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Repair

Toray jointly wins Infrastructure Maintenance award for steel pipe repair innovation

Together with Tokyo Electric Power Grid and Yasuda Seisakusho, Toray employed in-situ VARTM with carbon fiber sheets to repair steel pipe corrosion on transmission towers, with application extension underway.  

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Aerospace

Impulse Space to launch first orbital service vehicle in 2023 using CFRP tanks

Interview with COO discusses carbon fiber composites in tanks, vehicles and their role in space commerce as part of rapidly growing New Space economy.

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Hydrogen Storage

Cryomotive, Fives to bring cryogenic pump to truck hydrogen refueling stations

The Cryomec Hy-Filling pump designed by Fives will generate Cryogas — cryo-compressed hydrogen gas — to extend back-to-back refueling of trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles.  

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Epoxies

EuCIA welcomes Epoxy Europe as a new member

The sector group will support EuCIA’s climate-neutral ambitions, contributed through strategic projects and promotion of composites sustainability.  

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Digitization

Sumika, Hexagon digitize sustainable compounds, enable 60% carbon reduction for new vehicles

Digitized mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass fiber-reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles.  

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Biomaterials

SPE ANTEC 2023 technical program to feature plastics, composites tracks

March 2023 event in Denver Colorado features 18 tracks with more than 115 sessions which include biocomposites, composites, additive manufacturing and a variety of plastics presentations.  

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Wind/Energy

Mobile Pipeline Titan module orders further RNG, CNG adoption

Hexagon Agility received orders from RenewGas Transportation and Permian Global Inc. and CORE for delivery of its reliable and safe composite pressure vessel modules.  

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Bonding/Welding

Scott Bader, Oxeco partner for high-performance bonding solution

Joint technology breaks barriers to bonding lightweight flexible solar panels to roofing structures made from aluminum, coated steel and composites.  

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Thermoplastics

NCAMP qualifies Victrex LMPAEK thermoplastic material system

Novel Victrex AE 250-AS4 UD tape has been approved for publication in the NCAMP allowables database for use in aerospace programs.  

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Sustainability

Velocity Composites US facility is granted AS9100, AS9120 accreditation

New Alabama facility will build and supply all composite material kits for Velocity aerospace programs, aid customers with their sustainability and efficiency objectives.  

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