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DIAB commits to circular business model

Diab uses recycled raw materials to make core materials; Diab customers can use such products with recycled content to help lower their carbon footprint and Diab assists in reusing its products at end of life.

Ginger Gardiner
Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld

DIAB commits to circular business model
EconCore, Solarge launch lightweight, sustainable solar panel
Energy Storage

EconCore, Solarge launch lightweight, sustainable solar panel

Netherlands-based EconCore and Solarge have collaborated to develop a composite solar panel that offers weight savings of up to 65%.
#windblades

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3A Composites Core Materials launches Engicore business line

An expansion of Airex and Baltek brands, Engicore seeks to provide customers custom-shaped core solutions that are optimized for their specific manufacturing processes and standards.  

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JEC World 2023 preview: Diab

Diab is presenting new sustainable solutions and circular core materials, including the Divinycell materials range and a variety of project parts.  
#jec #sustainability

Prepregs

Hexcel opens new R&T center in Salt Lake City

Hexcel’s new 100,000-square-foot Center of Research & Technology Excellence at its Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., campus, will be the focus of the company’s innovation efforts.
#trends

Core for composites: Winds of change

Core materials suppliers lean into the bracing breeze of big-blade challenges raised by the burgeoning wind energy industry.
#adhesives #windblades #outofautoclave

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cored CFRP fuselage side shell for RACER demonstrator helicopter
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Optimizing AFP for complex-cored CFRP fuselage

Automated process cuts emissions, waste and cost for lightweight RACER helicopter side shells.
#insidemanufacturing #wingoftomorrow #space

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld

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Ex-Core Technologies' Ex-Core 2.0 system features intelligent self-heated tooling, custom-mixed core
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Ex-Core Technologies' Ex-Core 2.0 system features intelligent self-heated tooling, custom-mixed core

Debuted at JEC World 2022, Ex-Core 2.0 is said to slash production costs compared to conventional prepreg sandwich processes and produce lighter, stronger parts.

Saertex presents SAERfoam structural core materials
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Saertex presents SAERfoam structural core materials

Hybrid core material is simple to process, highly economical and exhibits a shear modulus up to four times greater in comparison to PVC and PET.

RACER canopy.
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Leveraging motorsports composites for next-gen rotorcraft

FastCan consortium integrates hollow, solid and cored CFRP into single-cure, single-piece canopy for reduced weight and cost.
#cleansky #focusondesign #wingoftomorrow

CosiMo: Smart thermoplastic RTM process demonstrated for battery box cover challenge simulator
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CosiMo: Smart thermoplastic RTM process demonstrated for battery box cover challenge simulator

Project uses network of DEA, temperature/pressure and ultrasonic sensors plus digital simulation and AI modeling to monitor and optimize injection of caprolactam into complex glass fiber preform and in-situ polymerization of PA6.
#automation #windblades #electricvehicles

CorPower composite buoy farm
Filament Winding

Industrial-scale wave energy system enabled by mobile filament winding

Sweden-based CorPower Ocean designed its 9-meter-long, filament-wound GFRP buoy prototype for high-efficiency, durable wave energy generation and fast, on-site manufacture.
#focusondesign #sustainability #windblades

Robotic computed tomography – removing NDT barriers for composites
Urban Air Mobility

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.
#automation #wingoftomorrow #space

Plastics Unlimited part for John Deere using Tool-less Engineered Composite process
Urban Air Mobility

Combining plastics and composites for Class A parts without tools

Plastics Unlimited’s patented TEC process cuts secondary finishing and meets multiple demands for medium-volume parts.
#infrastructure #discontinuousfiber #outofautoclave

catamaran built with composite DuFLEX panels from ATL Composites
Glass Fibers |

Prefabricated composite panels, joining system ease catamaran construction

New Zealand-based G&T Marine reduces assembly and construction time with ATL Composites’ composite DuFLEX panels.
#application

Hannah Mason Technical Editor, CompositesWorld
Diab Divinycell HM foam lightweights Mayla 44 electric powerboat
Marine

Diab Divinycell HM foam lightweights Mayla 44 electric powerboat

Ultra-high-performance powerboat achieves high weight reduction with carbon fiber sandwich construction of the deck, internal structure and the complete hull surface.  
#trends

IMDEA Materials Institute introduces novel recyclable sandwich structure composites
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IMDEA Materials Institute introduces novel recyclable sandwich structure composites

A new generation of sustainable composite materials with flame-retardant properties currently being developed also offer improved performance and designability.  
#sustainability

The Gill Corp. presents FAA-approved allowables data for Gillfab 4122S sandwich panels
Urban Air Mobility

The Gill Corp. presents FAA-approved allowables data for Gillfab 4122S sandwich panels

Composite sandwich panels meet requirements for use in aircraft interior applications such as galleys, lavatories, partition walls, bulkheads, sidewalls and ceilings.  
#wingoftomorrow #space

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Global experts present latest developments at Composite Sandwich Conference in May

The CSC 2022 conference, jointly organized by Thermhex and Fraunhofer IMWS, enabled a productive exchange of information about cost-efficient composite sandwich structures and automated processing methods.  

Aerospace

Korean Aerospace Industries signs long-term contract with The Gill Corp.

The Gill Corp. will produce and deliver composite honeycomb core through 2025 to support KAI aerospace production.  
#wingoftomorrow #space

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Formula Electric Belgium's Titan race car features EconCore rPET honeycomb

Front wings and undertray comprise the honeycomb core material, the latter reducing wing weight by 26% compared to the previous year, and able to withstand forces 1,000 times its own weight.  

Infusion |

Composite buildings go monocoque

Superior protection from the elements plus fast, affordable installation and maintenance have quickly made Orenco Composites’ DuraFiber buildings an attractive choice for water and wastewater, communications, transportation and power industry outbuildings.
#infrastructure #focusondesign

Karen Mason Contributing Writer

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ThermHex Waben highlights thermoplastic honeycomb panels
Thermoplastics

ThermHex Waben highlights thermoplastic honeycomb panels

Economically produced composite sandwich panels are sustainable while maintaining high mechanical performance and surface quality, driving them into new market applications.  
#sustainability

JEC World 2023 preview: Schütz Composites
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JEC World 2023 preview: Schütz Composites

Schütz displays high-tech and energy-efficient applications achieved through its state-of-the-art composites materials, including an aircraft floor panel solution.  
#jec

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Armacell
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CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Armacell

Armacell’s exhibit lineup emphasizes its wide range of eco-friendly PET foam solutions for composites manufacturing, including ArmaPET Struct, Eco, Curve and Shape.  
#sustainability #camx

The Gill Corp. announces novel Gillcore HF fiberglass honeycomb core
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The Gill Corp. announces novel Gillcore HF fiberglass honeycomb core

High-temperature fiberglass-reinforced phenolic honeycomb core meets all AMS 3715 requirements with optimized moisture resistance.  

Ex-Core Technologies' Ex-Core 2.0 system features intelligent self-heated tooling, custom-mixed core
Core

Ex-Core Technologies' Ex-Core 2.0 system features intelligent self-heated tooling, custom-mixed core

Debuted at JEC World 2022, Ex-Core 2.0 is said to slash production costs compared to conventional prepreg sandwich processes and produce lighter, stronger parts.

Saertex presents SAERfoam structural core materials
Core

Saertex presents SAERfoam structural core materials

Hybrid core material is simple to process, highly economical and exhibits a shear modulus up to four times greater in comparison to PVC and PET.

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