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Overcoming Challenges of Industrial Bio-Composites

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BIOCarbon Fiber Takes Flight

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China’s Fast-Growing Carbon Fiber Demand

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IDEKO Research Center will perform 3D measurements to assist in the development of material models. The primary technology employed, will be 3D absolute scanning, using the laser triangulation principle to generate a dense cloud of points. Photo courtesy of Ideko

Testing New Manufacturing Processes for Composites Reinforced with Natural Fibers and Biological Resins The utilization of biological materials as reinforcement in the development of industrial composites emerges as a potential, more economical and sustainable alternative to replace synthetic components like carbon fiber or glass fiber. However, the use of biocomposites also presents technical challenges in …

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Airbus helicopter with biocarbon

Exploring New Entry and Exit Routes for Carbon Fiber Composites Despite its currently unmatchable benefits in enabling the production of lightweight parts that are exceptionally strong and have been critical to reducing emissions in numerous end-use applications – most significantly the aerospace industry – carbon fiber remains based on oil-based raw materials and is extremely …

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Participants at the 29th China International Manmade Fiber Conference (CIMFC).

Expanding Sustainability Includes Exploring Fiber Advancements in China for the Growth of Their Green Economy At the 29th China International Manmade Fiber Conference (CIMFC), September 26-27 in Jilin City, Jilin Province, China, experts and executives spoke about challenges and opportunities, advanced materials, manufacturing technologies, and sustainability relevant to the manmade fiber industry. Mr. Chen Xinwei, …

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JEC Composites Connect all-virtual exhibition

JEC Group, the world’s leading company dedicated to promoting composite materials, has adapted its annual JEC World event as an all-new digital platform called JEC Composites Connect. The virtual event, presented June 1-2, 2021, represents the composite industry’s most significant event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting major industry players and highlighting innovations …

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High-strength fibers like Dyneema has resulted in ropes that have 75% less weight

The textile machinery branch of Germany’s VDMA, the Frankfurt-headquartered mechanical engineering industry association, held a series of webinars showcasing the technologies of some 30 of its members between June and December 2020. Understandably, many of them concerned the sudden demand for facemasks and PPE last year – in which meltblown polypropylene microfibers proved such a …

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