Reinforcements
Protecting EV motors more efficiently
Motors for electric vehicles are expected to benefit from Trelleborg’s thermoplastic composite rotor sleeve design, which advances materials and processes to produce a lightweight, energy-efficient component.
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CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Teubert
Teubert highlights enhancements made to its continuous compression molding (CCM) system, including production scale-up, reducing required energy during production, live measurement of pressure distribution.
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Three companies chosen to advance NASA deployable solar array
Astrobotic Technology, Lockheed Martin and Honeybee Robotics awarded $19.4 million to prototype build and test solar array systems to power moon exploration under Artemis. Current mast designs incorporate carbon fiber-based technologies.
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CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Boston Materials
Bimetal is an engineered carbon fiber metal laminate that offers a different solution to monolithic sheet metals. Bimetal is said to have good mechanical properties and be lighter to traditional monolithic materials.
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Deckers Innovation Lab combines fast, casual comfort with composite footwear
The KO-Z Sport Low Wool Carbon footwear features an Xponent midsole with carbon fiber plate layered between upcycled EVA foam for a “fast-casual” shoe selection.
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Bristow signs order for up to 55 Beta Technologies ALIA-250 eVTOL aircraft
Innovative, sustainable vertical flight solutions provider places firm order for five aircraft, with an option for an additional 50 to be used for moving passengers and time-sensitive cargo.
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IsoTruss donates two carbon fiber cell towers to Learning Alliance
Donation supports telecom workforce development initiative to train telecom tower climbers on lightweight, durable IsoTruss lattice structures fabricated with carbon fiber.
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Carbon fiber enables new, low-CO2 Skyrora orbital launch vehicle
U.K. private space company is developing and testing orbital launch vehicle Skyrora XL to carry small satellites in Earth’s orbit using eco-friendly fuel, a unified systems design and composites.
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Hennessey Performance adds a roadster to the Venom F5 line
Last year it was the Coupe. This year it’s a quick, open-air hypercar with a removable carbon fiber roof.
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New Vixen Composites facility expands GFRP production capacity
The Airxcel brand boasts an expansive 60,000-square-foot facility in the heart of Elkhart, Indiana, to support increasing customer demand.
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