Carbon Fibers
Carbon fiber is a high-performance reinforcement widely employed in composite materials due to its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness. Composed of thin strands of carbon atoms, these fibers are renowned for their incredible durability and resistance to various environmental factors. In composite applications, carbon fiber offers outstanding structural support while remaining lightweight, making it a preferred choice in aerospace, automotive, and sports equipment.
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JEC World 2024 highlights: Forwarding initiatives surrounding sustainability and mobility
Themes at the forefront of JEC World 2024 included solutions for mobility applications and sustainable materials, technologies and processes for composites manufacturing.
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Exel Composites, Fairmat sign carbon fiber scrap repurpose deal
Exel material waste will go through Fairmat’s reconstitution process to produce second-generation CFRP chips, enabling a closed-loop ecosystem.
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ILAuNCH Trailblazer project to use AM technologies to produce large-scale composite rockets
ILAuNCH partnership, joined by ANU and New Frontier Technologies, will develop a qualified manufacturing process that will directly contribute to the development of launch vehicle development.
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Carbon fiber composite pallet revolutionizes freight industry
LOG Point Pallet fuses advanced materials with innovative design and manufacturing to improve supply chains worldwide.
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HRC obtains GRS 4.0 certification for carbon-neutral carbon fiber products
Two rCF materials and two finished rCF products maintain more than 90% performance retention rate, earn Global Recycled Standard (GRS) recognition.
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Novel DITF composite material enables CO2-negative construction
Three materials — bio-based carbon fibers, natural stone and biochar — act as an alternative to reinforced concrete in a house wall demonstrator in the DACCUS-Pre project.
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Explore the cutting-edge composites industry, as experts delve into the materials, tooling, and manufacturing hurdles of meeting the demands of the promising advanced air mobility (AAM) market. Join us at CW Tech Days to unlock the future of efficient composites fabrication operations.
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The composites industry is increasingly recognizing the imperative of sustainability in its operations. As demand for lightweight and durable materials rises across various sectors, such as automotive, aerospace, and construction, there is a growing awareness of the environmental impact associated with traditional composite manufacturing processes.
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Latest Carbon Fibers News And Updates
Carbon Mobile carbon fiber powers handheld gaming platform
HyRECM technology effectively stabilizes carbon fiber’s electrical and antenna properties, enabling development of next-gen electronics, such as the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2.
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Rock West delivers high-precision composite support tube for particle detection
Large carbon fiber and honeycomb core component, known as the barrel timing layer (BLT) tracker support tube, was delivered to Purdue as part of an upgrade to CERN’s general-purpose proton-proton collision detector for space research.
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Carbon Conversions offers 3D printing filament reinforced with rCF
Development of re-Evo TDR products that work on a majority of 3D printers is now an available option for companies sending in their carbon fiber waste.
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Hexcel launches HexTow IM9 24K intermediate modulus carbon fiber
Workhorse carbon fiber is particularly suited to primary and secondary aerospace vehicle structure development, aided by its high tensile strength and modulus.
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Swancor, Massload jointly develop 100% recycled bicycle bottle cage
A blend of recycled carbon fiber and PA6 pellets, the bicycle component will be commercialized in Q1 2024.
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Head Sports prototype racquets to incorporate bio-circular Torayca fiber
Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. is supplying its ISCC Plus-certified carbon fibers for tennis racquets and pickleball paddles.
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Eaton developing carbon-reinforced PEKK to replace aluminum in aircraft air ducts
3D printable material will meet ESD, flammability and other requirements to allow for flexible manufacturing of ducts, without tooling needed today.
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Who's ready for the Olympics?
With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, this year’s JEC World is bound to be abuzz with talk of this year’s event — from the use of composites in sporting equipment to the roles they play in AAM.
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Optimizing machining for composites: Tool designs, processes and Industry 4.0 systems
Hufschmied moves beyond optimized milling and drilling tools to develop SonicShark inline quality control system and Cutting Edge World cloud platform for optimized tool use and processes.
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Composites end markets: Electronics (2024)
Increasingly, prototype and production-ready smart devices featuring thermoplastic composite cases and other components provide lightweight, optimized sustainable alternatives to metal.
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Demonstrator project targets circularity solutions in carbon fiber composite sports equipment
The Carbon Fibre Circular Alliance (CFCA) brought together OEMs and technical partners to reclaim short carbon fibers from end-of-life sports equipment, realign into continuous prepreg tapes and remanufacture into new equipment.
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Designing and manufacturing turbine test nacelles
Michigan-based Ground Test Solutions (GTS) shares the design and manufacturing processes involved in building composite nacelle components used in testing jet and helicopter engines.
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