Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Roboze reveals ceramic-filled Helios PEEK 2005 filament to the 3D printing sector

Ceramic reinforcement proves an ideal candidate for applications that require lightness, mechanical strength, heat resistance and highly complex geometry specifications.

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Carbon Fibers

Teijin Ltd. expands thermoplastic prepreg lineup

CFRTP intermediate materials are now offered with PP, PC and PA matrices, which will now be used as base resins for existing prepreg products.

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Sustainability

GRP Solutions acquires Estakleen

GRP Solutions adds to its sustainable range of products, including an eco-friendly solvent replacement system for cleaning glass fiber tools, rollers and brushes.

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IDTechEx outlook suggests hydrogen fuel prices, volume are affecting fuel cell vehicle rollout

Report on the current state of FCEV development studies the great lengths made by Toyota, Hyundai and Honda to build industry momentum, and the current state of green hydrogen’s expense and volume production.  

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Weaving

Teijin unveils novel spread-tow carbon fiber woven fabric

3K woven fabric developed via Teijin’s tow-spreading technology is as thin as 1K wovens and nearly the same weight, but is said to require less cost to produce, and offers better strength stability.

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Hydrogen Storage

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, Porterbrook work together to develop hydrogen in rail for U.K.

Multiple developments are aimed to support government goal to remove diesel-only trains by 2040 and achieve net-zero rail by 2050.

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Hydrogen Storage

Hexagon Purus revenue report, key contract developments anticipate global hydrogen energy transition

Q4 2021 revenue grew 690% year over year, hydrogen distribution systems provider, Wystratch, was successfully acquired and contracts with various transportation customers promise hydrogen solution deliveries through 2027. 

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Glass Fibers

Resin-infused center console boat configuration proves higher performance, speed, quality

Hayaari Marine employs a revised infusion setup using semi-permeable membranes to eliminate porosity and improve laminate consolidation, reducing about 450 kilograms of resin per boat, and offering 20% weight savings.

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Aerospace

3D-printed composite PocketQube deployer delivers 13 nanosatellites to space in SpaceX Falcon 9 launch

The “Alba Cluster 3 and 4” mission represents the first PocketQube deployment, and Alba Orbital’s biggest cluster to date. 

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Carbon Fibers

Composite-metal anti-roll bars make headway for lightweight automotive suspension systems

The LiMeCH project, led by the AMRC, Tinsley Bridge and Performance Engineered Solutions, developed filament-wound CFRP-metallic roll bar prototypes, with additional advances in joint bonding the hybrid materials.

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Automation

CAS DataLoggers features automated data collection geared toward composites manufacturing facilities

Unlike manual recordkeeping, the dataTaker DT85, using a wide variety of sensors, ensures accurate, error-free data collection in person or remotely and complete traceability.

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Thermoplastics

Sustainability program leverages Arkema's Elium resin for fully recyclable fiberglass boat

Brunswick Corp. and fiberglass boat manufacturer Boston Whaler expect the composite hull and structural components to be fully recyclable, reducing disposable material and virgin raw material sourcing.

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