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Recycling

Bio-based recyclable, reshapable and repairable (3R) fiber-reinforced epoxy composites wins award

ECOxy consortium researchers recognized at the 2018 International Conference on Recycling of Textiles and Plastics.

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Core

Composite radar masts assembled for megayachts

Vabo Composites designs, builds and assembles 10m-tall composite radar masts, improving weight, stability and performance for modern megayachts.

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Pultrusion

Pultrusion picks up speed in automotive applications

Pultrusion is one of the most cost-effective processes for manufacturing high-volume composite parts.

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Thermoplastics

SABIC's LNP product line celebrates 70 years

The LNP product line provides innovative thermoplastic solutions across multiple industries.

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Marine

OceanGate CEO pilots carbon fiber submersible in 4,000-m solo dive

4,000-m dive is the culmination of a comprehensive testing program in preparation for the vessel’s planned 2019 Titanic Survey Expedition.

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SAERTEX introduces unidirectional glass fiber fabrics for leaf springs

Processed via resin transfer molding (RTM), Ultra Fatigue UD from SAERTEX is designed for use with epoxy and polyurethane resins and is well suited for high-volume production.

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Aerospace

Boeing to supply ELG carbon fiber for recycling

Under a five-year agreement, Boeing will supply carbon fiber recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre with cured and uncured material from its 777X wing manufacturing facility, as well as other locations.

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Thermoplastics

Continuous tapes, D-LFT meet up in new compression molding process

Design research for an automotive load floor module drove development of a new compression molding process for direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites.

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Automotive

Hybrid thermoplastics give load floor impact strength

Project leads to development of new compression process for selective application of D-LFT on UD tape laminates.

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Aerospace

Leveraging composites for space tourism

Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo will carry its SpaceShipTwo to launch position, then rocket passengers to suborbital space for a heavenly view of Earth.

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