National Composites Week
JEC World 2023 highlights: Recyclable resins, renewable energy solutions, award-winning automotive
CW technical editor Hannah Mason recaps some of the technology on display at JEC World, including natural, bio-based or recyclable materials solutions, innovative automotive and renewable energy components and more.
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GBI: Composites Fabricating contracted in April
The Gardner Business Index closed April down 1.1 points, continuing its journey from expansion in February, to flat in March and ultimately contracting in April.
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Carbon Waters raises 2 million euros to industrialize graphene
French startup Carbon Waters, specializing in the development and production of lines of high-performance additives, has raised €2 million. The company is ramping up industrial production with a new pilot factory.
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Biocomposite for mobile architecture, low load-bearing applications
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research and partners have developed a biocomposite well suited for support profiles and connecting nodes in construction applications.
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GEHR presents compostable, recyclable wood-based 3D printing filament
Eco-Fil-A-Gehr consists of recycled wood fibers mixed with biodegradable biopolymers, giving printed objects natural look and feel with dimensional stability and high elastic properties.
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Great Haywood Marina reconstructed with Dura Composites fiberglass decking
Latest Lakeland Leisure Estates project saw design, supply and installation of 10,000 square meters of durable, long-lasting Dura Composites Mini Mesh Grating.
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VoltAero to build facility for hybrid-electric aircraft in France
Construction bids are now being sought after for the 7,400-square-meter factory, to hold three Cassio aircraft final assembly lines, along with a workshop, logistics area and offices.
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Stratolaunch completes separation test of Talon-A hypersonic vehicle
Stratolaunch takes one step closer to hypersonic flight with the demo of a clean and safe separation of its Talon-A vehicle from the Roc aircraft platform.
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Plant tour: Airtech International, Springfield, Tenn., U.S.
Fifty years of supplying materials for composites manufacturing includes custom fabrication and now aims to advance 3D-printed tooling, parts and new resins.
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JEC World 2023 highlights: Recycling, biocomposites, smaller equipment and expanding brands
CW senior technical editor Ginger Gardiner addresses some of this year’s hot topics, ranging from novel biocomposites and recycling technology solutions from myriad startups to upgraded, but equally sustainable, equipment from well-established companies.
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