Al via l’industrializzazione del recupero della fibra di carbonio continua

Con la domanda globale di fibra vergine destinata a superare l’offerta entro il 2025, il National Composites Centre (NCC, Bristol, Regno Unito) ha deciso di lanciare un programma triennale di innovazione per perfezionare e scalare i processi industriali necessari a creare un mercato commerciale per la fibra di carbonio continua rigenerata. Uno degli obiettivi del progetto è alleviare la pressione sulle catene di fornitura e vedere il Regno Unito assumere un ruolo di primo piano nella definizione di una nuova era per i compositi.

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Nuove macchine da caffè in compositi riciclati

Si chiama Marlic (Marche applied research for innovative composites) il progetto di economia circolare, co-finanziato dalla Regione Marche attraverso fondi europei, che prevede di ridare nuova vita a materiali compositi di scarto, creando il nuovo da qualcosa che altrimenti andrebbe buttato e disperso nell’ambiente.

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Surpassing all expectations, successful JEC World 2022 reaffirms its global leadership and shows the dynamism of the composites industry

The global composites community reunited at JEC World from May 3rd to 5th for 3 busy rewarding days of innovation, networking and knowledge sharing. The industry was excited to reconnect and the show exceeded all expectations in terms of product launches, content and business activity. The event welcomed 32,000+ professional visits, in Paris and online, from 115 countries and featured 1,201 exhibitors and 26 pavilions.

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Amplify surface veil: un prodotto rivoluzionario per la finitura estetica

Ilium Composites, produttore globale di rinforzi compositi strutturali in fibra di vetro, ha sviluppato un prodotto innovativo per garantire una migliore finitura estetica. Si tratta di Amplify surface veil che trova applicazione soprattutto nel settore marittimo e automobilistico. Preferito rispetto alle alternative in metallo, non ha rivali in termini di rapporto qualità/prezzo e di resistenza chimica

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Joining and bonding of composite parts

The use of polymer matrix composite materials presents the following challenge to the designer: “How can I structurally bond them with other composites, metals or polymers?”. advances in structural adhesives have enabled designers to create products meeting structural integrity requirements without the use of mechanical fasteners, rivets, or welding. Could the structural adhesive – which has considerable advantages – be the best option to assemble the next generation of composites? Let’s find out together in this project that won our first call for papers!

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Bio-based acrylonitrile for carbon fiber applications

The letter of intent signed by the two companies – Solvay and Trillium Renewable Chemicals – will enable the supply chain for bio-based acrylonitrile (bio-ACN). The goal of this partnership is to produce carbon fiber for use in various applications such as aerospace, automotive, energy and consumer goods.

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Innovative solutions for fixing systems

Specialinsert® is constantly looking for innovative solutions that can improve production processes and meet the needs of the customer. For this reason, the new Master-Plate® RS range was born. Master-Plate® is a very simple fixing system that through appropriate adhesives allows the fixing on any type of receiving material. Read the article published in June issue of the magazine.

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A hydrogen power plant (composite) for the garden

According to data from the German Environment Agency, private households currently are responsible for about a quarter of Germany’s energy consumption in total. A good half of this energy is obtained from natural gas and crude oil. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP team is busy looking at how to store this valuable gas. To this end, they are producing new types of hydrogen tanks made of fiber-reinforced composites

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Additive and Composite Manufacturing for Marine Energy Devices

The U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office’s Water Power Laboratory Seedling Program has assigned $75,000 in funding to NREL and Montana State University to enable research, development, and testing of emerging technologies to advance marine energy. The researchers implemented a new approach for the renewable energy industry by additively manufacturing internal molds designed to become a permanent part of the final load-bearing structure.

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