Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Sustainability

ThermHex receives quality, environmental management certification

Thermoplastic honeycomb core producer earns ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 national and international management system standards.

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Mar-Bal fire-resistant composite wastebasket promotes fire safety

Made from thermoset composites reinforced with glass fiber, Waste-Safe is able to contain a fire without burning, melting or collapsing.

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Carbon Fibers

Hexcel sponsorship showcases carbon fiber prepreg capabilities for UAV applications

Students from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria developed a camera drone from Hexcel carbon fiber prepreg and resin systems for a 42% reduction in structural mass.

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Marine

Sustainable Marine carbon fiber tidal turbine rotors pass accelerated lifetime testing

Rigorous testing performed at the National University of Ireland, Galway successfully subjected the 4-meter blades to conditions equivalent to 20 years of operation in the field.

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Aerospace

Spirit AeroSystems, Albany Engineered Composites collaborate to expand hypersonic capabilities

Combination of high-temperature composite, structure capabilities and experience in 3D-woven near-net shape composites to help rapidly scale affordable hypersonic thermal protection systems.

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Hawthorn Composites goes paperless with electronic quality management system

The composites manufacturer has established a completelt digital workspace and eliminated the use of paper for all processes, which allows them to achieve AS-9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications.

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Carbon Fibers

Partnership integrates recycled turbine blade materials into energy storage system

Enel Green Power and Energy Vault aim to use decommissioned carbon and glass fiber wind turbine blades to produce composite blocks for the EVx renewable energy storage system.

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Defense

Norco Composites awarded AS9100D certification

The new certification is for Norco’s 30,000 square foot Winfrith facility, which was built on the Dorset Innovation Park to facilitate a long-term defense contract. 

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Automotive

TRB Lightweight Structures earns contract for design, manufacture of composite detrainment systems

State-of-the-art emergency detrainment systems for 94 nine-car train sets to meet stringent fire and impact requirements, replace London Underground Piccadilly Line rolling stock.

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University of Bristol, NCC develop novel composite materials to assess performance in space

In-house developed matrices reinforced with carbon fiber will spend six months attached to the ISS to better understand and improve their functionality in extreme space conditions.

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Aerospace

Scheurer Swiss supports ETH Zürich composite hybrid rocket motor development

Company supports the university focus project with its composite engineering know-how and networking capabilities for the production of a third-generation rocket motor that aims to reach an altitude of 30,000 feet.

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Polynt-Reichhold agrees to repurchase Investindustrial’s shares in the company

Transaction will make Black Diamond Capital Management the company’s controlling shareholder, poises Polynt-Reichhold for continued growth.

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