Engel Group has provided the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences with a vertical injection molding machine for further ...

Integris Composites enters its fourth decade serving aerospace OEMs and defense contractors globally for critical defense ...

Boeing and its European rival Airbus are now looking to use thermoplastics to ramp up assembly times drastically for their next generation of airliners ...

Recycling massive wind turbine blades can be difficult because they're built from sturdy materials to weather the elements ...

Carbon fibre composites are exceptionally strong and lightweight, making them preferred materials in many industries. But the disposal and recycling of these high-performance materials pose ...

A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass ...

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites, also known as Fiber Reinforced Plastics, are a type of composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibers. They are designed to combine the ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials used in the automotive ...

The layer of GRCF mat on the front, and another layer of twill-weave fiberglass reinforced composite fabric (TW-GRCF) on the rear, ranged in weight from 50g/m2 to 150 g/m2 and on the rear from 150 ...

But now, researchers at Washington State University have developed a new, environmentally friendly method to recycle wind ...

Researchers developed a process to recycle glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), a common material in wind turbine blades.

These types of composites are cured and can’t easily ... creating a significant challenge for disposal. The glass fiber-reinforced material makes up about two-thirds of a wind turbine blade ...