National Composites Week

Construction

EuCIA provides update on future Eurocode for composites

Publication of CEN Technical Standard (CEN/TS) 19101, now in its trial phase, will provide clear guidelines on how to design and engineer FRP composite structures.

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Carbon fiber Hartzell propeller drives fuel cell-powered Dash 8

Specially designed five-bladed propeller keeps Universal Hydrogen hydrogen-testbed aircraft airborne during a flight in early March 2023, giving support to green technologies.  

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Sustainability

C12 Technology, Carbon Conversions launch products made with rCF

C12 Technology will offer rotomolded thermoplastic products reinforced with Carbon Conversions’ recycled carbon fiber (rCF) products.

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Editorial

The return of trade show season

SAMPE Seattle, JEC World and the Paris Air Show are approaching fast, and they signal the real emergence of a post-pandemic world.

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ATL/AFP

DLR project demonstrates hybrid AM process for composites

Latest DLR development in 3D printing combines additive extrusion technologies and AFP to present a new approach for manufacturing complex thermoplastic composite structures.

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Mito Materials provides in-resin graphene additive for composites

To simplify the complexity of process adoption, Mito collaborated with Forest Technical Coatings to develop two ready-to-pour hybrid additive options, Mito E-Go Res-1 and Mito Tri-Hdnr-1.

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Aerospace

Radius Engineering supplies NIAR with thermoplastic consolidation workcell 

NIAR ATLAS facility will use the workcell to produce precisely consolidated laminates for thermoplastic aerospace structure process strategy development.  

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Core

3A Composites Core Materials launches Engicore business line

An expansion of Airex and Baltek brands, Engicore seeks to provide customers custom-shaped core solutions that are optimized for their specific manufacturing processes and standards.  

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Consumer

Aluula Composites, Black Diamond develop climbing helmet

The 2023 Vapor helmet uses Aluula Gold composites — polymer films with UHMWPE fibers — for a 44% increase in strength-to-weight ratio, and 31 grams less weight.

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Aerospace

VertiJet VTOL gains composites manufacturing expertise from Spirit

Under an MOU, Spirit will be applying its engineering and technology know-how in advanced materials and ultralight structures to Skywork Aeronautics’ defense and commercial platforms.

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Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
Industrial CNC Routers
Release agents and process chemical specialties
Visual of lab with a yellow line
HEATCON Composite Systems
re-engineered the ORPC foil and strut
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
C-K Composites Auction
Airtech International Inc.