The added value of composites in telecommunications infrastructure is the weight reduction, corrosion resistance and resilience of these materials. The patented IsoTruss® is an innovative composite structure that, thanks to its lattice geometry, further amplifies the advantages of composites in the telecommunications sector.
The European CIRCE project (Circular Economy Model for Carbon Fiber Prepregs), born from the collaboration of five Italian companies and financed under the LIFE program (LIFE ENV/IT/00155), has studied how to reuse the scraps of carbon fiber prepreg to produce structural components such as car parts, brake discs, toe caps for safety shoes and more.
A project relating to the development of RTM techniques for the production of structural carbon RIB for UAV application for civil use is described here. The activities were carried out within the framework of the SWING research program (Smart WIng for New Generation of UAVs for civil use) funded by MISE.
The two companies will combine the expertise on composite materials and 3D printing for critical applications in contexts such as the energy transition, the development of the circular economy in the world of composites, and decarbonization at large.
The growing demand of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) raises some issues related to the relevant environmental impacts of their manufacturing processes. Recycling is not always an available or convenient option! A possible solution has been proposed within the CIRCE EU LIFE project, developed as a collaboration between five Italian companies: HP Composites, Alci, Base Protection, CETMA, and Petroceramics. Read the full article: this project is one of the winners of our first Call for Papers!
Vendée Globe skipper Armel Tripon is collaborating with Airbus Technocentre of Nantes to develop a new IMOCA constructed from declassified carbon fiber and the remains of composite materials. This boat will be introduced in 2023 and could mark the beginning of a new industry to recover composites for Airbus, for nautical purposes.
Together with GKN Aerospace Deutschland GmbH, TUM – Chair of Carbon Composites, SGL Carbon, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, and under the co-founding authority of Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Cevotec started a pioneering R&D project: the full automation of sandwich structure production.
Carbonform is an agreement between three companies from Abruzzo that aims to mass-produce carbon fibre components for the automotive industry. The network contract for the development of ‘press forming’ technologies – through the conversion to compression molding of carbon fiber parts of a production plant that previously processed metal – was signed a few days ago by ACS – Advanced Composites Solutions, Susta and U.Form.
Roboze presented Roboze Automate that aims to make 3D printing customized with special polymers and composite materials suitable for the typical workflow of automated production. The additive manufacturing solution addresses industry’s historic challenge for standardization and process control for production of repeatable parts.
Ben Drogt appointed Managing Director of the European Federation of the Composite Materials Industry.
