Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Sustainability 4 Apr 2022

EconCore, Flaxco reveal flax fiber-reinforced thermoplastic honeycomb panels

Natural fiber sandwich panels are expected to replace those made from glass and carbon fiber, offering enhanced rigidity and sustainability for applications in automotive and sporting good markets.

4 Apr 2022

Sunwell invests in Taiwan-based Cotech to advance into aerospace and new energy vehicle markets

Under this deal, Sunwell Carbon Fiber Composites commits to carbon neutrality and the creation of novel composite materials.

Wind/Energy 4 Apr 2022

Vestas partners with LM Wind Power for V150-4.2 MW blade production in Brazil

The supply agreement further strengthens the flexibility of Vestas’ manufacturing footprint and expands the wind energy supply chain.

4 Apr 2022

UCF, NASA researchers design charged composite “power suits” for electric vehicles and spacecraft

The lightweight, supercapacitor-battery hybrid composite material has the potential to store energy to supplement the power typically stored in batteries.

4 Apr 2022

Peak Toolworks grows cutting tool company with 13th U.S. location

North American manufacturer opens new building in Elkhart, Indiana and celebrates 81 years in the carbide and diamond tooling industry.

Aerospace 4 Apr 2022

Safran joins the ThermoPlastic composites Research Center

The aerospace group joins as part of the ongoing initiative to decarbonize aviation. Safran believes thermoplastic technology development acceleration is a key target to meet this goal.

Ketones 1 Apr 2022

Stratasys collaborates with Lockheed to qualify composite materials for space, aviation end-use parts

Report made public by Metropolitan State University of Denver delivers qualification data for Antero 840CN03 for additively manufactured end-use parts requiring high thermal and chemical resistance, and ESD properties.

1 Apr 2022

SAMPE North America mourns longtime leader, industry icon, George Epstein

Epstein left behind a legacy in structural adhesives in the composites industry. In lieu of flowers, donations may be contributed to the Irene Epstein Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Aerospace 1 Apr 2022

Park Aerospace becomes exclusive North American distributor for ArianeGroup

The composites company will distribute ArianeGroup’s proprietary Raycarb C2B NG used to produce ablative composite materials for critical rocketry and missile systems.

Pressure Vessels 1 Apr 2022

U.S. administration announces offshore wind energy auction for the Carolinas

Two lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay, with potential availability of 1.3 GW of offshore wind energy. An auction will be held May 11.