Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Cutting/Kitting

Norco invests in CNC, kit cutting capability expansion

Transition from internal to external demand over the last few years has evolved Norco’s machining and composite kit cutting equipment, and now includes material outsourcing and digital engineering services.

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Glass Fibers

Veolia, Composites Recycling SA partner for composites waste circularity

Three-phase project establishes, scales and launches operations of large-scale thermolysis-based recycling in western France.

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Pultrusion

PulFlex introduces pultruded Flex Connect

Fiberglass T-slot, primarily used for automation, framing and other quick setup systems, competes with aluminum alternatives.

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ATL/AFP

CompoTech highlights fiber laying technologies to achieve CFRP preform, component versatility

Automated fiber laying (AFL) placement and winding machine technologies enhance OEM capabilities to produce reliable, commercially viable custom composite products.

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Fabrics/Preforms

CSub delivers one-piece composite truss bridge in Norway

EPC supplier has fabricated, transported and delivered a 42-meter composite bridge intended for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace reusable rocket-powered aircraft flies twice in one day

Eighth and ninth flights of composites-intensive Mk-II Aurora reach an altitude of 63,000 feet, demonstrates same-day reusability capability for rocket-powered systems.

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Defense

Aurora reveals SPRINT fan-in-wing design progress

Development of uncrewed demonstrator with 45-foot wingspan, 1,000-pound payload to prove high-speed, vertical-lift, runway-independent mobility.

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Recycling

EU associations confirm potential of cement coprocessing for EOL composites

Independent LCA report confirms the avoidance of up to 1 ton of CO2 emissions per ton of process GFRP, calls on policymakers to recognize, build a supply chain for this circular composites solution.  

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Sustainability

EuReComp webinar to highlight chemical recycling of CFRPs

Free online webinar taking place Oct. 23, 2024 provides insights into the circularity of large composite structures, coinciding with EuReComp’s new survey launch focused on improving thermoset composites.

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Portable Hexagon Leica ATS800 achieves rapid measurement of large, intricate components

The Leica Absolute Tracker delivers accurate measurement of key features from a distance, using direct scanning to meet the demands of inspection and alignment in aerospace and other large-scale manufacturing sectors.

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ZEBRA project demonstrates closed-loop wind recycling system

Consortium partners have proven the complete recycling of thermoplastic wind turbines via two manufactured wind blades, featuring reduced operating cost, CO2 emissions.

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Electronics

Exel secures design patent extension for pultruded fiberglass radomes

Technique for antenna radomes forms “functional zones” inside composite material, enhancing existing 5G technology performance, application potential.

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