Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Automotive

Second SPE ACCE 2024 keynote emphasizes carbon neutrality through autocomposites

Kristin von Szadkowski will be presenting sustainability research programs pursued by the Volkswagen Group to establish recycling and circular economy concepts in automotive production.

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Recycling

11th Hour Racing sponsors IMOCA to advance competitive sailing diversity, sustainability

Additional support will be provided for IMOCA projects related to building with alternative material sources, a carbon fiber recycling pilot project, increasing opportunities for female sailors and more.

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Aerospace

NIAR receives $10 million NASA funding for high-temp advanced materials

Specialized research program will develop, mature and implement composites and other novel materials for use in hypersonic vehicles.

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Natural Fibers

Toyoda Gosei develops seawater-derived fiber-reinforced material

Fiber reinforcement is formed from magnesium hydroxide derived from seawater, achieving plastic parts that contributed to improved environmental performance.

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Natural Fibers

BioStruct project to validate biocomposite-focused manufacturing processes

For the next 3 years, Ideko and European partners are working to develop and validate to TLR 7 novel processes to boost the use of natural fibers and biological resins.

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Anaglyph releases Laminate Tools version 5.2

Nesting, design, GUI and viewing features have been improved or added to the composites design software tool.

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Archer completes installation of high-volume battery pack manufacturing line

“Automotive-style” line has the capability of producing up to 15,000 battery packs — complete with composite enclosures and cylindrical cells — per year to keep up with eVTOL aircraft production goals.

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Aerospace

Manuela Marangio heads Leonardo Aerostructures Division at Grottaglie facility

Female mechanical engineer is responsible for Leonardo Aerostructures’ entire production engineering plant, dedicated to several major aeronautic programs.

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Aerospace

FACC records more than 24% revenue growth in Q1 2024

Workforce expansion, new contracts and diversified portfolios, supply chain stabilization and footprint expansion may lead to €810-850 million revenue for the 2024 financial year.

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Carbon Fibers

JCB Aero aircraft interior flooring panels incorporate SHD composites

High-performance carbon fiber prepreg using SHD’s FRVC411 epoxy resin system resulted in a durable, compliant design for the MRO market.

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Fabrics/Preforms

Angeloni launches non-stitched multiaxial NCF fabric option

An adhesive grants the same stability of traditionally stitched composite fabrics, making Stratos suitable for use in a range of fibers and production processes.

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Pressure Vessels

Luxfer Gas Cylinders awarded grant for 700-bar Type 4 tank development

Alberta Innovates initiative selected 20 applicants, including Luxfer, to advance hydrogen production, storage, transmission, distribution and use.

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High-Performance Composites
Aerospace prepreg and carbon fiber
VersaMix® meter mix system
CAMX 2024
Composite raw materials