a variety of OOA, high-speed, high-performance composite applications.
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Sicomin-sponsored solo kayak crossing takes advantage of composites
Incorporation of Sicomin carbon fiber and PVC foam sandwich construction ensures an efficient kayak for extreme paddler Richard Kohler’s 6,700-kilometer journey across the South Atlantic.
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Hexcel releases Q4 2020 financial results
Hexcel’s 2020 revenue was down 36.3% compared to 2019, but the company expects demand to stabilize throughout 2021 as the pandemic wanes and vaccine rollout progresses.
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