Marine

Prepregs

Hexcel presents HexPly prepregs geared toward marine

New intermediate and high modulus HexPly M79 composite materials are optimized for best-in-class performance.

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Consumer

BMComposites, Linx Tenders use composites to lighten foiling cats

Glass and carbon fiber meet performance needs for custom-built tenders.  

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Marine

Sicomin epoxy resins power Candela composite boat construction

Candela’s zero-emission P-12 foiling passenger shuttle offers low vessel weight, higher journey frequency with its carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy fabrication.

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Marine

BeSpline wins IBEX Innovation Award, announces partnership with Boston Boatworks for Shaped Foam Kits

CAD-driven fabrication uses adaptive mold technology for lighter, stronger, higher quality boat structures without time and cost of building a mold while drastically reducing core fitting time for yacht builders.

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Marine

Airbus to install fuel-saving sails for maritime operations

The bound4blue eSail, currently built in part from composites, will further decarbonize Airbus’ transportation of A320 subassemblies from Europe to the U.S.

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Marine

Nlcomp spins off Eco Yachts brand for sustainable composite boat development

Eco Yachts is an Italy-based shipyard that will produce climate-neutral yachts and motorboats with third-party verification using rComposite fiberglass.

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Glass Fibers

Avient presents Hammerhead sandwich panels for boatbuilders

Continuous glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic panels offer the marine industry lightweighting and production efficiency compared to traditional construction materials.

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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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Carbon Fibers

BMComposites confirms second Linx 30 catamaran build

New order adds to the reliability of the foil-assisted, beach landing, carbon fiber superyacht tender, with a 40-foot Linx model and an electric version in the works.

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Marine

The lessons behind OceanGate

Carbon fiber composites faced much criticism in the wake of the OceanGate submersible accident. CW’s publisher Jeff Sloan explains that it’s not that simple.

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