Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Carbon Fibers

Airbus, ArianeGroup sign transition batch contract for Ariane 6 launch vehicles

Airbus will provide four primary lightweight carbon fibers structures for the next 14 vehicle launchers via state-of-the-art 4.0 industrial facility in Getafe, Spain.  

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Natural Fibers

Henry Royce Institute uses FET system for trials on more sustainable fibers from wood pulp

Fibre Extrusion Technology wet spinning system selected for sustainable, advanced materials research in the U.K.    

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Bonding

Thermal Mapping Application digitizes GMI Aero hot bonder console

The TMApp enables operators to track and visualize the temperature field during composite repair or manufacture in real time using Anita 4.0 and Anita EZ bonding/repair bonder solutions.  

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Limited edition watch features carbon fiber case produced by 9T Labs

Using its Additive Fusion Technology, 9T Labs mass produced 1,000 units of the watch case from continuous carbon fiber-reinforced PEKK, achieving a strong, ultralight, aesthetic product.  

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Recycling

€34 million Series A advances Fairmat composite materials recycling goals

The company’s plans for the funds include accelerating the deployment of its robotized industrial capabilities to recycle carbon fiber, expanding internationally and entering new verticals with its sustainability solutions.  

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Aerospace

CVD Equipment received $3.7 million aerospace order for production coating system

The CVI system will be used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials for aerospace gas turbine engines.  

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Glass Fibers

Ilium Composites re-certified to ISO 9001 standard for quality management

Rigorous evaluation process brings quality assurance to Ilium’s customer service offerings and range of fiberglass composite reinforcement products.  

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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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Pressure Vessels

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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Aerospace

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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Space

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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