Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Thermoplastics

ThermHex Waben highlights thermoplastic honeycomb panels

Economically produced composite sandwich panels are sustainable while maintaining high mechanical performance and surface quality, driving them into new market applications.  

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Submissions now being accepted for polyurethane industry award

The Polyurethane Innovation Award honors transformative technologies and practices in the polyurethanes industry.  

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Caracol scales up, expands internationally with €10.6 million Series A funding

Development and commercialization of Caracol’s turnkey large-format 3D printing platform Heron AM, and new hubs in North America and Middle East solidify the company’s swift growth.  

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Aerospace

Latrobe City Council, Swinburne collaborate on AAM for Australia

The partnership will explore how advanced air mobility can be established at the Latrobe Aerospace Technology Precinct to drive economic growth in the region.

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On the radar: Cryogenic testing of composites for future hydrogen storage

Netherlands, U.K., France, Germany and the U.S. build up test capability, look at thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials.  

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Sustainability

European project EoLO-HUBs targets wind turbine blade recycling

The 18-member consortium will develop and use green chemistry processes to recycle composite materials and, among others, optimize the dismantling of wind farms through advanced software.  

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Medical

AMSL Aero partners with CareFlight for Vertiia aeromedical fit-out

Together, AMSL Aero’s long-range eVTOL aircraft will enable CareFlight to provide direct services from remote sites directly to hospitals.  

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JEC

JEC Composites Innovation Award 2023 winners

The JEC Group has announced the winner for each of the ten Innovation Award categories. Learn more about the winners, their projects and future expectations in person or via livestreaming at JEC World 2023.

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BMW Group to bring iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet into service in 2023

A fleet of under 100 vehicles, featuring BMW fuel cell technology and 700-bar CFRP storage tanks, will be deployed for international demonstration and trial purposes.  

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Automotive

Solvay, Airborne receive funding for composite battery enclosures

Collaboration is targeted at maximizing the energy capacity of lightweight and compact next-generation battery packs for e-mobility, while also targeting reuse of composite waste.  

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Aerospace

CAELESTIS R&D project explores predictive design, manufacturing for aerospace

Over 42 months, 11 partners will work together to develop an end-to-end digital thread to effectively enable dataflow across the entire aircraft value chain, accelerating the optimization of disruptive aircraft and engine configurations.  

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Trends

Alauda Aeronautics debuts crewed flying race car

In a fusion of UAM and motorsport, the composite Airspeeder Mk4 is designed to set the bar for performance and technology for the Airspeeder Racing Championship in 2024.  

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