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Porous carbon fiber: Permeable, adsorptive and conductive
New Toray development holds promise for advanced batteries, gas-separation technologies for fuel cells.
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Sicomin bio-based resins used in flax fiber-reinforced boat
The hull, deck and internal structure the FLAX 27 sailing boat were infused with Sicomin’s GreenPoxy InfuGreen 810 resin and flax fiber reinforcement fabrics.
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IACMI Winter 2020 Meeting
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) held its winter meeting in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. January 21-23, updating its membership on the public-private institute's efforts to accelerate composites design and manufacturing.
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Thermoplastic composites incorporated into vehicle seatback concept
Covestro’s Maezio carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites were used to develop a lightweight, sustainable seatback concept for a Chinese car manufacturer.
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AMRC develops 3D woven composite components for fusion nuclear reactor
The University of Sheffield AMRC is developing a ceramic composite breeder blanket capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures in a nuclear reactor.
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SGL Carbon to produce carbon fiber composite air taxi landing gear
SGL Carbon will begin serial production of its ultra-light composite landing gears in early 2021.
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AIMPLAS develops flame-resistant resins for railway lightweighting project
As part of the European MAT4RAIL project, AIMPLAS developed flame-resistant hybrid resin formulations for composite structural components.
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Hexcel to merge with aerospace/industrial equipment OEM Woodward
Hexcel, a major supplier of carbon fiber as well as intermediate composite materials, is joining forces with aerospace and industrial equipment manufacturer Woodward to create Woodward Hexcel, which is expected to generate annual revenues of $5.3 billion.
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Eisenmann Thermal Solutions acquired by ONEJOON
Eisenmann, which makes furnaces used in carbon fiber manufacture, was acquired by Korea-based furnace producer ONEJOON.
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Rolls-Royce targets world speed records with all-electric plane
The recently-unveiled all-electric, zero-emissions plane is part of Rolls-Royce’s strategy for accelerating electric aircraft development.
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