July 1, 2021
Solving the Composite Testing Puzzle
Solving the Composite Testing Puzzle
Testing composites can be a challenge
Testing polymer matrix composites (PMC) presents many different challenges requiring more complex testing than more traditional, structural materials. While composites deliver greater performance and flexibility than traditional materials, it is more difficult to produce high-quality test data for development, design, and quality control. Composites World has put together a 3-part series looking at the challenges of testing composites and some potential ways to solve them.
Part 1 of the series looks at the standards for composites and the different types of testing, including tensile, compression, shear, compression after impact (CAI), fatigue, high-rate, and other mechanical tests like flexure and inter-laminar fracture toughness tests. Part 2 of the series discusses the aspects of strain measurements and the latest options for measuring it when testing composites, including strain gauges, clip-on extensometers, automatic extensometers, noncontact video extensometers, and full-field strain measurement using integrated digital image correlation (DIC) software paired with a noncontact video extensometer. Finally, in part 3, the series talks about the recommended system requirements to test composites accurately and efficiently, including the test environment, grips and fixtures, alignment, and test machine software. You can use these links to read the complete series: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Part 1 of the series looks at the standards for composites and the different types of testing, including tensile, compression, shear, compression after impact (CAI), fatigue, high-rate, and other mechanical tests like flexure and inter-laminar fracture toughness tests. Part 2 of the series discusses the aspects of strain measurements and the latest options for measuring it when testing composites, including strain gauges, clip-on extensometers, automatic extensometers, noncontact video extensometers, and full-field strain measurement using integrated digital image correlation (DIC) software paired with a noncontact video extensometer. Finally, in part 3, the series talks about the recommended system requirements to test composites accurately and efficiently, including the test environment, grips and fixtures, alignment, and test machine software. You can use these links to read the complete series: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
July 2, 2021
The Coca-Cola Company Teams with The Ocean Cleanup
The Coca-Cola Company Teams with The Ocean Cleanup
The Coca-Cola Company is teaming with The Ocean Cleanup to help stop plastic pollution
The Coca-Cola Company is partnering with The Ocean Cleanup as a Global Implementation Partner for The Ocean Cleanup’s river project with a shared goal of eliminating waste. The river project includes the use of The Ocean Cleanup’s semi-autonomous, solar-powered Interceptor™, a scalable solution that autonomously extracts trash from the river. The partnership will collaborate on fifteen rivers by the end of 2022, with two Interceptors already installed in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. Both companies hope to bring on more partners to the project in the hopes of even further reducing plastic waste.
“As a global business, we are working to ensure that all of the material we use in our packaging is collected and recycled, so that none of it ends up as waste,” said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. “We support The Ocean Cleanup teams and technologies that are working to protect ocean ecosystems in the journey to safeguard our waterways.” To help further support Coca-Cola’s goals, the company has established or joined other global partnerships to help realize a World Without Waste. Read more about the partnership between The Coca-Cola Company and The Ocean Cleanup here.
“As a global business, we are working to ensure that all of the material we use in our packaging is collected and recycled, so that none of it ends up as waste,” said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. “We support The Ocean Cleanup teams and technologies that are working to protect ocean ecosystems in the journey to safeguard our waterways.” To help further support Coca-Cola’s goals, the company has established or joined other global partnerships to help realize a World Without Waste. Read more about the partnership between The Coca-Cola Company and The Ocean Cleanup here.
July 3, 2021
Brightmark Opening Largest Plastic Chemical Recycling Plant in World
Brightmark Opening Largest Plastic Chemical Recycling Plant in World
Brightmark is opening the largest plastic chemical recycling plant in the world
San Francisco-based Brightmark LLC is building a new chemical recycling plant in Macon, Georgia that will be the largest of its kind and capable of converting 93% of waste plastic into new products. The $680 million facility will have the capacity to divert 400,000 tons of all types of waste plastic each year, including traditionally hard to recycle plastics like plastic film and flexible packaging. The waste plastic will then be converted into 64 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and naphtha blend stocks.
"Our advanced recycling facility will be the world's largest and will utilize our proven plastics renewal technology to advance our mission of reimagining waste, while supporting economic development in the region," said Bob Powell, Brightmark founder and CEO. In addition to the Macon plant, Brightmark is building a smaller facility in Ashley, Indiana with a capacity of 100,000 tons of waste plastic each year.
Read more about both facilities and the technology here.
"Our advanced recycling facility will be the world's largest and will utilize our proven plastics renewal technology to advance our mission of reimagining waste, while supporting economic development in the region," said Bob Powell, Brightmark founder and CEO. In addition to the Macon plant, Brightmark is building a smaller facility in Ashley, Indiana with a capacity of 100,000 tons of waste plastic each year.
Read more about both facilities and the technology here.
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