Materials

CAMX

Raw materials distributor provides quality fiberglass, resin variety

CAMX 2024: Imate Composites presents a variety of resins, fiberglass and roving products, as well as mats and catalysts. 

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Wheelchair racing glove demands met by CRP USA composites

The strength, durability and light weight characteristics of 3D printed Windform XT 2.0 athletic gear facilitates Paralympics Gold Medalist Tatyana McFadden’s enhanced agility and comfort.

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CAMX

Modular equipment achieve continuous, versatile composites processing

CAMX 2024: IPCO highlights its novel precision scattering system designed to process recycled/reclaimed composite materials, as well as the multi-stage ThermoPress double-belt press.  

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Glass Fibers

KiMuRa project welcomes composites manufacturers to join recycling effort

Exel Composites, alongside industry partners, transform composite waste into cement through co-processing. Incentivizing participation aims to improve project scale and effectiveness.

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Glass Fibers

Planefibra embraces a movement aiming to reposition GFRP tiles in Brazil

Recent prejudices threaten to undermine the product’s ESG benefits, which Planefibra is taking steps to negate.

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Recycling

Thermolysis rCF pellets meet high-stress environment application needs

Test results indicate that Thermolysis’ short fiber rCF pellets are comparable to or surpass virgin carbon fiber pellets in tensile and flexural strength, making them suitable for injection molding and 3D printing.

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Carbon Fibers

Toray, Elevated Materials repurpose carbon fiber prepreg waste

MOU advances efforts to reduce waste, conserve resources and decrease pollution through upcycling of Toray’s composite material scrap.

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Mel Composites adds Rohacryl processing to customized core offerings

Addition of machining services for the Evonik structural foam brand expands Mel’s range of foam core delivery.

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Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace UAV spaceplane certified for flight, develops smart COPVs

Targeting multiple flights/day, nitrous-based propulsion company also works with Com&Sens and ESA to develop composite-overwrapped pressure vessels with embedded sensors toward qualified 30-liter tanks by 2025.

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Core

Guidance for the thermoforming process

A briefing on some of the common foam core material types, forming methods and tooling requirements.

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions