Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Marine

Norsepower secures €28 million for modern mechanical rotor sail

New funding will accelerate composite rotor sail production, R&D, marketing, recruitment and more to expand the reach of Norsepower’s fuel-saving and emissions-reducing technology for ships.

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Wohlers Report 2023 reports continued double-digit growth in AM

A deep dive into the growth of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry offers insight into AM’s steady expansion, adoption and application.

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Volume Graphics releases CT scan data inspection software 2023.1

Volume Graphics 2023.1 software supports battery inspection and uses enhanced AI/machine learning in a new, easier interface.

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Cevotec welcomes Multistation as commercial FPP partner in France

Together, both companies will provide solutions that support French manufacturers and further optimize their composites production efficiency.

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Sumitomo Bakelite Europe conference highlights importance of composites for electric mobility

Composites for Future Mobility Conference attracts more than 50 delegates from OEMs, Tier suppliers and research institutions which are finding numerous composite opportunities in electric motors, UAM.  

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Construction

EuCIA provides update on future Eurocode for composites

Publication of CEN Technical Standard (CEN/TS) 19101, now in its trial phase, will provide clear guidelines on how to design and engineer FRP composite structures.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon fiber Hartzell propeller drives fuel cell-powered Dash 8

Specially designed five-bladed propeller keeps Universal Hydrogen hydrogen-testbed aircraft airborne during a flight in early March 2023, giving support to green technologies.  

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Aerospace

DLR project demonstrates hybrid AM process for composites

Latest DLR development in 3D printing combines additive extrusion technologies and AFP to present a new approach for manufacturing complex thermoplastic composite structures.

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Mito Materials provides in-resin graphene additive for composites

To simplify the complexity of process adoption, Mito collaborated with Forest Technical Coatings to develop two ready-to-pour hybrid additive options, Mito E-Go Res-1 and Mito Tri-Hdnr-1.

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Thermoplastics

Radius Engineering supplies NIAR with thermoplastic consolidation workcell 

NIAR ATLAS facility will use the workcell to produce precisely consolidated laminates for thermoplastic aerospace structure process strategy development.  

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Core

3A Composites Core Materials launches Engicore business line

An expansion of Airex and Baltek brands, Engicore seeks to provide customers custom-shaped core solutions that are optimized for their specific manufacturing processes and standards.  

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Consumer

Aluula Composites, Black Diamond develop climbing helmet

The 2023 Vapor helmet uses Aluula Gold composites — polymer films with UHMWPE fibers — for a 44% increase in strength-to-weight ratio, and 31 grams less weight.

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