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Repurposing wind blades as functional community art pieces
Ohio-based Canvus Inc. upcycles fiberglass wind blades, car tires and post-consumer plastics to create outdoor furniture that amplifies sustainability messages in community spaces.
WatchEkbacken Studios furniture incorporates Sulapac wood composites
High-end design furniture is 3D printed from bio-based, eco-friendly materials for aesthetic and sustainable home product options.
Read MoreRein4ced, Dieffenbacher automate large-scale production of CFRP bike frames
A synergistic alliance combining Dieffenbacher’s production automation with Rein4ced’s hybrid Feather composite led to fully automated bike frame production line, which will be expanded to other composite products.
Read MoreAcciona Energía, El Ganso develop shoes made with recycled wind blade materials
Limited-edition sneakers feature soles composed of micronized dismantled wind blades from a wind farm in Navarra, Spain.
Read MoreToray rCF from Boeing 787 is incorporated into ultra-light laptops
Torayca-based aerospace components have successfully been repurposed into the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12, highlighting the ongoing application of recycled composites.
Read MoreLotus launches limited edition electrified E-bike
The track-inspired Type 136 model is additionally lightweighted with carbon fiber frame and components, and a 300-gram E-bike motor, delivering true dual-use functionality.
Read MoreCompPair healable composites, recycled carbon fibers featured in ID Genève luxury watch
HealTech prepregs enable 400x faster regenerative properties for the new Circular C product, along with incorporation of industrial waste fibers for a sustainable touch.
Read MoreBMComposites, Linx Tenders use composites to lighten foiling cats
Glass and carbon fiber meet performance needs for custom-built tenders.
Read MoreMito Materials graphene amplify composite fly fishing rod performance
Functionalized graphene addition to premium-performance Evos and Evos Salt fly rods by St. Croix Fly enables faster recovery, increased torsional rigidity and improved strength-to-weight ratios.
Read MoreHO Sports unveils Sabre water ski with bio-based foam core
New water ski developed in partnership with Checkerspot brings high-performance biomaterials to watersports, replacing petroleum-based materials with algae-derived core.
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