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Industry veterans form new company to produce next-gen natural fiber composites
With deep roots in agricultural hemp production, INCA Renewable Technologies is set to produce lighter, stronger, greener and less costly composites.
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Ford GT composite supercar is going out of production in 2022
Ford is rolling out its seventh special edition of the car, which features an abundance of carbon fiber.
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GreenLight project explores fire-resistant and bio-based FRPs for structural lightweight design in ships
Project leader Fraunhofer IFAM and six associated partners to study FRPs such as polybenzoxazine- and benzoxazine-based composite materials to meet strict safety regulations, requirements on passenger ships.
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Stratasys, Champion Motorsport team up to test 3D-printed core technology
Stratasys proves out carbon fiber-wrapped, printed core for toolless, customizable manufacture, on aerodynamic prototype and production parts for a winning racecar.
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Robotic computed tomography – removing NDT barriers for composites
Radalytica uses collaborative robots, ultra-sensitive X-ray photon detectors and the ability to combine CT with ultrasound, surface profiling and other inspection methods to optimize composites part quality, production and reduce cost.
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Bucci Composites reveals 22-inch all-carbon fiber wheels for Bentley SUV
The lighter component design — which offers weight savings of six kilograms per wheel — reduces rotational inertia, promises better vehicle handling and meets Bentley’s structural and aesthetics requirements.
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Large-format, vertical, robotized, fiber-reinforced AM
MTorres joins the large-format AM fray with a system that prints vertically in lengths up to 25 meters.
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MVP large-format system prints thermoset resins
Magnum Venus Products’ Reactive Additive Manufacturing (RAM) system is a large-format AM machine that prints with fiber-reinforced thermoset resins.
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Siemens Gamesa targets fully recyclable wind turbine blades by 2030 in new sustainability vision
Among its new initiatives, the company also intends to identify large-scale recycling opportunities and achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
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Reducing the cost of continuous fiber 3D printing materials
DLR has developed a novel approach to produce thermoplastic impregnated fibers for lower cost versus current slit-tape materials.
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