Mulholland Automotive Ltd. (Derby, U.K.), a new company that is part of engineering company and automotive supplier Mulholland Group, recently announced that it has produced a carbon fiber-intensive, two-seater sportscar. Orders are now available for the Legend 480, a front-eng

ILK is developing chained tubular storage tanks in close cooperation with LZS and herone GmbH (Dresden). (See “Injection-forming for high-performance, unitized thermoplastic structures”.)  These tanks are manufactured from semi-finished thermoplastic fiber-reinforced co

The Architect’s Newspaper reported on May 13 that the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), under construction since 2018, will be set on a base isolation system made entirely of glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP), which suits both the institute&rsq

  The Stuttgart Stadtbahn bridge, installed over the A8 motorway on May 3 in Germany, is the world's first network arch bridge that hangs entirely on tension elements made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). The 72 hangers are produced with Teijin (Wuppertal, Germany

Boston Materials (Bedford, Mass., U.S.), a manufacturer of advanced carbon fiber products, reported on May 18 that it has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to accelerate the development and launch of lightweight materials. The new funding increases NSF’s

Wind turbine specialist aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH (Rendsberg, Germany) reports that it has developed a 111-meter TC1B rotor blade for 11-15 MW wind turbines. To reduce the cost of using carbon fiber, aerodyn says the blade design features hybrid CFRP-GFRP spar caps and can be adjusted a

Sigmatex (Runcorn, Chesire, U.K.), a manufacturer of carbon fiber textiles to the composites industry, announced on May 14 its partnership with Hypetex (Fitzrovia, London, U.K.), developers of carbon fiber colorization technologies. The partnership, which applies&

  Composites fabricator Exel Composites (Vantaa, Finland) has introduced a new e-commerce service to its portfolio to provide customers with quick and easy access to a range of its structural composite profiles. Providing composite solutions to renewables, transportation, build

CFIP (Continuous Fiber Injection Process) enables parts manufactured by 3D printing to be reinforced with continuous carbon fibers, increasing their strength while reducing weight. The technology has been developed and patented by Eurecat (Barcelona, Spain), see “Advancing thermoplastic co

Vertical Aerospace (Bristol, U.K.) was launched in 2016 with the vision of decarbonizing air travel using the best technology from the aviation, energy and automotive industries. The company flew its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in 2018, to demonstrate feasibilit

Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit (Long Beach, Calif., U.S.) conducted a launch demonstration on May 25 of its LauncherOne rocket — complete with filament-wound composite propellant tanks —  over the Pacific Ocean, just off the California coast. The company s

Composite Advantage (Dayton, Ohio, U.S.) reported on April 29 that it has rehabilitated two pedestrian overpasses servicing the Inman Park/Reynoldstown Station using its FiberSPAN fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge decking. Essential for safe travel, the bridges required

EU funding of the InductICE project has supported development and testing of a unique ice protection system for composite wings. Formation of ice on aircraft occurs under certain conditions when supercooled water freezes on impact with the surface of an aircraft. Even a very thin layer or smal

There is now a global need to isolate individuals who either have been infected with the virus causing COVID-19 or are suspected to have been infected but do not exhibit serious symptoms. Such containment facilities should be comfortable yet cost-effective, enabled by rapid and su

Hexcel (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) announced on May 5 that its HexPly M79 prepreg materials have received Type Approval Certification by DNV GL (Oslo, Norway). This third party verification allows HexPly M79 materials to be used in all DNV GL classed vessels and provides ship and boat builder

On May 5, a Boeing-led Australian industry team presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force, a historic milestone for the company and the country. The aircraft, which uses artificial intelligence to extend the capabilities of manned and unmann

The Prix Strategis is an annual award recognizing innovation quality, growth potential and operations management of Swiss startup companies. On April 24, the Prix Strategis jury announced this year’s finalists, including 3D-printed carbon fiber composite specialist 9T Labs

The National Composites Centre (NCC, Bristol, U.K.) and Oxford Brookes University announce that they have developed a new technology that enables composite structures to be separated (or disbonded) quickly and cheaply using a simple heat source. With a goal of making it easy to work

As published by the Graphene Council, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.), University of Virginia (UVA, Charlottesville, Va., U.S.) and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State, University Park, Pa., U.S.) have published research in the April 2020

4M Carbon Fiber Corp. (Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.) announced on April 23 that it has produced a carbon fiber of filaments with relatively large diameter using its patented plasma oxidation technology with a textile-grade polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor supplied by one of its