Materials
Composite output shaft ready for automotive proving ground
Unlike automotive driveshafts, automotive output shafts cannot leverage shaft length as a factor when making the case for composites. Instead, other beneficial features have made a composite output shaft able to compete with metal shafts, especially in electric vehicles.
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Exel Composites launches online service for structural composites
Excelnow.com provides customers greater design flexibility with its wide range of structural composite profiles including channels, boxes and I-beams.
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Sigmatex and Hypetex launch colored carbon fiber solutions
The partnership will apply Hypetex’s carbon fiber colorization technologies with Sigmatex’s sigmaDesign product.
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Brazilian composites sector shows third consecutive year of growth
Maxiquim’s recent study notes that the transportation and electric sectors are responsible for $560 million in revenue.
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OCSiAl upgrades REACH registration for single wall carbon nanotubes
The supplier says it is now able to commercialize up to 100 metric tonnes of its TUBALL graphene nanotubes per year in Europe.
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Clean Sky 2 program publishes 2019 report
Clean Sky’s 2019 report highlights innovative technologies like a thermoplastic fuselage barrel, digitization of aircraft maintenance and more.
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9T Labs recognized as finalist for Swiss startup award
The Swiss carbon fiber composite 3D-printing startup is one of five finalists for the Prix Strategis 2020 competition.
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JEC Group announces 2020 Innovation Awards winners
The 13 winners were announced during a virtual ceremony on May 13.
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Revolutionizing the composites cost paradigm, Part 2: Forming
Boeing-led parts trials explore infusion, compression molding and thermoplastics, offering lessons and supply chain options to better compete with aluminum.
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Bieglo GmbH adds new high-performance polymers to product lineup
The Germany-based company has added polybenzimidazole (PBI) and thermosetting polyimide (PI-s) to its product families.
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