Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Wind/Energy

Viable routes to recycling wind turbine blades found in NCC’s sustainable wind research program

Launched SusWIND program aims to establish a viable circular supply chain to tackle the main challenges of legacy and future composite blades in the U.K.

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Aerospace

Embraer concludes sale of Portuguese manufacturing units to Aernnova

Aernnova now owns and operates the Embraer Metálicas and Embraer Compósitos industrial units for approximately $174 million.

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University of Nottingham commissions resin metering system for short fiber compression molding

Slack & Parr’s precision external gear pumps enable the university’s EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub to precisely determine the fiber-to-resin ratio for their robot-mounted liquid resin spray system.  

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Hankuk, Carbon, Dymag partner to scale up manufacturing of state-of-the-art carbon fiber wheels

Hybrid-composite BX-F wheels will serve high-performance road cars, luxury EVs and large SUVs and pickups.

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Automotive

TRB Lightweight Structures announces new partnership with Kordsa

The goal is continue the development and manufacture of sustainable lightweight composites, TRB and Kordsa report, particularly in regard to the automotive industry.

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Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso, SimplyEV debut Kimoa e-bike at Miami Grand Prix

The Formula One driver’s sustainable mobility Kimoa brand is debuting its fully customizable carbon fiber e-bike powered by 3D printing firm Arevo.

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Recycling

U.K. team successfully recycles reclaimed continuous carbon fibers from pressure tanks

The U.K.’s NCC with partners B&M Longworth and Cygnet Texkimp achieve continuous carbon fiber recovery in a significant first step to deliver sustainable composite pressure vessels for the hydrogen market.  

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Eastman Machine Co., ACG Nyström strengthen exclusive strategic partnership

Sweden-based ACG Nyström is now an exclusive supplier of Eastman’s automated cutting line and will act as a hub for imported equipment, parts and consumables.

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Sustainability

PlasmaBound closes €2.35 million funding round on controlled polymer ablation technology

PlasmaBound’s aims to accelerate its high-speed composite bonding technology to make sustainable composites a standard feature on vehicles, devices and structures on a global scale.

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Anisoprint enters North America Market with distributor Top 3D Shop 

The continuous fiber 3D printer startup will be introducing desktop and industrial anisoprinting solutions, Composer and PROM IS 500, to a new market, beginning at RAPID + TCT 2022 in May. 

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Sustainability

ITA Group, Metyx Composites join forces at JEC World 2022 for future composite developments

Global technical textiles manufacturer and composites R&D institute to collaborate in future joint projects ranging from recycling to sustainable tapes and yarns.

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Voith Composites, V-Carbon to develop closed-loop solution for CFRP used in hydrogen tanks

The Voith Composites and V-Carbon partnership will accelerate growth in sustainability by enabling the reuse and a second life for carbon fiber in the pressure vessels market.

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