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Second Airbus Work Package Signals Continued Composites Growth in India
FACC's expanded agreement with Kineco Aerospace in India adds to a growing list of global aerospace suppliers building local composites manufacturing capacity and broader rise of composites in the region.
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Pilatus Opens New Center of Advanced Composite Competence in Switzerland
New Schwarzhorn center consolidates composite part production as the company expands composites use from secondary structures to primary load-bearing control surfaces on its PC-24 jet.
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Cirrus Achieves Brazil ANAC Certification for G3 Vision Jet
Latest-generation composite jet has been approved for operation in Brazil, featuring expanded cabin capacity, flight deck enhancements and more than 30 refinements.
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Heart Aerospace X1 Battery-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator Makes First Flight
Powered entirely by batteries, the piloted mission illustrated all-electric flight at a scale relevant to commercial airline operations, as well as validation for the technology’s use in Heart’s ES-30 production aircraft.
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Lohia Aerospace, Massivit Bring Composite 3D Printing to India
SNAPSHOT: The joint manufacturing alliance will install Massivit's large-format 3D printing platform at Lohia's Kanpur facility for composite tooling production.
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Haddy Prints Military Drone Boat
The Florida-based large-format AM company has produced the TF-179, demonstrating how digital manufacturing is enabling more agile development cycles and a faster path from concept to deployment.
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Lucideon to Establish Sovereign U.K. Manufacturing of CMC for Aerospace, Defense and Nuclear
Lucideon proposes a £500 million facility at Keele University Science Park to build the U.K.'s industrial-scale ceramic matrix composite manufacturing capabilities.
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AGY S2 Glass Fiber Reinforces Terra Supreme’s Group 31 Bipolar Batteries
High-strength glass fiber enables dimensionally stable composite grids designed to address a primary cause of lead-acid battery failure.
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Connova Group Composite Landing Legs Carry Full Load in Themis Reusable Rocket Rehearsal
Four filament-wound CFRP/metal hybrid legs supported Europe’s fully fueled Themis T1H demonstrator during its first wet dress rehearsal, saving 25-30% mass against an all-metal design.
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ACE, ACMA Collaborate on Free Composites Course
The refreshed online intro course, with interactive lessons and realistic visuals, aims to build foundational composites knowledge that is accessible, relevant and applicable.
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