Carbon Fibers
Hyosung plant expansion to double company's carbon fiber manufacturing capacity
The company is investing $41.5 million into an expansion to its JeonJu plant, said to double production capacity of carbon fiber to 4,000 metric tonnes annually.
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Rucks Maschinenbau introduces continuous compression molding system for organosheets
The company claims this process offers a lower-cost option for the manufacture of organic sheets, while enabling higher pressing forces and temperatures.
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Porous carbon fiber shows potential for automotive energy storage applications
Researchers at Virginia Tech explore industrial uses for porous carbon fiber in electrochemical energy storage.
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Fire retardant prepregs enable Museum of the Future's 3D façade panels
Notus Composites to supply fire retardant prepregs for the 3D façade panels of the Museum of the Future in Dubai.
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Episode 23: Wiener Mondesir, Arevo
Wiener Mondesir, co-founder and chief technology officer at Arevo, discusses continuous fiber use in additive manufacturing.
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Lohia Group enters defense sector with Israel-based Light & Strong Ltd. acquisition
Lohia Group aims to provide advanced technologies for Aerospace and Defense composites domain.
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Composites recycling — no more excuses
Columnist Dale Brosius outlines six actionable levels of composites recycling that fabricators should follow.
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Community college adds flexibility for advanced composites manufacturing students
Great Bay Community College has added morning classes for its Advanced Composites Manufacturing Certificate, benefiting working students.
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Kanfit receives new AFP robot
The automated fiber placement system will be used to develop and manufacture complex carbon fiber composite structures that have traditionally been made using hand layup.
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Making better composite bikes, Part 2
My latest blog, about HIA Velo bicycles, concerned the use of high molecular weight polypropylene (HMWPP) combined with carbon fiber for more durable bicycle frames. But there’s more to cover on this topic: bicycle rims (wheels) that combine carbon and HMWPP for greater toughness.
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