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

制造业正处于一个转折点，由于气候危机的加剧，可持续性已成为一个需要考虑的关键参数，因此，在过去的几年里，对可持续材料的需求呈指数级增长。在先进材料领域，石油基材料（如碳纤维）正变得越来越成问题，因为它们对环境的影响与市场需求和政府目标不一致。**需要绿色替代品，但低影响材料的性能通常低于行业预期的性能。此外，作为大多数制造过程的一部分，这些材料将需要经历着色过程，这将进一步削弱其性能，如目前的方法（例如染色或喷漆）**Hypetex**；英国sme是世界领先的先进材料着色技术供应商，拥有专利纤维技术，利用世界领先的工程和制造能力，为先进材料添加颜色提供开创性的解决方案，无需油漆。**Hypetex的愿景是通过创新的着色解决方案在几个不同的行业中释放先进材料的好处。在进行了最初的概念验证（PoC）开发和样品测试之后，**Hypetex**已经建立了研发路线图，通过该项目达到MVP阶段。该项目活动将侧重于优化和验证FlaxTex技术，这是一种天然和可持续纤维的着色解决方案，将为更广泛的制造业开启可持续模式。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转型铺平道路。

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.