High-power laser is used for controlled reclamation of thermoset composites without damaging the fibers or adversely ...

Final certifications for the business jet have confirmed longer range, higher cruise speeds and shorter takeoff and landing ...

The AM state of affairs. A grounded look at what’s working, what’s shifting, and where the AM industry is heading.

The simple, strap-on Ass Savers Win Wing MTB now delivers wider fat-tire coverage to tame the rain, mud, and even dust spray off your ...

Carbon fibre composites are exceptionally strong and lightweight, making them preferred materials in many industries. But the ...

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

Researchers developed a process to recycle glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), a common material in wind turbine blades. They cut the lightweight material into two-inch blocks, soaked them in ...

GFRP is a natural insulator. Its electrical non-conductivity makes it ideal for use in power plants, substations ...

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd (NEG), a Japanese glass manufacturer with 75 years of history, offers INNOFIBER™ FGF (Flat Glass Fiber), a chopped strand of thermoplastic resin that enhances ...

The European automotive sector can expect to see annual growth rates of 10% for long fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) up to the year 2010, delegates heard at a recent conference on continuous ...

The huge wind turbines are made up of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), which presents a ... incorporated these materials (up to 70 percent recycled glass fibers) into thermoplastics, creating ...

Reporting in the journal, Resource, Conservation, and Recycling, the team of researchers cut the lightweight material that is commonly used in wind turbine blades, called glass fiber-reinforced ...