Materials
Vitrimer Chemistry Brings Reversability to Thermoset Resins
CAMX 2026: Techstorm’s patent-pending vitrimer resin platform is designed to recycle at temperatures as low as 80°C, targeting full recyclability for wind turbine blades.
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CompSTLar Project Achieves Lab-Scale, Graphene-Enhanced Carbon Fiber UD Tape
SNAPSHOT: Partner Aimplas successfully manufactured continuous unidirectional carbon fiber tapes incorporating graphene/CNTs-doped LMPAEK matrix, targeting multifunctional TPC with improved electrical conductivity and laser susceptibility.
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AI Control Enables Faster, More Even Infrared Heating for Complex TPC Parts
KraussMaffei develops high-resolution, smart heating for load-optimized tailored organosheets and blanks, enabling consistent high-rate production of complex thermoplastic composite and overmolded parts.
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Teijin Develops CFRP Thermoset With Self-Healing, Recyclability Functionalities
Long fiber CFRP thermoset has shown the ability to repair at specified temperatures and can be reclaimed via chemical decomposition processes.
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Autonomous Heavy-Lift Platform Launch Pairs With Composites Manufacturing Expansion
Tekever launches the AR6 heavy-lift drone family and expands composites manufacturing partnership with iCOMAT to support AR5 production in the U.K.
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Aerospace- and Defense-Grade Carbon Fiber Composites Are Engineered for High Rate
CAMX 2026: Teijin Carbon highlights rapid-cure prepregs, resin infusion systems and thermoplastic composites (TPC) built for high-rate aerospace and defense manufacturing.
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Arrow McLaren, Greene Tweed Co-Engineer IndyCar Thermoplastic Composite Anti-Roll Bar Lever
Redesigned aluminum billet component reduces weight by 64 grams/car and provides gains for a high-speed, high-stress racecourse.
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Joby Advances With Virgin Atlantic, Aims For Commercial Flights By Year’s End
Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic sign agreement to launch air taxi service in London and Manchester as certification for composites-intensive S4 aircraft continues.
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VIDEO: Braided TPC Tube System Takes on Cryogenic Fuel Lines
Ductility at cryogenic extremes, not to mention the ability to bend to the complexities required for aerospace, led herone to pursue thermoplastic composites for LH2 fuel lines — with promising results. The company speaks more on the subject in this CW article and Thermoforged video.
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RE-CELL to Develop RCF Structural Batteries, Supercapacitors for Aviation Electrification
Sofitec, Aimplas and I2con are combining materials design, multiphysics modeling and experimental validation to achieve a full-scale demonstrator that can store more energy on aircraft without the involved weight penalty.
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