Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Sustainability

Reliance Industries enhances polyester textiles with FRX Nofia technology

Polymeric phosphorus-based additive solution brings fire retardance and sustainability to Recron FS fabrics, enabling safe, responsible end-use applications.  

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RTM

Dow Chemical, MVP introduce polyurethane-enabled LRTM process

Transportation industry solution decreases LRTM injection times using specialized three-component material chemistry and fully automated injection unit with Fast Flow LRTM process.  

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Stratolaunch completes first flight with Talon-A separation vehicle

Eighth flight for the composites-intensive Roc aircraft, and first captive carry flight with TA-0, validates aerodynamic predictions, continues to advance hypersonic flight.  

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Hexagon Composites subsidiaries announce new CNG, hydrogen orders and agreements

Hexagon Purus and Hexagon Agility are to supply Type IV hydrogen systems and CNG Mobile Pipeline modules, respectively, for customers in Israel, France and Portugal.  

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Concept Integrity eVTOL completes successful second test flight

Carbon fiber prototype, developed by partners Umiles Next and Tecnalia, took to the skies in its first free flight intended to determine its feasibility operating in urban environments.  

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Sustainability

Kordsa reports sustainable company growth in Q3 2022

Product line expansion, sustainability initiatives, and new collaborations and awards increases advanced materials growth for the textiles company.  

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Composites 4.0

Swinburne AIR Hub partners with NIAR to drive local, international aerospace innovations

Collaboration will focus on digitization of aerospace composites, advanced manufacturing technologies and specialized simulation capabilities to pave the way for cleaner, greener, more affordable aviation.  

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Automotive

SPE Automotive Division names winners for 51st annual Innovation Awards competition

Ten category winners, the Vehicle Engineering Team Award and the reveal of the Lifetime Achievement Award winner were announced at the in-person event, acknowledging numerous composite innovations.  

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Trends

Archer Aviation sets ambitious target to build 250 eVTOLs in 2025

With its upcoming unveiling of the composite Midnight eVTOL, Archer Aviation forecasts a rapid production ramp-up in the following years.  

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Autoclave

PRF Composite Materials introduces RP570 FR eXpress cure prepreg system

Ultra-fast, fire-retardant formulation targets snap cure press molding of structural components.  

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Carbon Fibers

Boston Materials secures $12 million from new investors, expands Z-axis composites growth

The investment will enable the high-performance materials company to further expand product offerings for customers across consumer electronics, electric vehicles and fuel cell applications.  

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BAE Systems name AMZ Manufacturing, Leading Technology Composites Suppliers of the Year

Annual “Partner2Win” Symposium awarded 25 suppliers and 34 “Partner2Win” medals recognizing high performance and global competitiveness.  

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