Core

CAMX

Insulation, building envelope solutions improve manufacturing, fabrication

CAMX 2023: Kingspan Insulation is highlighting its EPS composite and ISO-CF structural foam core, low-temperature pipe and mechanical insulation and sheet insulation solutions.

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Sustainability

Thermoplastic honeycomb, lightweight solar modules demonstrate sustainability

CAMX 2023: Together, EconCore and ThermHex are providing a first look at new product variations for additional lightweight opportunities, including high-performance thermoplastic cores and solar panels with a honeycomb structure.

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CAMX

Latest advancements in high-temperature tooling foam, core

CAMX 2023: General Plastics Manufacturing Co. highlights its high-temperature Last-A-Foam products and in-house production services.

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Wind/Energy

Drag-based wind turbine design for higher energy capture

Claiming significantly higher power generation capacity than traditional blades, Xenecore aims to scale up its current monocoque, fan-shaped wind blades, made via compression molded carbon fiber/epoxy with I-beam ribs and microsphere structural foam.

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Automation

ACoSaLUS project updates for automated sandwich panel layup

Cevotec and project partners have made significant progress in line with 2023 completion, including improvement of automated handling, patch vision inspection, and the laminate design and patch placement process.

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Trends

A new generation of PP foam core for lightweight truck trailers, RVs

Extruded PP (XPP) foam core offers lightweight, high-performance monomaterial panels that are easily recycled for truck flooring, sidewalls or cabinet/furnitureboards as the transportation industry seeks a replacement for plywood.

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Spur offers Hardex structural foam core as alternative to low-weight cores in sandwich composites

Recyclable, closed-cell XPP foam offers good properties, resistance, recycled content/recyclability and thermoformability, including fusion/welding with PP-based composite skins.

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Core

DIAB commits to circular business model

Diab uses recycled raw materials to make core materials; Diab customers can use such products with recycled content to help lower their carbon footprint and Diab assists in reusing its products at end of life.

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Wind/Energy

EconCore, Solarge launch lightweight, sustainable solar panel

Netherlands-based EconCore and Solarge have collaborated to develop a composite solar panel that offers weight savings of up to 65%.

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Core

3A Composites Core Materials launches Engicore business line

An expansion of Airex and Baltek brands, Engicore seeks to provide customers custom-shaped core solutions that are optimized for their specific manufacturing processes and standards.  

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