Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Carbon Fibers

Newly debuted Artura GT4 features McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture

Artura GT4 builds on 570S GT4 and 720S GT3 competition cars with a carbon fiber monocoque for light weight, precise handling characteristics and enhanced durability.  

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Recycling

Lanxess adds new sustainable product variants to Tepex composites range

Novel composite matrices and fiber reinforcement based on green materials make up these Tepex product variants. 

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Trends

Creative Composites Group’s FRP composite bridge decking is sourced for five upcoming projects

With the Infrastructure Bill putting the spotlight on advanced materials used in mainstream projects, CCG seeks to accommodate growing FRP deck installations across the U.S.  

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Overair receives $145 million investment from Hanwha Group to develop eVTOL aircraft

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup will fly composite Butterfly experimental prototype in 2023, with plans to provide practical aerial ridesharing.  

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Lanxess offers fiber-reinforced PBT material solutions for radar sensor, electromobility applications

Fiberglass-reinforced PBT options meet demanding features for radar sensors in vehicle driver assistance systems (ADAS), high-voltage connectors, powertrains, EV battery casings.

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Recycling

Swancor launches recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin

When used with composite reinforcements, EzCiclo can be recycled and degraded via the company’s CleaVER recycling technology with waste elimination and a final fiber with equivalent virgin fiber mechanical performance.

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American Colors to expands Sandusky manufacturing facility

A 12,500-square-foot manufacturing addition to expand liquid colorants and specialty chemicals production capacity for applications such as adhesives and composites.  

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Aerospace

Airbus selects partners to develop rear structure of CityAirbus NextGen

KLK Motorsport and Modell- und Formenbau Blasius Gerg GmbH to design high-end composite solutions and components for a fully integrated, ultra-lightweight rear fuselage.  

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Molds/Tools

Airtech 3D-printed composite tooling takes Brumos Racing team to Pikes Peak 100th running

As the Brumos Racing technical partner, Airtech assisted BBi Autosport’s vehicle manufacture by providing aerodynamic enhancements to the Porsche GT2 RS Clubsport via Dahltram printing resins and Print-Tech.  

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Thermoplastics

Lufthansa Technik, Diab develop greener composites for interior cabin components

Aeroflax flax fiber-based prepreg and one-step thermoplastic manufacturing process for 100% recyclable panels production pioneer lighter weight, reduce CO2 emissions.  

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Recycling

National Composites Centre supports marine industry in bid to tackle composites recycling challenge

The Blue Composites Project, made up of U.K. companies, institutes and organizations, seeks to address key environmental challenges, and will lead to the creation a large-scale GRP FRP recycling and reuse facility.  

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Natural Fibers

BMW unveils new M4 GT4 race car, features most natural fiber parts for GT series to date

Bcomp ampliTex and powerRibs technologies make up bodywork components such as the hood, front splitter, doors, trunk and rear wing and several interior components, taking next steps for future production models.  

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