Scott Francis

Scott Francis Contributing Editor

Carbon Fibers

Airborne substrate panels enable JUICE spacecraft solar array

Airborne delivers solar array substrate panels for use in the European Space Agency’s mission to explore the icy moons of Jupiter. 

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Aerospace

SGL Carbon delivers composite materials for Airbus Helicopter rotor blades

SGL Carbon’s glass fiber noncrimp fabrics enable the composite rotor blades for the 5 blade Airbus H145 rotor configuration.

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Aerospace

FLEXOP aeroelastic wings achieve first flight

As part of the European Union’s FLEXOP project, DLR and TUM researchers are working on new technologies to control flutter while allowing wings to be made lighter.

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Autoclave

Arkema expands high-performance solutions to the 3D printing of composites

Arkema announces partnerships for innovative new solutions for manufacturing continuous fiber composite parts using 3D printing.

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Hexion completes Shanghai-based Application Development Center

New Application Development Center will support new product development and customer collaboration to accelerate growth in waterborne coatings and composite applications.

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Thermoplastics

BÜFA to distribute Covestro's Maezio UD tapes

Covestro enters into a distribution agreement granting BÜFA Thermoplastic Composites distribution rights for Maezio thermoplastic unidirectional) tapes.

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Ketones

FRP, pultrusion enable mobile Antarctic habitat module

Constructed of fire-retardant fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane walls and pultruded beams, the self contained living unit is designed to withstand extreme Antarctic weather conditions.

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Ketones

Overmolding on the cheap

Innovative injection/compression composites overmolding approach combines smaller injection molded inserts with compression molded parts.

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Composites training firm lends a hand with Mars rover

Advanced Composites Training helps train NASA engineers in the use of composite materials for construction of the Mars 2020 rover.

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Sustainability

Carbon Conversions, Dell partner on sustainability

Carbon Conversions and Dell explore new recycled carbon fiber material combination with Latitude 7300 laptop cover.

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Carbon Fibers

Technical University of Munich researchers explore using algae to make carbon fiber

The process uses algae to convert CO2 from the atmosphere and manufacturing exhaust into algae oil, which is then used to produce polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon fiber precursor. 

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The real future of composites

CW senior editor Scott Francis talks to kids about composite applications at a local elementary school STEM night.

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