Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Pressure Vessels

New report reveals U.S. saw 60% growth for offshore wind targets

Business Network for Offshore Wind’s inaugural quarterly report details market trends, supply chain and technology advancements.  

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Automotive

Cannon Tipos, Coriolis Composites mold complex automotive structural part from single preform

Dosing equipment for precise injection and mold engineering enable near-net-shape dry preform for HP-RTM CFRP composite part with rapid cycle time.  

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Automotive

Toyoda Gosei develops nanocellulose fiber-reinforced plastics for automotive parts

Newly developed CNF-reinforced plastic used in product transport containers combines 20% CNF in a general-purpose polypropylene, aims to reduce CO2 over the lifecycle of components.  

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Scott Bader expands partnership with composites supplier Hans Claussen in Scandinavia

Partnership extension continues to grow Scott Bader’s presence in Norway, Scandinavia, enhances composite and adhesive offerings for customers.  

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Hydrogen Storage

European hydrogen orders announced by Hexagon Purus

Hexagon Purus is to deliver hydrogen distribution systems and mobile refueling stations for transportation and industrial applications by 2023.  

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Automotive

Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive

Efforts include advancing NAFILean materials family in weight reduction and sustainability, as well as new Sustainable Materials division and R&D Center.  

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Automotive

Alef Aeronautics launches eVTOL flying car

The all-electric composite Alef Model A has a 200-mile driving range, a 110-mile flight range and fits within existing urban infrastructure for driving and parking.  

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Construction

SUREbridge project renovation underway in Norway

FiberCore Europe partner MSS implements SUREbridge, a sustainable composites method to strengthen and repair concrete bridges so that they can exist for 50+ years.  

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Second NASA contract received by AnalySwift progresses high-fidelity composites design tool

Research funded at Purdue University, University of Texas at Arlington will produce a computer tool to exploit tailorable composites, hybrid material systems for a variety of broad applications.  

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Construction

Covestro, Arcesso Dynamics launch solid-surface manufacturing solution Arfinio

First use of reaction injection molding (RIM) on aliphatic polyurethanes enables complex, lightweight and seamless designs and new property combinations.  

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Pressure Vessels

GE lays off workers at onshore wind unit for business restructure plan

Sources report job cuts are the result of weak demand for onshore wind, rising costs and supply chain delay.  

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Carbon Fibers

Clean Energy Research Foundation demonstrates “double-strength" carbon fibers

Development of fibers through the macromolecular assembly, coalescence of CNTs result in ultra-strong nanomaterials with high electrical and thermal conductivity.  

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