Materials

Prepregs

Cevotec Samba Pro installed in Fraunhofer IGCV AI research hall

Prepreg system is available to companies interested in exploring research in digitalization and AI for composites manufacture or to evaluate FPP-designed components.  

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Thermoplastics

Avient presents Hammerhead sandwich panels for boatbuilders

Continuous glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic panels offer the marine industry lightweighting and production efficiency compared to traditional construction materials.

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Natural Fibers

Airbus unveils PioneerLab twin-engine flying laboratory

Digital systems, bio-based and recyclable composites and other workstreams specifically dedicated to twin-engines will be tested and matured aboard Airbus’ helicopter demonstrator.

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Consumer

Gurit composite materials support FridgeWize industrial chiller fan blades

Gurit prepreg and technical assistance has solved FridgeWize’s specification, volume and production efficiency challenges, enabling the manufacture and installation of more than 25,000 fan blades in 2022.

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Aerospace

Engine vane demonstrates potential for gapped, unidirectional dry fiber for infusion

GKN Aerospace and its partners developed an aircraft demonstrator component made with TeXtreme’s latest Gapped UD material, proving out a dry, infusible tape meant to compare in performance to UD prepreg.

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Automotive

British supercar is lightweighted using Hypetex colored carbon fiber

The bespoke BAC Mono R uses Hypetex titanium carbon fiber twill body for a distinctive aesthetic finish without the need for paint, for up to eight times more weight savings and maximized performance.

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Recycling

Fully recyclable composite mold incorporates Arkema Elium resin

Collaborative project with milling and tooling company Merritt Precision achieves sustainable fiberglass boat mold that meets manufacturing, recyclability needs.

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Recycling

Toray, Honda to jointly validate chemical nylon 6 recycling

Partners have begun verifying depolymerization and monomer separation and refining technologies using subcritical water for recovery of glass fiber-reinforced nylon 6 automotive parts, to be eventually broadened into other applications.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon fiber chassis halves weight of Krone Big X forage harvester

IFW and partners are developing and testing a CFRP chassis for agricultural vehicles, enabling new design possibilities, enhanced torsional stiffness and 50% less weight.

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Glass Fibers

TPI Composites, UT advance recycled glass fiber yarn development

In Phase II, industrial textile manufacturing methods and equipment will be used to scale the process and optimize the properties of the recycled yarn, leading to eventual commercialization.

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