Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Teijin partners with European carbon management firms for accelerated GHG emissions reduction

Combined know-how and expertise will be used to calculate life cycle analysis (LCA) and GHG emissions for environmental impact reduction in Teijin’s FRPs and other product life cycles.  

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Wind/Energy

NCC announces Crown Estate Scotland, Owens Corning and TotalEnergies to join SusWIND

Leading stakeholders will add their voices to the SusWIND community in order to deliver a sustainable future for composites in wind.  

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Archer unveils production aircraft Midnight

Midnight is the evolution of Archer’s demonstrator eVTOL aircraft, Maker, which has validated its proprietary 12-tilt-six configuration and key enabling technologies.

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Carbon Fibers

ORNL develops recyclable polymer for low-carbon composites manufacture

Novel vitrimer polymer prevails over the intrinsic limitations of conventional epoxy vitrimers, driving net-zero goals forward.  

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Carbon Fibers

Heat resistance testing provides insight into preventing carbon fiber-reinforced UHTC degradation

Japan-based researchers use an arc-wind tunnel to better understand carbon fiber-reinforced ultrahigh-temperature ceramic matrix composites oxidation resistance in high-temp, inert atmospheres.  

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Carbon Fibers

Welsh dragon commission illustrates capabilities of Compcut precision composite router

The intricate dragon shape was achieved via the PCR 300 system’s hybrid precision cutting and finishing techniques available for composite materials.  

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SAMPE North America announces CEO departure

Current SAMPE North America CEO, Zane Clark, is departing the organization on Dec. 14 to pursue a new opportunity with SEMA.

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Trends

Diab Divinycell HM foam lightweights Mayla 44 electric powerboat

Ultra-high-performance powerboat achieves high weight reduction with carbon fiber sandwich construction of the deck, internal structure and the complete hull surface.  

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Aerospace

NASA’s Artemis I mega rocket launches Orion to moon

The agency’s Orion spacecraft — showcasing an abundance of composite components and structures — launched 1:47 a.m. on Nov. 16, and is on its way to the moon as part of the Artemis program.

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Composites 4.0

RewAir chooses Plataine to optimize wind turbine blade production lines

Plataine’s AI-based solution provides flexible optimization of primary production lines while reducing operational costs and carbon footprint.  

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Sustainability

Cygnet Texkimp, Longworth and NCC earn Composites UK 2022 Industry award

“Innovation in Materials” award recognizes successful continuous fiber reclamation and reuse for a composite hydrogen tank.  

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Aerospace

Archer Aviation selects site in Georgia to build eVTOL manufacturing facility

Archer plans to initially build out a 350,000-square-foot facility capable of producing up to 650 aircraft/year, with room to expand up to 2,300 aircraft/year.  

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