Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Wind/Energy

Hexagon Purus to assemble, deliver complete vehicle integration for hydrogen-powered trucks

The awarded contract, taking advantage of the company’s Type IV high-pressure cylinders, battery packs and vehicle systems integration, offerings join seven other commitments announced this year.  

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Consumer

Wabash National to develop walk-in cargo van, add to portfolio of home delivery solutions

Incorporation of its patented molded structural composite technology continues to deliver on advanced material technologies and lightweight design.

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Pressure Vessels

Vestas looks to scale up blade recycling partnership solution offering to U.S. and other regions

Vestas seeks areas where local recycling infrastructure is robust, and customer demand can be established. Recycling methods can include cement co-processing, gasification, development of new composite materials and reclamation.

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Sustainability

Illini Solar Car team composite vehicle paves way for success in American Solar Challenge

AERO Sustainable Material Technology sponsorship sustainably safeguards the carbon fiber body of the car from degradation, further contributes to team placement.

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Prepregs

METEOR project studies optimization of thermoplastic prepreg production

Completed project aimed at optimizing and reducing the cost and energy involved in CFRTP prepreg manufacture, with the end goal of industrialization.

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Arkema doubles Sartomer photocure resins capacity in Asia

Increased production capacity reinforces downstream acrylics activities in Asia to support electronics, renewable energy sectors, and grow UV curing portfolio.

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Wind/Energy

Maersk Supply Service to install Gazelle Wind Power offshore wind pilot plant in Canary Islands

Two-megawatt plant will use Gazelle’s hybrid floating wind platform, established to be robust and simple to build, deploy and maintain in deep waters.

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Sustainability

3A Composites Core Materials passes annual FSC review 

Audit identifies effort in maintaining sustainability mindset, efficient waste management, responsible forestry in the production of core materials.

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Automation

Autonomous, electric shuttle retrofitted with CRP Technology Windform materials

Advanced 3D printing production process and Windform composite materials used to manufacture the required motor cover and washer reservoir flap valve components, account for Olli 2.0’s pod-like shape.

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AVK, European Alliance SMC BMC announce SMCCreate 2022 conference

New conference in Atwerp, Belgium, April 6-7, 2022 covers topics concerning designing in SMC and BMC composites, provides insights from concept to manufacture.

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Aerospace

Newly launched Airbus Corporate Jets TwoTwenty completes first flight

Successful production flight leads to the delivery of the A220-based biz jet to Comlux in coming weeks for cabin outfitting.

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COMSOL releases version 6.0 for multiphysics simulation software

COMSOL Multiphysics introduces platform feature for model management, adds module for uncertainty quantification analysis and includes important updates and performance enhancements, all with boosted productivity in mind.

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