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Re-Wind Network constructs experimental pedestrian bridge using wind turbine blades

The 6-meter footbridge has been constructed using wind turbine blades as bridge girders after extensive materials and mechanical testing, with the intention of load testing it to failure.  

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Azco Corp. presents servo-controlled unwind and rewind unit

The cantilever-designed unit is able to transfer between unwinding and rewinding via a change in the direction, torque and speed, controlled by an HMI touch screen. 

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Carbon Fibers

Brødrene Aa delivers carbon fiber catamaran to serve as transport through the Saronic islands

The Aero 1 Highspeed, operating under Attica Group, features an aerodynamic and energy-efficient design for passengers and cargo in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.  

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Filament Winding

Cevotec integrates trapezoid-shaped patches into FPP Artist Studio software

Patch Artist module facilitates more even distribution of patches along tight curves during pressure vessel dome reinforcement, resulting in an optimized laminate thickness.  

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Prepregs

Loop Technology automates complex prepreg layup through FibreFORM system

Suitable for prepreg and dry fiber materials, FibreFORM is capable of picking, placing and laying up composite plies with high accuracy and precision, with three times the speed of manual layup.  

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Aerospace

German UniFix project develops mobile holding fixture to enhance production efficiency of large CFRP structures

Fraunhofer IFAM and Airbus Operations in Stade demonstrate reduced manual handling and non-productive time in flow-oriented manufacturing of vertical tail plane.

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Epoxies

Swancor launches recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin

When used with composite reinforcements, EzCiclo can be recycled and degraded via the company’s CleaVER recycling technology with waste elimination and a final fiber with equivalent virgin fiber mechanical performance.

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Automotive

3D printing and AFP join forces in automotive demonstrator

Bavarian auto industry and TU Munich research how to reduce molding costs by combining continuous fiber and 3D-printed composites.

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CompositesWorld JEC World 2022 recap: CompPair demonstration

Switzerland-based CompPair illustrates how heat triggers the self-healing properties of its recyclable composite materials, repairing a panel in about one minute.

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CompositesWorld JEC World 2022 recap: GKN Aerospace demonstration

Arnt Offringa, director of the Global Technology Center Netherlands at GKN Aerospace, explains to CW the processes and materials used in a frame assembly for Clean Sky 2’s Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD).   

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Sustainability

JEC World 2022, Part 3: Emphasizing emerging markets, thermoplastics and carbon fiber

CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan identifies companies exhibiting at JEC World 2022 that are advancing both materials and technologies for the growing AAM, hydrogen, automotive and sustainability markets.

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Automation

Composite INTELLICONT Smart Container advances lean aircraft operation processes

Lightweight, structurally robust unit load device (ULD) with autonomous unloading functions reaches TRL 6 with a 40% weight reduction.  

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