Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Glass Fibers

Ilium Composites introduces ULTImat fire-resistant fiberglass 

A fire-retardant structural core layered with fiberglass and an integrated surface veil meets fire safety standards for closed mold composite parts.  

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Sustainability

Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades

A novel chemical process, developed within the CETEC initiative with partners Olin and Stena Recycling, is capable of breaking down epoxy resin to virgin-grade material.  

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JEC Composites presents 2023 Innovation Award finalists

This year’s 30 Innovation Award finalists representing 11 categories portray excellence in composites innovation and fruitful collaboration.  

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Wind/Energy

Rope Robotics automates onshore wind turbine blade repairs

Patented robot uses visual sensors to diagnose any potential damage for remote operators, and initiates a repair process in real time that is four times faster than manual alternatives.  

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Carbon Fibers

DLR completes MFFD upper shell skin layup

Eight-meter-long CFRTP fuselage skin was achieved via laser-heated in-situ consolidation, with stringers, frames and cleats to be welded.  

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Welding

STUNNING project completes lower half of MFFD

Clean Sky project has delivered the 8 × 4 meter welded aerostructure component, aided by advanced thermoplastic composite technologies and smart robotics.  

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Biomaterials

Sicomin celebrates 40-year anniversary

Expanded operations, customer application highlights and newly launched GreenPoxy products at this year’s events serve to honor the company’s 40 years in the composites industry.  

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Curing

Arkema, CNRS open France-based lab for UV-curable material exploration

Accelerated photopolymerization research to benefit adhesives, 3D printing, composites, electronics and coatings applications, among others.  

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TNL Applied Composites Manufacturing course begins February 2023

Hybrid, seven-session class helps participants learn the tricks of different composites manufacturing technologies from wet layup to pultrusion.  

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Bye Aerospace eFlyer2 approved for flight test certification

The FAA has approved the composites-intensive, all-electric aircraft as eligible for certification under Part 23, enabling the Denver-based OEM to start certification testing.  

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Automotive

LIST opens innovation center focusing on sustainable composite materials

The Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM) will be supported by major players in rail, aerospace, automotive and space to transition sustainable composites research to commercialization.  

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Novel 3D printing process achieves development of bio-based composite components

Modeling nature’s material processing techniques, research at DITF and Arburg has enabled the printing of cellulose continuous fibers reinforced with a cellulose matrix at ambient temperatures.  

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