Sustainability

Sustainability

Glass fiber-reinforced Akulon RePurposed recyclate enables Ahrend sustainable office chair

Envalior 30% glass fiber-reinforced Akulon RePurposed material helps Ahrend achieve lighter task chair with closed-loop value chain and reduced emissions.

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Sustainability

Hexagon Purus to supply hydrogen storage to Toyota Motors North America

Hydrogen storage and high-voltage battery system to support Class 8 heavy-duty fuel cell powertrains developed by Toyota.  

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Aerospace

Boeing ecoDemonstrator 2024 explores cabin recyclability, operational efficiency

Future cabin concepts, rCF floor coverings and panels, noise regulation and other efficiencies will be tested this year using a 777-200ER aircraft.

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Sustainability

Watch: A practical view of sustainability in composites product development

Markus Beer of Forward Engineering addresses definitions of sustainability, how to approach sustainability goals, the role of life cycle analysis (LCA) and social, environmental and governmental driving forces. Watch his “CW Tech Days: Sustainability” presentation.  

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JEC

JEC World 2024 highlights: Forwarding initiatives surrounding sustainability and mobility

Themes at the forefront of JEC World 2024 included solutions for mobility applications and sustainable materials, technologies and processes for composites manufacturing.

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Sustainability

CW Tech Days explores the composites sustainability challenge

During the one-day virtual event on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, seven industry experts will provide insight into hot topics like waste reduction, energy efficiency, bio-materials and recycling.

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Natural Fibers

JEC World 2024 highlights: Glass fiber recycling, biocomposites and more

CW technical editor Hannah Mason discusses trends seen at this year’s JEC World trade show, including sustainability-focused technologies and commitments, the Paris Olympics amongst other topics.

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Automotive

Forvia moves toward more sustainable automotive composites manufacturing

Automotive technology supplier Forvia shares sustainability goals and recent developments aimed at bio-based and recycled materials and ramping up hydrogen tank production for clean mobility.

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Sustainability

4 things to consider for sustainable composites manufacturing

Customer decarbonization goals demand supply chains with sustainable business practices. Here are four considerations for supporting those goals discussed at CW Tech Days: Sustainability.  

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Sustainability

Measuring energy use to enable sustainable composites production

Airbus subsidiary CTC uses new technology to measure energy use in machine components and processes to optimize equipment, production lines and guide decisions for future composites.

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NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
industrial CNC routers
Thermwood Corp.
SikaBlock® M974
re-engineered the ORPC foil and strut
Airtech
sustainable carbon fiber composites​
Airtech International Inc.