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Making the Sustainable Business Case for Biocomposites
Making the Sustainable Business Case for Biocomposites
Reducing our Environmental Impact by Investing in Sustainable Product Design, Materials and Technology
Reducing our Environmental Impact by Investing in Sustainable Product Design, Materials and Technology
Net Zero: Rapid Low Energy Processing
Net Zero: Rapid Low Energy Processing
Use of reclaimed carbon fibre for auto parts
Use of reclaimed carbon fibre for auto parts
A circular route for carbon fibre re-use enabled through re-alignment technology.
A circular route for carbon fibre re-use enabled through re-alignment technology.
Rapid forming of complex composite parts using Aligned Formable Fibre Technology
Rapid forming of complex composite parts using Aligned Formable Fibre Technology
Processing Thermoplastic Composites
Processing Thermoplastic Composites
Towards better understanding of infusion
Towards better understanding of infusion
Electrified Structural Hybrid Automotive Designs for Optimised Weight ( eSHADOW )
Electrified Structural Hybrid Automotive Designs for Optimised Weight ( eSHADOW )
Aerospace Sector- Design, Manufacture, In-Service and End of Life
Aerospace Sector- Design, Manufacture, In-Service and End of Life
How natural fibre composites can be the road to more sustainable mobility
The use of traditional carbon and glass fibre-based composites across industries is nowadays heavily challenged by environmental questions that arise due to their high carbon footprint and lack of efficient and industrial processes to recycle or dispose of the laminates at their end-of-life. Plant based natural fibres offer very encouraging numbers both in terms of their global warming potential and a mechanical point of view. Tomorrow’s mobility needs to become more sustainable, and this means we also must focus on large-scale mass transportation applications to maximise sustainable impact. The potential of sustainable lightweighting in aerospace applications is significant, with other mass transportation sectors like buses and trains also showing big potential for sustainable interiors.
The UK Composites Sector in Numbers
Keynote session: The Future of the UK composite sector – The UK Composites Sector in Numbers
Stochastic Optimization Methodologies for Robust, Sustainable Designs
In light of the increasing material costs, energy costs and sustainability requirements, future designs across automotive, aerospace and tooling will need to be yet more proactively optimised. However, further gains in lightweight performance cannot come at the cost of excessive commercial development or end-user operating risk and costs. Even strongly optimized components must remain fit for purpose and behave robustly under real-world variabilities of operating conditions.
Intelligent Resin Infusion System – Tackling large scale Vacuum Bag Only Resin Infusion processing challenges
VARTM (Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding) processing is typically challenging for large scale aerospace grade composite components. Although VARTM processing methods are extensively utilised in the boat hull and wind blade manufacturing industries the tight tolerances and strict quality requirements of the aerospace industry often deem RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) processing preferable over VARTM. Despite RTM being a very robust process both capital investment and processing time are increasing exponentially with the increase of the part size often making such processes not favourable over conventional prepreg Autoclave processing.
Sustainable Material Development
Sustainable Material Development
UK Automotive Materials Strategy for a Net-Zero Circular Economy
The volatility in the UK supply chain has been brought into question recently following the Global Pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the tensions over Taiwan.
Innovative Composite Applications for Machine Tool and Automation Performance
With a considered approach to composite design and material selection, Carbon Composites can significantly boost the performance of machine metalworking and automated manipulation throughput. Using ultrahigh modulus pitch carbon fibres and innovative process technology new applications for composites have been developed.
Automation of composites production – how to drive efficiency and competitiveness with a press process
Individual automation solutions are key to improve the efficiency and cost structure of a serial production. New process innovations are a major enabler.
Challenges in Realising Composite Liquid Hydrogen Cryogenic Storage: A Materials and Standards Perspective
To realise composite liquid hydrogen storage, materials that are typically used at a much higher temperature regime require requalification at cryogenic temperatures as low as 20K.
Battery Enclosures – why composites make sense
Context around existing and emerging safety standards for BEVs, issues around containment of pressure and spread of fire from thermal runaway of Li-Ion cells. Why new composite materials make sense from safety, weight and cost considerations.