Ginger Gardiner

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Aerospace

Next-gen composites manufacturing: Combining material, machine and mold cavity data with analytics

Using a sensor, an edge device and machine learning software, sensXPERT sees into processes and is improving quality and cutting scrap, cycle time and energy use for composites customers like ZF and Carbon Revolution.

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Biomaterials

Bioabsorbable and degradable glass fibers, compostable composite parts

ABM Composite offers sustainable options and up to a 60% reduction in carbon footprint for glass fiber-reinforced composites.

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Sustainability

Sperlu prepolymers enable high-performance epoxy resins with up to 80% bio-based content

Spero Renewables has received funding to further scale its pilot production, enabling tunable epoxy resins for composites with Tg of 65-160°C and storage modulus >2,000 megapascals.

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Aerospace

Hypersonix receives CMC scramjet manufacturing demonstrator

HTCMC component demonstrates manufacturing of future Spartan scramjet engine required for reusable hypersonic vehicles capable of up to Mach 12 flight. 

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Composites UK launches best practice guide for composites tooling

“Mould Tooling for Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites” is latest in Composites UK’s series of good practice guides, available online for free.

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Molds/Tools

Base Materials announces new distributor to support growth in European composites market

B. Beyer GmbH will distribute Base Materials’ range of epoxy and polyurethane tooling board materials and ancillary products.

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Aerospace

Clean Sky 2 OUTCOME project demonstrates PEEK thermoplastic composite wingbox cover

Airbus Defense and Space, FIDAMC and Aernnova demonstrate out-of-autoclave, one-shot process for wingbox cover with integrated stringers for regional aircraft.

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Aerospace

Surcar Airlines selects ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engines to power flights in the Canary Islands

Surcar plans to retrofit Twin Otter seaplanes with the ZA600 powertrain, which will use compressed gaseous hydrogen stored in composite pressure vessels.

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D-JOINTS project helps engineers protect composite aircraft structures from lightning strikes

Design of innovative composite hybrid joints with electromagnetic compatibility project tested and validated two types of joint technologies plus software tool for faster design.

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Zenvo Automotive announces partnership with Managing Composites

New benchmarks for performance, design and safety can be anticipated with the Aurora platform, backed by Managing Composites’ support of the hypercar and supercar industry, and its extensive knowledge in composite materials and simulation.

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Sustainability

INN-PAEK project succeeds in 100% recyclable turbine

European project replaces complex-shaped metal structure in aircraft cooling system with injection molded thermoplastic composite material for improved sustainability.

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Aerospace

Aitiip Technology Center reports dismantling of thermoplastic parts using resistance welding

Clean Sky 2 HELACS project aims to enable improved recycling of composite components at aircraft end of life.

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Composite raw materials