Trends

Automotive

Tremonia Mobility delivers efficient, sustainable composite minibuses with Siemens Xcelerator

Minibus manufacturer adopts Siemens Xcelerator to advance electrification, improving design cycle speed by 20% and design adjustment speed by 30%.

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Wind/Energy

ÉireComposites, University of Galway launch R3WIND project

Renewable energy initiative will design, develop and demonstrate novel repair and recycling techniques of onshore and offshore wind blades using sustainable manufacturing processes.

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CIMC-Hexagon delivers its first Type 4 H2 tanks to Europe

Joint venture company has obtained European TPED certification, a critical step to develop local Type 4 tank certification in China, ramp up production capacity.

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Carbitex, Blumaka composite insole tackles sport injury prevention

The Carbon Elite Insole combines Carbitex’s ability to provide dynamic flexibility and rigidity where needed with Blumaka’s nonslip insole to prevent initial injury and recurrence for athletes at all levels.

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Airbus outlines next-gen single-aisle aircraft technology focuses, revised ZEROe project roadmap

Outlined technology bricks — including foldable wings, more efficient engines and propulsion and composite materials — could support a planned single-aisle next decade, plus Airbus’s renewed commitment of a commercially viable H2 aircraft.

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Composites 4.0

Polaron AI materials design tool wins inaugural Manchester Prize 

Generative AI model is capable of exploring thousands of material designs in under a day, providing an opportunity to more rapidly characterize and design advanced materials including alloys, composites and catalysts. 

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Embraer conducts composite structural wing testing for PDNT

New technologies demonstration platform (PDNT), validating innovative processes, methodologies and new materials, exceeded more than 200% of expected progressive load limit.

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Caracol delivers high-performance, customized 3D printed elements to Pershing sports utility yacht

Heron AM platform demonstrated its capability of fabricating complex superstructural composite parts for the luxury yachting industry with intricate geometries, more efficiency and less waste.

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Sustainability

Hera Group inaugurates FIB3R recycling plant in Italy

Industrial-scale facility is expected to produce 160 tonnes of rCF/year through pyro-gasification process, supported by cross-sector partners like Leonardo and Angeloni.

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Automotive

McLaren develops aerospace-inspired ART method for volume composite super car engineering

Automated rapid tape (ART) technique, already deployed at the MCTC and to be used for future McLaren models, is capable of producing lighter, stiffer and stronger carbon fiber structures with less waste.

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