Core

Consumer

HO 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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Core

Bespoke prepregs, cellular cores blend adaptability, resilience and performance

CAMX 2023: Patz Materials and Technologies extends its prowess in space and aerospace innovations to a novel prepreg with a high char yield matrix, and Carbon-Carbon Cellular Core.

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Core

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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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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Core

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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