Industry Digest

Keep up to date with the latest news of interest to the composites industry

Fiber-reinforced Composite Materials Used in Load Compartment of Mercedes Benz S-Class

The load compartment well in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class must safely accommodate the 48V on-board power supply battery. LANXESS’s Tepex dynalite continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite...

A New IMOCA Boat Will be Built from Declassified Carbon Fiber from Airbus

As the transportation industry works hard to move toward sustainability in manufacturing, a partnership between an innovator in boat building and a world leader in aviation is taking things in a new...

CityAirbus will be a Fully Electric Zero-emissions eVTOL

Airbus is moving further into the Urban Air Mobility market with the new CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL (electric Vertical TakeOff and landing) vehicle, designed to carry up to four passengers. The...

Composite Materials Used to Design Resto-floats Modeled After Classic Cars

You may soon see what appears to be a Volkswagen Bus or 1970s Dodge Charger cruising on a lake, but it won’t be driving on water. It will be part of a new line of products called Floating...

Carbon Mobile Moves Carbon Fiber Smartphone Production to Focus on Sustainability

The Carbon 1 MK II sustainable smartphone is a clear indication of Carbon Mobile’s commitment to sustainability. Working with commerce & lifecycle service provider, Ingram Micro, the company is...

Introducing RecyclableBlade, the World’s First Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy took a big step towards achieving its stated goal of making wind turbines fully recyclable by 2040 by introducing what is known as the world’s first recyclable commercial...