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The National Composites Centre (NCC) is delighted to announce its participation in the European research project, D-STANDART. The project has been developed to unlock the full potential of composite materials. Durability Testing and Modelling of Composite Structures Advanced composites are gaining ground in many areas, especially aerospace, automotive and renewable energies, as they are lightweight…
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Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has developed a rapid integrated molding technology for carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) mobility components. This material sandwiches a light, porous carbon fiber-reinforced foam (CFRF) core with a thermosetting prepreg skin offering outstanding mechanical properties. Toray obtained some findings for this advance under the New Energy and Industrial Technology…
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As part of its ongoing, Group-wide portfolio optimization efforts, in the future Covestro will increasingly focus the Engineering Plastics business entity on its core business. As a result, the Maezio® product line with highly specialized fiber-reinforced composites and the associated production at the Markt Bibart site are to be discontinued in the course of the current year. “With…
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Asahi Kasei has developed a new technology for recycling carbon fiber plastic compounds together with the National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College and Tokyo University of Science. Inexpensive and Recyclable Carbon Fiber Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are highly attractive for various industries in demanding application fields due to their unique balance of rigidity, mechanical strength…
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Carbon, a 3D printing technology company, announced two all-new damping elastomers, EPU 43 and EPU 45. The elastomers add to Carbon’s portfolio of materials as part of its idea-to-production platform. They offer new opportunities for products in impact protection such as padding, gloves, and helmets. Performance, Comfort and Durability EPU 43 is an energy-damping elastomer…
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The additive manufacturing industry is a fairly new and developing industry that started in the early 1980s. Since its invention, technology has improved significantly. Recent developments in additive manufacturing have unlocked a significant potential for expanding simple ideas into complicated multimaterial geometries. New applications in biomedical devices, dentistry, medication delivery, microfluidics, rapid prototyping, tooling, tissue…
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Avient Corporation announced the launch of new Cesa™ fiber tracer concentrates specifically developed to help confirm the origin of fibers in different applications, including garment, sportswear, and home textiles. This enables producers and brand owners within the textile industry to more easily determine the source of the fiber, verifying information provided on labels. Using Special Taggants…
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Covestro has formed a partnership with China’s auto lighting supplier HASCO Vision to build a closed-loop recycling business model that would guarantee the plastics recycled from the manufacturing of automotive lamps are both of high quality and traceable. PIR PC to Produce New Automotive Parts A long-standing partner of HASCO Vision, Covestro has for many years…
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PPS resin is a thermoplastic engineering plastic. Types of PPS resin include both the cross linked and linear type. Toray engages in total production from base polymers to compounds, offering a wide variety of grades. Features ■Heat resistant Outstanding long-term heat resistance properties (UL temperature index 200-240°C, UL File No. E41797). ■Dimensional stability Minimum molding…
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AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre successfully developed a new process for recycling plastic components from end-of-life vehicles while coordinating the LIFE CIRC-ELV Project. A new plastic recovery process has been successfully implemented by one of the members of the consortium, the Valencian company Desguace Cortés, which involves separating the polypropylene bumpers and polyethylene fuel tanks…
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