Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Upgraded industrial 3D printers support continuous fiber capabilities

JEC World 2024: Endless Industries offers 3D printing customers integration of its proprietary printhead, software and fiber filaments to achieve the benefits of lightweight composite parts.

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Carbon Fibers

Torayca M46X carbon fiber achieves high tensile modulus with 20% strength increase

Maintaining high strength and tensile modulus exceeding 350 GPa has been achieved using Toray’s nano-level structural control technology. 

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Aerospace

Lockheed Martin rolls out X-59 supersonic X-Plane

The composites-intensive aircraft demonstrator was highlighted at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, and will soon undergo extensive testing prior to first flight later this year.

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Wind/Energy

Vestas to establish second offshore wind blade facility in Poland

Efforts are ramping up to support the growing demand for offshore wind in Europe, with the wind blade factory starting operations in 2026, and a previously announced nacelle assembly facility in the same location in 2025.

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Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL aircraft concept

V-tail, five-passenger aircraft builds on the vison of the S-A1, designed with a priority on safety and a focus on sustainability.

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Aerospace

Airbus reports record commercial aircraft orders in 2023

Airbus delivered 735 commercial aircraft in 2023, an 11% increase on 2022, demonstrating strong performance despite a complex operating environment.

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Pressure Vessels

SGL Carbon achieves carbon fiber production with 50% reduced footprint

Eco-friendly carbon fiber slashes carbon footprint by half through renewable energy, a commitment echoed in SGL’s Lavradio biomass plant set to reduce CO2 emissions by 90,000 tons.  

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Composite current collectors to enable EV battery efficiency

Researchers at ORNL have developed a metal-free current collector using carbon fiber and nanotubes to further lightweight lithium-ion batteries and increase energy density, improving EV driving range.

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Aerospace

Aerospace market report forecasts rapid composites growth by 2030

Persistence Market Researcher provides a comprehensive look on the recent developments shaping composites use in aerospace, detailing key market growth, challenges and emerging trends.

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Wind/Energy

TPI, GE Vernova expand wind blade production contract in Mexico

Additional production lines in a third facility within TPI’s Juarex campus will manufacture GE Vernova’s latest wind turbine blade type.

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Syensqo to sponsor DS Penske Formula E team

Three-year partnership will bring high-performing polymers and composites to the forefront of electric vehicles to build on their efficiency, safety and light weight. 

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SAMPE Europe 2024 calls for technical paper abstracts

The in-person event, taking place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from Sept. 24-26, 2024, is accepting abstracts for technical papers and PowerPoints, due by March 1. 

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