Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Natural Fibers

Flax composites enter serial automotive production via Volvo EX30

The small SUV, which focuses on sustainability and is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any model in Volvo Cars’ history, incorporates Bcomp ampliTex fibers in its dashboard and door trim.

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Thermoplastics

THOR project develops mass-producible CFRTP hydrogen tanks

The three-year project, concluded in 2022 and aided by partners spanning the entire hydrogen storage supply chain, tested and produced 15 thermoplastic tanks, with the goal of achieving broader market introduction.

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On the radar: Advancing the application, adoption of graphene-reinforced composites

Graphene, a broad 2D material family with high potential, comes to the forefront, as standardization and application efforts in the composites industry seek to break down the barrier to its commercial adoption.  

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Aerospace

Spirit AeroSystems to build new composite fuselage for HondaJet

A build-to-print composite fuselage and composite bonded frame are part of the work agreement with Honda Aircraft Company for its HondaJet 2600 concept.

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Sustainability

Boeing TTBW concept becomes new NASA X-Plane 

The X-Plane designation for Boeing’s experimental aircraft demonstrator, previously awarded under the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, will test designs and technologies that can be adopted into current aircraft.

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Pressure Vessels

Clarksons Research announces positive outlook on global offshore wind

Current offshore numbers are projected to expand fivefold to 250 GW of active capacity and 30,000 wind turbines by 2030, with significant investment in shipping fleets needed.

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Marine

Artemis Technologies demos composite zero-emissions CTV for offshore wind

The Belfast company’s first electric foiling EF-12 CTV watercraft prototype will undergo simulation and testing at Ørsted’s Barrow wind farm for the next 2 years.

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Sustainability

Chemical simulation to achieve sustainable composite materials testing

A collaboration between Molydyn, Bitzrez and the AMRC target the development of a viscosity modeling capability for quicker and more sustainable materials design.

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Marine

STRUCTeam upgrades CompoSIDE composites design engineering modules 

The integrated web-based application now features an inclusive Yacht Designer license with the latest ISO 12215-5:2019 guidelines for more comprehensive marine application design.

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Piasecki acquires former Lockheed Sikorsky facility for VTOL development

Former Heliplex facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, will be transformed into an R&D center for VTOL and UAS aircraft, including Piasecki’s HAXEL demonstrator and PA-890 which use composites.

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Carbon Fibers

Windform XT 2.0 IMG brings sustainability to injection molding

Carbon fiber-reinforced PA12 thermoplastic launched by CRP Technology is a 100% recycled high-performance material derived from the Top-Line range for 3D printing.

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Brazilian university leverages Swiftcomp simulation software for composites

The Federal University of Paraiba is studying composites with spherical inclusions of silicon carbide and aluminum matrix, aided by AnalySwift’s composites simulation code.

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