Materials

Ketones

Toho Tenax rolls out thermoplastic recycling solution

Tenax-E COMPOUND rPEEK CF30 features waste materials from production of the company's ThermoPlastics material and contains semicrystalline PEEK polymer.

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Glass Fibers

Thermoplastic composites: Occupant protection in transportation

European consortium develops, validates unique hybrid process for a glass/PA6 engine-compartment bulkhead to replace stamped steel on commercial trucks.

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Sustainability

Composites – the next big recycling business?

Reps from the composites industry recently spoke at The Plastics Recycling Conference about the potential opportunities in this sector.

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Automation

Exclusive preview of SAMBA preforming demo

Cevotec unveils its Artist Studio software and automated SAMBA preforming cell at JEC World 2017.

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Thermoplastics

German composites industry group reports on thermoplastics pre-JEC

I and other members of the CompositesWorld team are preparing for our annual trek to Europe for the JEC World trade show event. A new AVK report came across the desk, with some information about thermoplastic composites in Europe, just in time.

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Autoclave

Closing in on commercial-scale ocean-energy capture

Water-flow power pioneer preps to place major composites-enabled submersible tidal power generation system near energy-rich Bay of Fundy.

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Carbon Fibers

Researchers successfully 3D print carbon fiber

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers claim to be the first to 3D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber.

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Glass Fibers

Composites in Class A body panels: Integrating energy storage

Side story to Composites in Class A body panels: Evolution continues.

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Construction

Russian Orthodox cathedral in Paris topped with composite domes

Infused, multi-piece molded sections formed finished domes that reduced dead load on the final building structure by 80%.

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IACMI

In praise of technical service reps

Tech service representatives: without them, molding trials fail and manufacturing issues go unresolved.

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