Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Aerospace

Gulfstream expands G400 business jet manufacturing facilities

A $150.7 million investment ensures streamlined, efficient operations for next-gen composite fleet production, meets increasing demand.  

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Fabrics/Preforms

Industrial thread company Coats Group opens Huanmantla manufacturing facility

Mexico facility will support the company’s development of high-performance material threads, yarns and fabrics for the automotive and composites industries, among others.  

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Digitization

National Composites Centre joins new digital series to explore advances in sustainable materials

“Material Change: Resourcing Net Zero” campaign highlights critical role of composites in a net-zero future.  

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Hexagon Digital Wave signs long-term MAE requalification agreement

Three-year agreement will enable in-situ Type IV COPV assessment for Certarus, a virtual pipeline solutions company, alleviating pain points and ensuring effective requalification.  

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Carbon Fibers

Mussel Polymers announces new multifunctional carbon, aramid fiber coating

Specialty materials company produces poly(catechol-styrene) polymer that effectively bonds with many materials, providing enhanced adhesion and other surface functionalizing benefits.  

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Composite truck component carrier from Lanxess wins GKV/TecPart Innovation Award

  Injection-molded glass fiber-reinforced PA6 component is jointly developed with system supplier and truck manufacturer for 35% less weight, replaces DLFT-based design.  

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Epoxies

Toray, Specialty Materials strengthen partnership for next-gen aerospace applications

Commercial partnership enables novel solution innovations with domestically produced, high-quality products within the U.S. supply chain.  

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Pressure Vessels

TNO research offers circularity solution for discarded wind turbine blades

Thermochemical method involving pyrolysis extracts fibers, which can then be reprocessed as thermoplastic composites for various recyclable products.  

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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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ATL/AFP

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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Natural Fibers

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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