Sustainability

Aerospace

Airbus Helicopters' parcel delivery drone completes first flight demonstration

Skyways, Airbus’ unmanned air vehicle designed for autonomous parcel deliveries is on track to commence trial service in Singapore.

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Recycling

Toho Tenax recognized for “Closed Circle of Thermoplastic Composites”

Recycled compound shows 34% less environmental impact and 40-60% lower cost vs. original formulation.

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Sustainability

New Teijin app promises better calculations

Teijin Aramid has launched a new smartphone app designed to help users reduce calculation errors with a conversion tool for the fiber and textiles industry.

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Aerospace

I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”

Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon/glass spar cap enables world’s longest wind blade

LM Wind Power goes long with a resin-infused hybrid carbon composite strategy.   

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Aerospace

JEC World 2018 Preview

The JEC World trade show and conference, the largest composites event in the world, will be held at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, near Charles de Gaulle airport, outside Paris, France.

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Out of Autoclave

Recognizing composites industry inventors

Inventors and their inventions are essential to keeping the composites industry vibrant and ever improving.  

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Aerospace

Consolidating thermoplastic composite aerostructures in place, Part 1

After more than 30 years of development, in-situ consolidation is nearing its promise to eliminate fasteners and the autoclave, and enable an integrated, multifunctional airframe.

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Aerospace

CRTC looking for interns

The Composite Recycling Technology Center is looking for two summer interns to work on the development of process and product technologies that use recycled carbon fiber.

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Epoxies

Gougeon Brothers acquires Entropy Resins

California-based Entropy Resins manufactures bio-based epoxy formulations for adhesive, coating, and composites applications.

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