Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

STRUCTeam presentation explores advances in multi-material battery enclosures

Roman Hillermeier, transportation market sector lead, addressed latest battery enclosure developments, identified key design enablers at the Battery Systems in Car Body Engineering Conference in June.  

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SGL Carbon remains on track with first half 2022 results

Despite uncertain general conditions, SGL Carbon experienced a 10.7% sales increase in the first half of 2022, with continued upward growth in Carbon Fiber, Composite Solutions business units.  

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Natural Fibers

Furniture designer incorporates Bcomp natural fibers into luxury REI chair

Tras, a Japanese design and manufacturing studio, draws from decades of composites work in motorsport to develop the sustainable ampliTEX-based chair.  

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Aerospace

Boeing to open Japan research center, expand sustainability partnerships

Boeing Research and Technology Center to focus on sustainable aviation fuels, electric/hydrogen propulsion, robotics, digitization and composites.  

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Recycling

Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlades installed at RWE offshore wind farm

RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project leads first commercial installation of eighty-one-meter B81 composite RecyclableBlades.  

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Carbon Fibers

Zoltek, A + Composites present novel CFRTP UD tape

50K carbon fiber tow impregnated with polypropylene features 50 µm thickness, offers potential for weight savings and increased mechanical performance.  

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Wind/Energy

Gazelle Wind Power teams up with Ferrofab for hybrid floating wind platform

Center for Manufacturing Excellence to be established in UAE to accelerate manufacture and deployment of next-generation offshore wind platforms.  

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Consumer

McLaren, APL unveil high-performance athletic footwear brand

The all-purpose luxury composite footwear, inspired by McLaren supercars, presents a new silhouette, a three-piece segmented midsole and a carbon fiber plate.    

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Pultrusion

Toyota Tundra composite seatback design awarded 2022 Altair Enlighten Award

BASF, Flex-N-Gate, L&L Products and Toyota limited an all-steel assembly, cutting 60 parts down to four composite pieces for 20% weight savings.  

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NDI

MoviTHERM opens in-house NDT lab

New inspection techniques, excitation sources and infrared cameras enhance feasibility study capabilities for customers in the composites industry.  

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Swoop Aero collaborates with FAA, CASA for Kite delivery drone

Process of joint certification will serve to reinforce Australia’s aviation abilities and enable transition of drone technologies to urban and rural environments globally.  

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Sustainability

Altair announces winners of 10th annual Enlighten Award

Ford, Shiloh Industries, General Motors, Toyota, BASF, L&L Products, Nemak and McMaster University are among some of the winners creating a more sustainable, lightweight future.

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