Materials
Air-cushion barge serves ice, shallow water operations with infused carbon fiber propellor ducts
Four composite propellor ducts supplied by A C Marine & Composite drive forward the steel-built hybrid hovercraft design to provide essential services year-round in the North Caspian Sea.
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Heraeus Noblelight CAE technology aids NCC composites research project
CAE work to determine the precise positioning of IR modules during prepreg layup results in IR system installation at the NCC.
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FITS Air thermoplastic sandwich panels enable low-cost, low-weight, sustainable aircraft interiors
FITS Air and FITS Base sandwich panels provide alternative material avenues for aerospace and other industries, including low weight, low part production cost, thermoformability and recyclability.
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Re-Wind Network successfully installs repurposed wind blade pedestrian bridge
The Ireland-based, five-meter-long BladeBridge solution has undergone extensive materials and mechanical testing to ensure application suitability.
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Harper International received order for pitch carbon fiber oxidation oven system
The oven is critical for the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research procurement of coal-derived carbon fiber precursor material.
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Hybrid battery cover: Materials, process decisions
A Q&A with Timo Huber, vice president of HRC’s Advanced Composite Technology Center, discusses material and process considerations for HRC Group’s SMC electric vehicle battery cover research project.
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CFRTP E-bike frames enable repair and end-of-life repurposing
Under its Novel Composites E-Bike project, the NCC, with Starling Cycles and Composite Braiding, proved the use of thermoplastics for the production of electric mountain bicycle frames.
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Fibrolux supports Polish bridge with custom pultruded deck beams
More than 16 kilometers of fiberglass-pultruded profiles double Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge capacity and upgrade its durability.
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Nordic Bioproducts successfully spins novel plant-based textile fiber
The Finnish startup begins an intensive product development period to scale up its Norratex fiber, which is manufactured without toxic chemicals or expensive solvents.
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Hexcel composite materials lightweight Sunseeker 90 Ocean luxury yacht
Hexcel’s HexPly XF and HexPly SuperFIT surface technologies yields parts with paint-ready surfaces for builder of luxury yachts.
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