Reinforcements

Carbon Fibers 6 Jan 2023

American Airlines partners with Safran to reduce environmental footprint with lighter, more efficient brakes

Boeing 737NG fleet will be upgraded with carbon fiber brakes to enhance operational performance and reduce operating costs while maintaining sustainability commitments.

Consumer 5 Jan 2023

Babyark launches smart, composites-intensive car seat

Impact-absorbing car seat approaches safety holistically with carbon fiber and D3O materials and embedded sensors for real-time monitoring.

Sustainability 30 Dec 2022

Forvia launches Materi’act brand to develop, produce sustainable materials

Materi’act to propose materials including low CO2 carbon fibers, bio-based and carbon-capturing compounds and more, with up to 85% CO2 reduction.

Cutting/Kitting 28 Dec 2022

Eastman Machine automated cutting equipment increases HanseYacht efficiencies by 85%

Since implementation of its first conveyorized cutting system, the recreational boatbuilder regularly seeks ways to improve its composite material handling processes.

Design/Simulation 26 Dec 2022

Norco to build fuselage, wings and composite components for Skyfly eVTOL aircraft

Skyfly aims to achieve a complete airframe weight of just 220 kilograms, in addition to low-cost, accurate and reliable repeatability of manufacture for series production progression.

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Thermoplastics 26 Dec 2022

New developments released for ply-ply friction prediction

Rens Pierik, in close cooperation with the University of Twente and the TPRC, reveals new insights into ply-ply friction of UD C/PAEK tapes which will be used as a basis for future constitutive modeling.

Thermoplastics 26 Dec 2022

Inside Teijin’s thermoplastic tape expansion

Teijin is qualifying its second thermoplastic tape line in Heinsberg, Germany, that will significantly expand the company’s presence in this material segment.

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