Sustainability

Aerospace

Hyundai Motor, Supernal unveil eVTOL vehicle cabin concept

Concept details — such as CFRTP material incorporation, a biomimetic design and a focus on safety — provide a first look at how Hyundai integrate its mobility capabilities to develop commercial urban, regional air vehicles.  

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Sustainability

Plant tour: Dowty Propellers, Gloucester, U.K.

Transforming decades of design and RTM production reliability into more sustainable, next-generation composite propellers.

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Sustainability

AFS introduces sustainable FRP construction solutions

LAST Stair, Railing, Plank and Structural Member product lines offer a variety of fire-retardant composite stair and decking applications.  

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Recycling

Permali develops tougher, more eco-friendly composite parts for motorsport

Formula 1 and Hypercar manufacturer in Gloucester, U.K., develops “greener composites” that meet increasing technical demands while still conforming to safety, performance and quality.  

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Aerospace

The next 10 years in commercial aviation and composites

Aviation Week discusses all-composite plane at Boeing, new composite wing at Airbus and trends driven by sustainability — composites are a key enabler for future aviation.

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Sustainability

Teijin, Fujitsu to develop blockchain-based commercial platform for recycled materials manufacturing

The platform aims to enhance the environmental value of recycled FRP materials for manufacturers through life cycle assessment calculations and more reliable information management.  

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Sustainability

IsoTruss receives USDA funding award for rural broadband project

Resilient composite mobile cell sites to provide more sustainable and versatile network access across rural locations.

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Sustainability

Fairmat to recycle 30% of industry’s carbon fiber waste in Europe one year after inception

Fairmat’s success originates from numerous customers and partnerships, and is expected to expand through personnel recruitment to Northern Europe, German and Spanish markets.  

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Sustainability

Igus Inc. rolls out urban bicycle made entirely from recycled plastic

Lightweight plastics from landfills are used in all parts of the bicycle for a maintenance-free, corrosion-resistant platform, with first functioning model planned for end of 2022.  

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Editorial

Why aren't composites synonymous with infrastructure?

The U.S. seems poised to invest heavily in infrastructure. Can the composites industry rise to the occasion? 

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