Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Sustainability

Carbon Fiber Recycling now accepts carbon fiber bobbin waste

Carbon Fiber Recycling is capable of processing depleted carbon fiber bobbins, provides opportunities for manufacturers looking to recycle 100% of their waste stream.  

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Aerospace

Clean Aviation coordinates with EASA, announces 20 new projects

Projects include new wings, integrate fuselage/empennage and H2 storage; collaboration targets evolution of industry standards and new certification methods.      

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Molds/Tools

Plyable secures $3.2 million investment to advance custom composite marketplace solution

Funding from Maven Capital Partners, Solvay Ventures and VC Forward Partners backs growth of time- and cost-saving digital composite tooling product.  

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Volocopter conducts first crewed flight, deploys vertiport in Italy

In addition to crewed flights in France and South Korea, the company has successfully flown the Volocopter 2X, presented Italy’s first testing vertiport and explored the VoloIQ digital platform.  

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Defense

Fortify ships Flux Core 3D printer to Ierus Technologies

Novel radio-frequency structures for defense systems are to be designed for and built via Fortify’s Flux Core composite-photopolymer 3D printer.  

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Aerospace

Safran Nacelles gains Part 145 certification for nacelle repair site

Suzhou, China facility can now offer composite and metal MRO activities to Asia, Pacific and Oceania markets, including nacelles, thrust reversers and Comac 919 LRUs.  

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Adhesives

Scott Bader ATC begins Crestabond MMA structural adhesive production

Scott Bader’s Drummondville, Canada, facility has begun manufacturing and supplying composites-applicable adhesives to its North American customers.  

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Angeloni Group integrates Selcom into composites division

Consolidation of four facilities producing everything from technical fibers to resins and consumables is expected to drive innovative solutions, enhance offerings to composite industry customers.  

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Trends

Toray Composite Materials America to double Torayca T1100 production capacity

The upgrade to the company’s Decatur, Alabama, carbon fiber plant is set to begin April 2023 in order to support rising demand in defense applications.  

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Automation

Siemens Gamesa, Airborne collaborate on automation of wind turbine blades

Joint efforts combine years of expertise in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, composite processing and automation to scale up operations.  

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Marine

Hexcel HexPly M9.6 prepregs receive type approval for marine use

Third-party certification guarantees lightweight composite quality, performance and consistency for more sustainable marine vessels.  

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Matrix Composite Materials Co. celebrates 25 years

Since 1997 the U.K.-based company has increasingly developed its reputation as a materials distributor for companies Armacell, Hexcel and Sicomin.  

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