Enviro: a novel colouring solution to unlock sustainable lightweight advanced composite materials

制造业正处于转折点，由于不断加剧的气候危机，可持续性已成为一个需要考虑的关键参数，因此，对可持续材料的**需求**在过去几年里呈指数级增长。在先进材料领域，以石油为基础的材料(如碳纤维)正变得越来越有问题，因为它们对环境的影响与市场需求和政府目标不一致。**绿色替代品是必需的，但低影响材料的性能往往低于**行业对性能的期望。此外，在大多数制造过程中，这些材料将需要经历着色过程，这将进一步削弱它们的性能，因为当前的方法(如染色或喷漆)**Hypetex**；拥有专利纤维技术的先进材料着色技术的世界领先提供商UK-SME正在利用世界领先的工程和制造能力，提供突破性的解决方案，为先进材料增加色彩，消除对油漆的需求。**Hypetex的**愿景是通过创新的着色解决方案在几个不同的行业释放先进材料的好处**Hypetex**在进行了初步的概念验证(PoC)开发和样本测试后，**Hypetex**已经制定了通过该项目达到MVP阶段的研发路线图。该项目活动将专注于优化和验证**FlaxTex**技术，这是一种用于天然和可持续纤维的着色解决方案，将为更广泛的制造业解锁可持续模式。凭借其革命性的着色解决方案，**Hypetex**将为先进材料领域的绿色过渡铺平道路。

Manufacturing is at a turning point, sustainability has become a key parameter to be considered due to the accelerating climate crisis and as a consequence the **demand for sustainable materials** has been exponentially growing those past few years. In the advanced materials sector, the petroleum-based materials (e.g. carbon fibre) are becoming increasingly problematic as their environmental impact doesn't align with the market demand and the government targets. **Green alternatives are required, but low-impact materials' performance can often be under** what the industry expects in terms of performances. Additionally, those materials will need to undergo a colouring process as part of most manufacturing in most manufacturing processes which will weaken furthermore their properties as the current methods (e.g. dyeing or painting)**Hypetex**; a world-leading provider of colouring technologies for advanced materials UK-SME, with patented fibre technology is harnessing world-leading engineering and manufacturing capabilities to provide ground-breaking solutions that add colour to advanced materials, removing the need for painting. **Hypetex's** vision is to unlock the benefits of advanced materials in several different industries through innovative colouring solutionsAfter having conducted initial Proof-of-Concept (PoC) development and sample testing, **Hypetex** has established an R&D roadmap to reach the MVP stage through this project. This project activities will focus on optimising and validating **FlaxTex** technology, a colouring solution for natural and sustainable fibres that will unlock sustainable models for the wider manufacturing industry. With its revolutionary colouring solution, **Hypetex** will be paving the way of the green transition within the advanced material sector.