Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

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Laser projection systems provide flexible measurement qualities

JEC World 2024: SL-Laser highlights the ProDirector 7 and ProCollector measuring systems, in addition to sharing presentations on other relevant programs available to industry.  

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UTComp releases FRP equipment assessment guidebook

Free online resource outlines the background and key concepts about FRP and the damage mechanisms that affect reliability.

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Induction heating platen achieves dynamic temperature management

JEC World 2024: Roctool is introducing the R-IDS, a patented heated platen that aims to make mass production more accessible for composites manufacturing.

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Space

Firefly Aerospace doubles Texas facilities to support composite rockets

Company grows test stands, further implements AFP and seven-axis robotic powermill machinery to produce rockets up to nine times faster at 1/7th of the cost.

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SMC BMC Design Award 2024 winners showcase projects at JEC World

Awards ceremony to be held on March 6th will recognize the top three selected SMC and BMC designs submitted by European design students and young design professionals.

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Sustainability

Leonardo advances sustainable aerospace innovation testing

Wingtips and morphing winglets integrated into a C-27J flying test bed, and a full-scale composite fuselage, are undergoing testing for Clean Sky 2 programs.

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Carbon Fibers

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N NPX1 vehicle debuts carbon fiber hybrid wheel

Twenty-one-inch, ~10-kilogram hybrid wheel, developed by Dymag in partnership with Hankuk Carbon, is part of an intensive development program by Hyundai.

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Plyable releases AI-powered mold design tool

Plyable continues to rid composites engineers of workflow bottlenecks through an end-to-end automated system — from mold design to quotation to manufacturing fulfillment.  

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Biomaterials

Syensqo expands bio-based portfolio with novel MTM epoxy prepreg

Bio-based MTM 49-3 responds to sustainability goals in automotive, containing 30% bio-sourced monomers.  

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Automotive

Lightweight, flame-retardant composite applications highlight mobility, sustainability trends

JEC World 2024: A variety of applications demonstrate Envalior’s Tepex composite materials portfolio, from automotive to hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Storage

R&D projects, additively functionalized part demonstrate composites innovation

JEC World 2024: The DLR is presenting the EmpowerAX multi-curved shell demo part as a JEC Innovation Award winning innovation, in addition to results from other projects involving hydrogen tanks, wind and more.

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Flax fiber-based technologies target application diversity

JEC World 2024: Bcomp continues the tradition of exhibiting components from diverse markets, including motorsport, wider mobility and performance sports equipment, that incorporate ampliTex and powerRibs fibers.

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