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Gurit composite materials support FridgeWize industrial chiller fan blades

Gurit prepreg and technical assistance has solved FridgeWize’s specification, volume and production efficiency challenges, enabling the manufacture and installation of more than 25,000 fan blades in 2022.

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Sensors

HBK enhances sensor offerings with MicroStrain acquisition

MicroStrain designs and manufactures high-precision inertial and wireless sensing systems that cater to industries such as automation, mobility and unmanned vehicles.

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Carbon Fibers

British supercar is lightweighted using Hypetex colored carbon fiber

The bespoke BAC Mono R uses Hypetex titanium carbon fiber twill body for a distinctive aesthetic finish without the need for paint, for up to eight times more weight savings and maximized performance.

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Trillium partners with Zeton to design sustainable acrylonitrile plant

Successful pilot program advances Trillium to the development of a market demonstration plant, the next step in acrylonitrile commercialization.

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Zeiss, Imperial College London summer school enhances materials, sustainability learning

Twenty-four next-generation students attended the Imperial College London this August to advance their scientific knowledge, with workshops, lectures, activities and a composites competition.

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Marine

Fully recyclable composite mold incorporates Arkema Elium resin

Collaborative project with milling and tooling company Merritt Precision achieves sustainable fiberglass boat mold that meets manufacturing, recyclability needs.

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CEAD grows large-scale 3D printing presence with new facility opening

From garage startup to global 3D printing company, CEAD’s 3,000-square-meter facility, featuring Flexbot, extruders and more, opens up the potential for new R&D, partner collaborations and future company growth.

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Hydrogen Storage

Airbus invests in hydrogen-electric company ZeroAvia

Latest financing round boosts plans to progress ZeroAvia engine certifications and Airbus ZEROe concept aircraft, with collaboration in LH2 storage, fuel cells and refueling operations.

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Lilium commences fuselage assembly for Lilium Jet

First of seven fuselages, to be manufactured and assembled at partner Aciturri’s facility in Spain by the end of 2023, marks a pivotal step in the eVTOL aircraft’s industrialization.

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Recycling

Toray, Honda to jointly validate chemical nylon 6 recycling

Partners have begun verifying depolymerization and monomer separation and refining technologies using subcritical water for recovery of glass fiber-reinforced nylon 6 automotive parts, to be eventually broadened into other applications.

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