Sustainability

Recycling

Toho Tenax rolls out thermoplastic recycling solution

Tenax-E COMPOUND rPEEK CF30 features waste materials from production of the company's ThermoPlastics material and contains semicrystalline PEEK polymer.

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Thermoplastic composites: Occupant protection in transportation

European consortium develops, validates unique hybrid process for a glass/PA6 engine-compartment bulkhead to replace stamped steel on commercial trucks.

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Recycling

Composites – the next big recycling business?

Reps from the composites industry recently spoke at The Plastics Recycling Conference about the potential opportunities in this sector.

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Molds/Tools

Making composite parts from 3D printed paper molds

Honda made autoclave-capable molds at one-tenth the cost of CNC-machined metal using Mcor's SDL technology.

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Sustainability

Closing in on commercial-scale ocean-energy capture

Water-flow power pioneer preps to place major composites-enabled submersible tidal power generation system near energy-rich Bay of Fundy.

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Fabrics/Preforms

Compression molding: New materials and markets

From multifunctional aircraft interiors to compounds using continuous fabrics to the growing use of recycled carbon fiber – compression molding offers new opportunities.

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IACMI Winter Meeting: Mapping the road ahead

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) held its winter meeting in Denver Feb. 1-2, updating its membership on the public-private institute's efforts to accelerate composites design and manufacturing.

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PEEK

JEC World 2017 exhibit preview

JEC World will be held March 14-16 in Paris. CW previews some of the products and technologies that will be at the show.

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CTC’s CEO on digital manufacturing for composites

The Composite Technology Center (Stade, Germany) advances composites production and sustainability through Industry 4.0 working groups.

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Construction

Hydraulic hybrids: Boosting fuel economy without batteries

Carbon fiber helps to lightweight hydraulic accumulators, increasing efficiency in hybrid vehicles and myriad other applications.

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