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Review of IntertechPira Carbon Fibre Recycling & Reuse Conference
21 Nov '09
4 min read
and recycling system and optimise the recycling output to give materials that are best suited for creating recycled composites.
Day two opened with one of the world's most experiences proponents of carbon fibre recycling. Pete George from Boeing has chaired many conference sessions and run workshops on recycling fibre over the last decade, and was an ideal candidate to open the second day of the event. The theme for the morning was to look at key end uses for recycled materials and perspectives from these end user sectors.
Pete talked in detail about Boeing's current operations in managing their materials flows and gave details of manufacturing demonstrations and proof of concept trials run with partners at recyclers MIT and Recycled Carbon Fibre Ltd. The key point of the presentation was that the recycling process needs to be product oriented – by designing the system to produce materials that can be integrated into existing markets; the barrier to acceptance is reduced significantly. For the foreseeable future, carbon fibre will not be recycled back into aerospace structure components, but that with proper traceability, traceability, repeatability, qualification and documentation a view towards recycling uncured manufacturing excess back into non-structural aerospace applications may be possible.
A World F3rst, at the world's first carbon fibre recycling conference followed as Dr James Meredith from Warwick University outlined the drivers behind, and the technical challenges of designing and building a sustainable Formula 3 racing car. Although there was resistance to the project, the team have successfully created a competitive car, using a wide variety of natural materials and low carbon alternatives.
Everything apart from the cashew nut brake pads made it to the final test vehicle! James concluded that there was potential for recycled carbon fibre in motorsport applications, but probably in lower Formulas, and there was further work needed in terms of standardization of material properties and sustainability of supply.
Prof Nick Warrior from University of Nottingham began his presentation by saying that Click here for more detials.
Day two opened with one of the world's most experiences proponents of carbon fibre recycling. Pete George from Boeing has chaired many conference sessions and run workshops on recycling fibre over the last decade, and was an ideal candidate to open the second day of the event. The theme for the morning was to look at key end uses for recycled materials and perspectives from these end user sectors.
Pete talked in detail about Boeing's current operations in managing their materials flows and gave details of manufacturing demonstrations and proof of concept trials run with partners at recyclers MIT and Recycled Carbon Fibre Ltd. The key point of the presentation was that the recycling process needs to be product oriented – by designing the system to produce materials that can be integrated into existing markets; the barrier to acceptance is reduced significantly. For the foreseeable future, carbon fibre will not be recycled back into aerospace structure components, but that with proper traceability, traceability, repeatability, qualification and documentation a view towards recycling uncured manufacturing excess back into non-structural aerospace applications may be possible.
A World F3rst, at the world's first carbon fibre recycling conference followed as Dr James Meredith from Warwick University outlined the drivers behind, and the technical challenges of designing and building a sustainable Formula 3 racing car. Although there was resistance to the project, the team have successfully created a competitive car, using a wide variety of natural materials and low carbon alternatives.
Everything apart from the cashew nut brake pads made it to the final test vehicle! James concluded that there was potential for recycled carbon fibre in motorsport applications, but probably in lower Formulas, and there was further work needed in terms of standardization of material properties and sustainability of supply.
Prof Nick Warrior from University of Nottingham began his presentation by saying that Click here for more detials.
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