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Composites Market Insights, July 26, 2021 |
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Business Development |
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Aerospace in Piacenza: Leonardo Chooses Mae for a New Carbon Fiber |
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There has been an important agreement between the Piacenza-based company Mae and Leonardo SpA for a research project related to carbon fiber, co-financed by Invitalia, which aims at the production of innovative materials for the big names in the defense and security sector with great prospects for future development in other sectors as well. This initiative, supported by UniCredit, will allow the Piacenza Company to carry out the contract in China for a total of 73.5 million euros, for the co ……. |
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Stora Enso’s Pilot Plant for Producing Lignin-Based Carbon Materials for Batteries Is Now Operational |
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Stora Enso’s pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials from lignin has started operations. This follows the company’s EUR 10 million investment announced in 2019. Pilot production of Lignode by Stora Enso, wood-based carbon for batteries, is currently being ramped up. Applications include electric vehicles and consumer electronics as well as large-scale energy storage systems. The global battery market is projected to grow tenfold over the next decade as battery producers se ……. |
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H.B. Fuller and Covestro – Leaders in the Composites Industry, Join Forces to Make Adhesives More Sustainable Worldwide |
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H.B. Fuller a leading global adhesives provider, has appraised a strategic partnership with Covestro, one of the world’s largest polymer suppliers, to deliver an adhesive with a reduced climate impact for the woodworking, composites, textiles, and automotive industries. The new ingredient used in H.B. Fuller’s adhesive is a bio-attributed raw material created via a mass balance approach and will replace a proportion of the previous fossil raw materials. Renewable raw materials are used as fee ……. |
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Airbus Delivers First Composites Made A350 from Its Widebody Completion & Delivery Centre in China |
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Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery center in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia and the second largest in the world. At the end of June, 2021, China Eastern Airlines operated an Airbus fleet of 413 aircraft, including 349 A320 Family aircraft, 55 A330 Fami ……. |
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ThermHex and Fraunhofer Leading Research into Honeycomb Production |
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ThermHex Waben, producer of polypropylene honeycomb cores and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, both based in Halle, are collaborating for many years and have conducted several research and development projects. The collaborative effort is focused on the development of production and processing technology for series production of honeycomb cores and the Organosandwich. The Organosandwich, a semi-finished product, consists of two very thin face sheets o ……. |
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New Material |
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Toray Introduces Flexible and Highly Adaptive 2700 Prepreg System |
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Toray Composite Materials America, Inc., a leading innovator and supplier of carbon fiber materials and advanced composite prepreg, declares the launch of Toray 2700. Epoxy-based 2700 prepreg system is a high-performance, patented resin technology geared towards emerging aerospace programs. It satisfies stringent aerospace structural design drivers and enables the manufacture of high-quality, high-volume, cost-effective composite parts. This flexible and adaptive material is ideal as emerging ……. |
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Researchers at Texas A&M University Developed 3D Printable Phase-Change Material Composites- Alternatives to Energy-Guzzling HVAC Systems |
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have created 3D printable phase-change material (PCM) composites that can regulate ambient temperatures inside buildings using a simpler and cost-effective manufacturing process. Also, this can be used as an alternative to energy guzzling HVAC systems. They can be added to building materials like paint or 3D printed as decorative home accents to seamlessly integrate into different indoor environments. For identifying Growth Opportunities for 3D Printing ……. |
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Composites Evolution Launches New Evopreg Amplitex Range of Flax-Epoxy Prepregs with Powerribs Reinforcement Grid for High-Performance Applications |
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Composites Evolution Ltd. has teamed up with leading natural fiber reinforcement specialists Bcomp to launch a new range of flax-epoxy prepreg materials, designed to offer enhanced sustainability without compromising on performance. Evopreg aplite prepregs combine Composites Evolution’s high-performance Evopreg epoxy resin systems with Bcomp’s award-winning aplite flax reinforcements, to deliver a family of materials which offer outstanding performance for component applications. To reach ……. |
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Covestro Contributes To Sustainability at Major Sporting Event with Innovative CO₂ Technology |
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Covestro is using its cutting-edge carbon dioxide technology to contribute to a circular economy. For example, Covestro partnered with Australia-based Advanced Polymer Technology (APT) – a leading global manufacturer of polyurethane-based materials, acrylic coatings and artificial turf products – to develop the exclusive Poligras Tokyo GT field hockey surface in conjunction with sports flooring manufacturer Polytan. This product was developed for this summer’s major sporting event in Tokyo, usin ……. |
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Application Development |
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Carbon Fiber Skin Developed By North Carolina State University for Stealth Fighter Jets |
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Chengying “Cheryl” Xu and team at North Carolina State University have been developing a new skin for stealth fighter jets that will be more durable, and efficient. “We have to ensure the life of the pilot,” said Xu, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University. “If the vehicle is shot down, it’s a tragedy.” The carbon fiber-reinforced composite polymer skin which is under development by Xu and the team could solve these issues. The hybri ……. |
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Superstrata Debuts World’s First Custom 3D-Printed Unibody Carbon Fiber E-Bicycle |
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Superstrata, a Silicon Valley-based bicycle brand, has unveiled its flagship product, the world’s first made-to-measure 3D-printed e-bicycle with an impact-resistant unibody carbon fiber frame. Superstrata touts a true unibody construction, 3D-printed in a single pass of continuous carbon fiber thermoplastic composite. Unlike other carbon fiber bikes whose frames are glued and bolted together using dozens of individual parts and fabricated from previous-generation thermoset composite materia ……. |
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Technology Development |
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Samba Step Fiber Patch Placement for the New Augsburg MRM |
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Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) informed the launch of the Helios Ice Protection System. This exciting new system advances aircraft icing protection technology, overcoming challenges that exist with legacy systems. Helios is an all composite, highly efficient and reliable electro-thermal icing protection system that embeds a carbon fiber thermoplastic heating element into the leading edge structure of wi |
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Italy’s ACS, Susta & U.Form to Develop Tech for Composite Materials |
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Italian companies Advanced Composites Solutions, Susta Srl and U.Form Srl have signed the CarbonForm agreement to develop press forming technologies for composite materials. The collaboration can lead to the possibility of mass-producing a much higher number of parts for the automotive sector compared to the traditional composite molding technologies with autoclave. A collaboration born from a bet: the conversion of a plant that previously printed metal and is now able to produce carbon fiber p ……. |
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New Reports in Composites Market Published By Lucintel |
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- Composites Distributor Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2021
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- Carbon Fiber in the Aerospace and Defense Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
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Others |
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Markforged Listed On NY Exchange |
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Metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing (AM) company Markforged has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MKFG. This follows its merger with acquisition company ‘one.’ ‘As a publicly traded company, we will continue to focus on executing on our ambitious product roadmap and further accelerating innovation, expanding customer adoption, and capitalizing on the strong secular trends in additive manufacturing, allowing us to bring our platform to even more ……. |
