Materials

Core

Guidance for the thermoforming process

A briefing on some of the common foam core material types, forming methods and tooling requirements.

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Fabrics/Preforms

Commingled yarn solutions provide flexible thermoplastic prepregs

CAMX 2024: Concordia Engineered Fibers presents customizable commingled yarn solutions, including environmentally friendly options.

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Construction

Duplicor biocomposite cladding aids redevelopment of ABN AMRO office building in Amsterdam

Chosen for low CO2 footprint, RC value >9, fire resistance, light weight and high strength, Duplicor façade structures are key to two-story extension.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon fiber metro train to hit the rails in China

An 11% weight reduction and 7-15% less energy consumption make this upcoming vehicle a more eco-friendly transportation option.

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Net-shape machining services available for structural foam core

CAMX 2024: In addition to its distribution of various product materials for the composites industry, Technology Marketing Inc. now assists in machined net-shaped Rohacell structural foam core to customer requirements.

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Carbon Fibers

Thermoplastic composite tapes highlight high-performance, sustainability

CAMX 2024: Specialized portfolio of composite materials and engineered fiber solutions by Avient Corp. includes thermoplastics, thermosets and UD tape options.

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Natural Fibers

Alliance of European Flax-Linen & Hemp announces positive outlook for 2024 flax fiber harvest

Flax harvest is anticipated to be on track to meet industry market demand for natural flax fibers.

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CAMX

High-velocity fan technology for fiberglass dust cleanup

CAMX 2024: SonicAire presents dust-control fans to simplify dust cleanup in fiberglass facilities using its high-velocity BarrierAire technology. 

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CAMX

Novel woven UD fabrics are designed for versatility, reliability

CAMX 2024: Zoltek introduces PX35UD0300EPW and PX35UD0600EPW, carbon fiber fabrics providing easy handling that have the potential to meet the evolving needs of composite applications.

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Trends

NASCAR unveils BEV prototype featuring natural fiber bodywork

Implementation of Bcomp technical flax fibers in a U.S. motorsport first represents NASCAR’s step toward more sustainable competition vehicles.

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BARRDAY PREPREG
Harper International Carbon Fiber
Toray public database prepreg materials
Custom Quantity Composite Repair Materials
Airtech
ColorForm multi-component injection
recycle carbon fiber
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