Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

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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Carbon Fibers

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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Sustainability

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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Aerospace

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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MVP introduces CARE, a new technical service solution

CARE program supports a wide variety of technical services to eliminate manufacturing downtime, parts availability, labor shortage and improper equipment maintenance roadblocks.  

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Prepregs

Cygnet Texkimp builds high-precision slitter spooler rewinder for industry trials

Demonstration machine can precisely slit and wind up to 48 tapes from continuous thermoset UD carbon fiber prepreg, with additional material compatibilities.  

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Hydrogen Storage

Faurecia receives funding to industrialize next-gen CGH2 and LH2 tanks for 2024 production

€213 million for Historhy Next project accelerates development of low-carbon raw materials and recyclability for composite tanks produced at Allenjoie plant, targeting 100,000/year.  

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Biomaterials

Drawing design cues from nature: Designing for biomimetic composites, Part 1

Biomimicry is an interdisciplinary methodology that can inform composites design and manufacturing via use of more effective and sustainable materials, structural fabrication and technological practices.    

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