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Polyolefin composites or POC’s are generally defined as materials that contain two or more phases and have a distinct boundary between the two phases. The careful combination of different and unique systems can result in improved structures and functions over the individual components alone. The properties of POC’s can be enhanced through the appropriate engineering techniques. Some…
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Fiber-reinforced plastics or FRPs are lightweight, have high specific mechanical properties, are corrosion resistant, have long life cycles, and are easy to manufacture in different shapes. This combination of properties has made FRP very attractive materials for use in the automotive industry and other transportation fields. Recycling of thermoset FRPs present an especially difficult challenge due to the fact…
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Avient Corporation announced the launch of its newly upgraded, advanced computer-aided engineering (CAE) capabilities. With these enhanced capabilities, Avient can now help customers more precisely predict the behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer materials in structural metal replacement applications to reduce design iterations and accelerate the speed to market. Prevents Failure of Injection Molded Plastic Parts This predictive…
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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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