Jessica Pompili Editorial Assistant

Automotive

SPE ACCE 2024 highlights innovation across industry, academia

SPE shares highlights, award recipients, exhibitors, speakers and more from its 2024 Automotive Composites Conference & Expo (ACCE). 

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VoltAero opens facility in France for Cassio aircraft

VoltAero inaugurates its industrial facility in Rochefort for the final assembly line for the family of Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft, to incorporate composite elements.

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Graphmatech launches Aros polyamide-graphene for Type 4 tanks, secures grant

Combination of polyamide grades and graphene introduces low-permeation solution for upscaling H2 storage, transport applications.

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OCSiAl opens European graphene nanotube production facility

OCSiAl’s first European facility will manufacture Tuball graphene nanotubes and nanotube-based products for applications like GFRP pipes and tanks, SMC, FRP trays, printing sleeves and more.

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Carbon Fibers

Bucci features 20-inch center lock version of carbon fiber wheel

Bucci Composites introduces new carbon fiber wheel option for high-performance automotive applications.

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Arceon closes investment round for advanced materials growth

Tenzing Alpha is investing in the material science startup to support Arceon’s creation of materials including composites for harsh environments.

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People in composites: October 2024

CRP USA, Fives Machining Systems, Web Industries, UD-CCM, Exel Composites and Lockheed Martin have made appointments related to the composites industry.

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Aerospace

Aura Aero builds presence in U.S. with Florida facility

Aura Aero selects Volusia County as the site of its manufacturing and assembly plant, with the goal of producing 100 19-seater hybrid-electric regional composite aircraft per year.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbitex secures capital for next phase of growth in carbon fiber plate footwear

Carbitex Inc. announces the close of a recent funding round, aiding its 2-year effort to restructure the company and expand its global market presence.

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Marine

REGENT begins next phase of seaglider prototype development

REGENT features the full-scale Viceroy seaglider prototype, made of composites, as it begins hardware and systems integration.

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Defense

Arris chosen by U.S. Army for study on continuous fiber insoles

Arris Composites has been selected by the U.S. Army to conduct a study regarding the use of continuous fiber composite plates in military boots.

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Marine

CorPower Ocean secures funding to commercialize wave energy

CorPower Ocean announces significant investment in its wave energy technology that converts its motion into electricity via a filament-wound fiberglass buoy design.

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Composite raw materials
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