Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Defense

Infinite Composites signs $1.6 million US Army contract for H2 tanks

Development of conformable composite fuel tanks for hydrogen storage backs military applications including aircraft, ground support and marine.

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Toray expands eco-friendly PBT resin offerings

New grades include low-warpage and hydrolysis-resistant glass fiber-reinforced grades, with post-consumer chemical- and material-recycled versions in development.

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Carbon Fibers

Toray boosts European carbon fiber production capacity

Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. facility in France will increase to an annual production of 6,000 metric tons of medium and high modulus carbon fiber tows.

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Trends

Solvay becomes Beta Technologies material supplier for AAM

Beta Technologies’ electric CTOL and VTOL aircraft will use lightweight composite materials to enable zero-emission passenger and cargo air transit.

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Marine

Airbus to install fuel-saving sails for maritime operations

The bound4blue eSail, currently built in part from composites, will further decarbonize Airbus’ transportation of A320 subassemblies from Europe to the U.S.

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Construction

Prismatic tiles by Planefibra improve natural light

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer tiles for civil structure applications increase lighting efficiency by 30%, are more cost-efficient than polycarbonate tiles.

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Forvia begins Type IV hydrogen tank rollout from mass production plant

From tank manufacturing to complete storage systems, the automotive technology company cites a mid-term capacity of 100,000 tanks per year.

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Curing

Abaris selects Premier ESR to optimize composite cure cycles

Encapsulated sample rheometer (ESR) by Alpha Technologies will be incorporated into Abaris’ service and consultation business to characterize a variety of composite material specimens.

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EHang delivers five units of EH216-S AAVs to China-based Boling

Initial delivery step, followed by an anticipated CAAC type certification, will lead to future commercial operations in Shenzhen.

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Compcut features ACS, PCR composite cutting technologies

Advanced plate saw and precision router provide precise, fast and efficient cutting of composite test specimens.

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CANZ 2023 Conference highlights composites sustainability in New Zealand

Returning to Auckland, New Zealand, the two-day event Oct. 12-13 will engage attendees with insightful presentations, innovative ideas, collaborative discussions and a workshop focused on sustainability and improving manufacturing capability.

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Wind/Energy

Allianz report sheds light on offshore wind industry growth, challenges

Growth opportunities, tech innovations, risk trends and loss patterns for the global industry are highlighted.

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