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VIDEO: Recycling and machining carbon fiber scraps

Elevated Materials has partnered with ‪Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. to collect and upcycle reclaimed carbon fiber scraps into large billet laminates, which can then be cut into various parts using CNC mills.

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Scott Francis, editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld, spoke with Ryan Olliges, founder and president of Elevated Materials (Gardena, Calif., U.S.) at CAMX 2024 about the company’s innovative approach to recycling carbon fiber scraps.

Elevated Materials has partnered with Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. (Tacoma, Wash., U.S.) to collect and upcycle reclaimed carbon fiber scraps into large billet laminates, which can then be cut into various parts using CNC mills. This method, which includes compression molding uncured prepreg scraps, is proving more cost-effective and efficient than traditional laminate production.

Elevated Materials aims to divert 50,000-100,000 pounds of carbon fiber scraps from landfills this year, transforming it into useful stock material.

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