At the recent Carbon Fiber 2013 conference, we toured Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL's) pilot production line at the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF), which is working to develop low-cost carbon fiber (see the October 11, 2011 LRMJ) using cheaper alternative precursors along with no...
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News Commentary | April 05, 2022
A long fiber‑reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) resin has been developed by Polyplastics; it is made of regenerated cellulose fibers, which are composed natural cellulose spun into continuous fibers via wet spinning. Polyplastics has developed a solvent method to produce the material; this process is in... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | April 12, 2022
Combining Flaxco's flax composites manufacturing technology and EconCore's thermoplastic honeycomb technology, this partnership has developed a thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich panel. The companies claim that this thermoplastic sandwich panel has higher rigidity and stiffness relative to glass and ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | May 09, 2022
Develops natural fiber technologies as an alternative to fiberglass and carbon fiber in reinforced polymer composites for automotive, motorsports, and marine uses Claims that natural fibers composites have an 85% reduction in cradle‑to‑gate CO2 footprint relative to carbon fibers, a 50% ... Not part of subscription