Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Sustainability

Rolls-Royce successfully tests UltraFan aeroengine demonstrator

First tests with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were performed at a large, indoor aeroengine testing facility in Derby, U.K., advancing the UltraFan’s decade-long development.

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Sustainability

Teijin highlights composites initiatives targeting carbon neutrality

Carbon fiber LCA methods, improving material carbon footprint and overall lightweighting opportunities for customers are just a few ways in which the Teijin Group expects to meet its 30% emissions reduction target.  

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Recycling

GEHR presents compostable, recyclable wood-based 3D printing filament 

Eco-Fil-A-Gehr consists of recycled wood fibers mixed with biodegradable biopolymers, giving printed objects natural look and feel with dimensional stability and high elastic properties.

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Glass Fibers

Great Haywood Marina reconstructed with Dura Composites fiberglass decking

Latest Lakeland Leisure Estates project saw design, supply and installation of 10,000 square meters of durable, long-lasting Dura Composites Mini Mesh Grating.

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Aerospace

VoltAero to build facility for hybrid-electric aircraft in France

Construction bids are now being sought after for the 7,400-square-meter factory, to hold three Cassio aircraft final assembly lines, along with a workshop, logistics area and offices. 

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Aerospace

Stratolaunch completes separation test of Talon-A hypersonic vehicle

Stratolaunch takes one step closer to hypersonic flight with the demo of a clean and safe separation of its Talon-A vehicle from the Roc aircraft platform.

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Solvay opens new Application Development Laboratory in China

State-of-the-art facility responds to growing customer demand for tailored solutions with high-performance materials in China.

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Automotive

Composite-bodied Lotus Emira named “New Car of the Year”

Motor retail managers and the judging panel at the annual AM Awards in London recognize the excellence of the last Lotus gas-powered sports car.

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Airtech Advanced Materials Group to open new location in India

Coinciding with the company’s 50th anniversary, the new location enables Airtech to provide Indian customers with faster response times, more personalized service, and reduced shipping costs and lead times.

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Techni-Modul Engineering grows automated technologies for composite part manufacture

New processes and approaches for kitting, stack and layup continue to be in high demand for composite industry OEMs, which TME backs with its SMART Control technology.

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AMRC fiber handling expertise aids CMC coating technology

The CICSiC project successfully developed equipment and processing know-how associated with the uniform, continuous coating of SiC-based CMC, to bring down cost, and improve performance and reliability for new designs, applications.

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Sustainability

Joint project to chemically recycle PA66 polymers using microwaves

Asahi Kasei and Microwave Chemical collaborate to commercialize a more sustainable manufacturing process to recycle PA66 using PlaWave microwave technology, and eventually also recycle polymers with fiber reinforcement.

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