Sustainability

Sustainability

Dieffenbacher TailoredPress promotes 70% energy savings

Variable-speed pump drives minimize unnecessary energy consumption during metal and composites forming operations.

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Automotive

SPE introduces second keynote for ACCE 2023

General Motors’ Jason Coryell will be talking sustainability initiatives in automotive in his presentation, “A Role for Composites in GM’s Vision for Simulation-Driven & Sustainable Material Impact.”  

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Glass Fibers

Toray subsidiary establishes glass fiber recycling process in Europe

Calculations from SKZ confirm that polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) made with this proprietary recycling process reduces the carbon footprint by 45%.

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Recycling

Vartega expands operations with new facility

Carbon fiber recycling specialist Vartega cut the ribbon on a new 82,000-square-foot facility in Denver, Colo., U.S.

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Aerospace

Rolls-Royce successfully tests UltraFan aeroengine demonstrator

First tests with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were performed at a large, indoor aeroengine testing facility in Derby, U.K., advancing the UltraFan’s decade-long development.

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Sustainability

Teijin highlights composites initiatives targeting carbon neutrality

Carbon fiber LCA methods, improving material carbon footprint and overall lightweighting opportunities for customers are just a few ways in which the Teijin Group expects to meet its 30% emissions reduction target.  

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Sustainability

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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Sustainability

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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Natural Fibers

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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Sustainability

Joint project to chemically recycle PA66 polymers using microwaves

Asahi Kasei and Microwave Chemical collaborate to commercialize a more sustainable manufacturing process to recycle PA66 using PlaWave microwave technology, and eventually also recycle polymers with fiber reinforcement.

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