Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

People in composites: September 2023

Take a look at this month’s new hires and promotions in the composites industry from Airbus, French Oil Mill Machinery, Thermwood, Aquapak, Teijin Aramid and Pultron Composites.  

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Glass Fibers

NLcomp spins off Eco Yachts brand for sustainable composite boat development

Eco Yachts is an Italy-based shipyard that will produce climate-neutral yachts and motorboats with third-party verification using rComposite fiberglass.

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Aerospace

Sherwin-Williams introduces high-flexibility body filler

Fill Bond Flex Aerospace Filler (FBF100) restores aircraft exterior composites by permanently concealing surface imperfections.  

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Automotive

Envalior offers novel Tepex composite for EV battery housings

Low-thickness, recyclable thermoplastic composite passes strict thermal runaway tests for EV battery housings.

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Joby delivers eVTOL aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base ahead of schedule

Composites-intensive air taxi is delivered six months ahead of schedule for use in logistic mission demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force and AAM-focused research by NASA.

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Composites 4.0

Cevotec Samba Pro installed in Fraunhofer IGCV AI research hall

Prepreg system is available to companies interested in exploring research in digitalization and AI for composites manufacture or to evaluate FPP-designed components.  

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Marine

Avient presents Hammerhead sandwich panels for boatbuilders

Continuous glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic panels offer the marine industry lightweighting and production efficiency compared to traditional construction materials.

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Aerospace

Airbus unveils PioneerLab twin-engine flying laboratory

Digital systems, bio-based and recyclable composites and other workstreams specifically dedicated to twin-engines will be tested and matured aboard Airbus’ helicopter demonstrator.

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Kordsa celebrates 50 years in advanced materials

Based in Izmit, Turkey since 1973, Kordsa celebrates its efforts in tire and construction reinforcement and composite technologies, as well as customer and employee support.

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ORNL conducts sustainability analysis of 3D-printed composite molds

A comprehensive lifecycle, cost and carbon emissions study on carbon fiber molds, produced for New York’s concrete Domino building, cites economic benefits over wood alternatives.

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Aptera reveals first composite production parts for BinC vehicle

Pre-production efforts are underway to begin building production-intent vehicles.

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Consumer

Gurit composite materials support FridgeWize industrial chiller fan blades

Gurit prepreg and technical assistance has solved FridgeWize’s specification, volume and production efficiency challenges, enabling the manufacture and installation of more than 25,000 fan blades in 2022.

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High-Performance Composites
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Composite raw materials
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Aerospace prepreg and carbon fiber