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Lanxess, DSM Engineering Materials venture launched as Envalior

New global engineering materials contender combines Lanxess’ high-performance materials business with DSM’s engineering materials business to offer a variety of material solutions.

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Marine

Norsepower secures €28 million for modern mechanical rotor sail

New funding will accelerate composite rotor sail production, R&D, marketing, recruitment and more to expand the reach of Norsepower’s fuel-saving and emissions-reducing technology for ships.

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Wohlers Report 2023 reports continued double-digit growth in AM

A deep dive into the growth of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry offers insight into AM’s steady expansion, adoption and application.

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Cevotec welcomes Multistation as commercial FPP partner in France

Together, both companies will provide solutions that support French manufacturers and further optimize their composites production efficiency.

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Epoxies

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe conference highlights importance of composites for electric mobility

Composites for Future Mobility Conference attracts more than 50 delegates from OEMs, Tier suppliers and research institutions which are finding numerous composite opportunities in electric motors, UAM.  

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Construction

EuCIA provides update on future Eurocode for composites

Publication of CEN Technical Standard (CEN/TS) 19101, now in its trial phase, will provide clear guidelines on how to design and engineer FRP composite structures.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon fiber Hartzell propeller drives fuel cell-powered Dash 8

Specially designed five-bladed propeller keeps Universal Hydrogen hydrogen-testbed aircraft airborne during a flight in early March 2023, giving support to green technologies.  

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Recycling

C12 Technology, Carbon Conversions launch products made with rCF

C12 Technology will offer rotomolded thermoplastic products reinforced with Carbon Conversions’ recycled carbon fiber (rCF) products.

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DLR project demonstrates hybrid AM process for composites

Latest DLR development in 3D printing combines additive extrusion technologies and AFP to present a new approach for manufacturing complex thermoplastic composite structures.

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Thermoplastics

Radius Engineering supplies NIAR with thermoplastic consolidation workcell 

NIAR ATLAS facility will use the workcell to produce precisely consolidated laminates for thermoplastic aerospace structure process strategy development.  

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