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Materials

Zero-Emissions, High-Power Demand Actuators in Off-Grid Locations

Alternatives to using process gas and electrically powered actuators are available.


Zero-Emissions, High-Power Demand Actuators in Off-Grid Locations
Are You Providing Sustainable Materials?
Materials

Are You Providing Sustainable Materials?

Biopolymers? Bio-additives? Materials containing high levels of PCR? Materials regenerated via advanced recycling? Let the world of extrusion tap into your Know How by speaking at the Extrusion 2023 conference.  
#sustainability

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Carbon Fibers

SHD, Lineat signs terms for sustainable carbon fiber composites

Alignment of “recycled” and waste carbon fiber material via a patented manufacturing technology process will encourage more sustainable, circular composite materials development.
#sustainability

Materials

Joint Project Will Demonstrate Recycling Polyamide 66 Using Microwave Technology

Materials producer Asahi Kasei and recycling technology developer Microwave Chemical announced a joint chemical recycling project.
#sustainability

Materials

Why Are They Blending Biopolymers?

A sit-down with bioplastic producer Danimer Scientific showed me there are more possible answers to that question than I had previously thought.
#sustainability

recycled carbon fiber

The state of recycled carbon fiber

As the need for carbon fiber rises, can recycling fill the gap?
#cleansky #discontinuousfiber #wingoftomorrow

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machining chips, milled powder, and powder for additive manufacturing
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Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing Is a Moving Target: AM Radio #37

Assessing 3D printing as a sustainable manufacturing method is a complex problem. Dr. Tim Simpson and Stephanie Hendrixson discuss current research and future opportunities on AM Radio.
#sustainability

Stephanie Hendrixson Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing

Videos / Podcasts

Extrusion 2023 Conference: It’s All About Sustainability
Materials

Extrusion 2023 Conference: It’s All About Sustainability

Want to present on how your materials or equipment technology — or your processing expertise — can help extrusion processors achieve their goals to develop more sustainable products? You still have until May 22 to submit your abstracts.
#sustainability

Equipo de Braskem Idesa durante la Plastics Recycling Conference 2023.
Materials

Braskem Idesa, lista para nuevos mercados con resinas recicladas

Braskem Idesa estuvo en la Plastics Recycling Conference 2023 para promover sus nuevas soluciones con resinas de material reciclado para aplicaciones y mercados de productos alimenticios. Entérese.
#sustainability

Carbon Fiber 2022 presentation bundles now available
Aerospace

Carbon Fiber 2022 presentation bundles now available

Presentation recordings are now available for the 2022 Carbon Fiber conference that was held in Greenville, SC. Presentation bundle categories include Aerospace, Recycling/Sustainability, Energy, Process and Carbon Fiber for Hydrogen Storage. 
#sustainability #windblades #wingoftomorrow

Hexagon Purus Westminster: Experience, growth, new developments in hydrogen storage
Carbon Fibers

Hexagon Purus Westminster: Experience, growth, new developments in hydrogen storage

Hexagon Purus scales production of Type 4 composite tanks, discusses growth, recyclability, sensors and carbon fiber supply and sustainability.
#hydrogen #sustainability

Xerox Siemens Energy pneumatic manifold
Wind/Energy

Advancing Additive Manufacturing With a CATCH and Release Approach

Solutions for energy efficiency, sustainability, part repair and more are developing at Siemens’ Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) in North Carolina.
#windblades #automation #sustainability

MMT Chats: Project Engineer Applies Lean Manufacturing Principles to Growing Sustainability Role
Materials

MMT Chats: Project Engineer Applies Lean Manufacturing Principles to Growing Sustainability Role

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges catches up with MMT’s 30-Under-30 Honoree Katherine Pistorius, who has added Regional Sustainability Coordinator alongside her Project Engineer duties, which demonstrates the many paths one can take in a manufacturing career. Here she shares how this opportunity unfolded for her and what the job entails today and in the future.  This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
#sustainability

Lingrove plant-based ekoa composite featured in Hyundai Palisade concept vehicle
Automotive

Lingrove plant-based ekoa composite featured in Hyundai Palisade concept vehicle

Carbon-neutral biocomposite enables interactive doorspear with look and feel of wood while protecting trees, enabling transparency and capacitive touch for futuretech.
#sustainability

Thermoplastics |

Robotized system makes overmolding mobile, flexible

Anybrid’s ROBIN demonstrates inline/offline functionalization of profiles, 3D-printed panels and bio-based materials for more efficient, sustainable composite parts.
#sustainability #workinprogress

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld
Future Materials Group report addresses advanced materials and climate change
Energy Storage

Future Materials Group report addresses advanced materials and climate change

Report analyzes sustainability strategy development, the role of carbon fiber in the global energy transition, and profitability challenges faced by wind OEMs. 
#sustainability #windblades

ELIOT Project finds solvolysis best method for aerospace biocomposites recycling
Materials

ELIOT Project finds solvolysis best method for aerospace biocomposites recycling

AIMPLAS and TNO study analyzed 12 methods for six different biocomposites. Solvolysis and pyrolysis proved the two most promising alternatives tested in large-scale production at a pilot plant.  
#trends #biomaterials #sustainability

DIAB commits to circular business model
Core

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.
#sustainability

Materials

Aluula, University of British Columbia develop recycling process for UHMWPE fiber composites

The researchers have developed high-strength molded panels made from recycled materials.
#sustainability

Carbon Fibers

C12 Technology, Carbon Conversions launch products made with rCF

C12 Technology will offer rotomolded thermoplastic products reinforced with Carbon Conversions’ recycled carbon fiber (rCF) products.
#sustainability

Consumer

Carbon Mobile, SABIC to develop, deploy advanced carbon fiber in connected devices

Collaboration aims to deliver the next generation of thinner, lighter, stronger and more sustainable composite materials used in consumer electronics and automotive industries.  
#sustainability #electronics

Carbon Fibers |

Composites-reinforced concrete for sustainable data center construction

Metromont’s C-GRID-reinforced insulated precast concrete’s high strength, durability, light weight and ease of installation improve data center performance, construction time and sustainability.
#sustainability #infrastructure #focusondesign

Stewart Mitchell Contributing Writer

NEW PRODUCTS: RECYCLING

JEC World 2023 exhibit preview: Xenia Materials
Thermoplastics

JEC World 2023 exhibit preview: Xenia Materials

The company is launching Xegreen, a product family of thermoplastic materials made from recycled fibers.
#sustainability #jec

JEC World 2023 preview: Bcomp
Materials

JEC World 2023 preview: Bcomp

Bcomp presents a range of parts featuring its materials, from a range of brands in automotive, motorsports and sports, at JEC World 2023.
#jec #sustainability

JEC World 2023 preview: Diab
Core

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

JEC World 2023 preview: Cygnet Texkimp
Prepregs

JEC World 2023 preview: Cygnet Texkimp

Prepreg technology specialist unveils novel Multi Roll Stack machine capable of more sustainable, lower-cost prepreg and towpreg production.
#sustainability #jec

Arris unveils structural flax fiber composite
Natural Fibers

Arris unveils structural flax fiber composite

High-performance natural fiber adds to the company’s other biocomposite offerings, helps achieve sustainability initiatives.  
#sustainability

IFTH, CETIM and IPC present online guide for eco-design, recycling of composites
Materials

IFTH, CETIM and IPC present online guide for eco-design, recycling of composites

The online guide, jointly produced by three French industrial technical centers active in the field of composites, maps the challenges and current options available for recycling in France.
#sustainability

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