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Autonational Composite Machinery B.V. merges filament winding, pultrusion leaders
SNAPSHOT: Netherlands-based Composite Machinery and Autonational have become one company designed to support the composite industry’s custom-built machinery needs.
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Cambium composites are launched into space via USCRPL rocket
Boattail component delivery helped USCRPL’s Daybreak rocket reach space, marking the first U.S. student team to launch and recover a rocket as a space payload provider.
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HESTIA project advances thermoplastic composite fuselage tech for zero-emission aircraft
Fraunhofer IWS highlights work with CONTIjoin, vitrimers, drapeability and LSP while IVW demonstrates rCF-reinforced thermoplastic window frame using aligned discontinuous fibers.
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Composites sustainability wins: Factory of the Future, TÜV SÜD verification, measurable circularity committments
Arclin, Teijin Aramid, Armacell and Envalior celebrate sustainability wins with EcoVadis, ISCC Plus and Factory of the Future designations.
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Firefly Aerospace doubles Texas campus for lunar lander, orbital vehicle assembly expansion
Additional 144,000-square-foot space, four-times larger clean room, enhancements to test stands and Rocket Ranch improvements grow Firefly’s propulsion, carbon fiber composites, robotics and 3D printing activities.
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NH3Craft project yields seaworthy composite tanks for ammonia storage
Connova Deutschland has developed the glass fiber-wound Type 4 vessels as a lightweight, corrosion-resistant alternative to steel tank systems for the maritime sector’s shift toward fossil-free fuels.
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Umoe MEGCs, Type 4 tanks advance Finnish green H2 project
P2X Solutions will receive 14 additional multi-element gas containers (MEGCs) in support of its industrial-scale hydrogen production goals.
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Strata Syensqo joint venture in Al Ain demonstrates large-scale aerocomposites production success
Manufacturing milestone guided by UAE production localization efforts and a highly skilled workforce produce materials for Boeing 777X program test components.
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RWTH Aachen University uses filament winding alone for pressure vessel dome reinforcement
Researchers at ITA are exploring hybrid winding layer using sticky towpregs to provide local dome reinforcement in composite pressure vessels without additional machines, tool changes or fiber cutting operations
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Neuenhauser Maschinenfabrik becomes official processor of Luvocom 3F 3D printing materials
Lehvoss’ focus materials with unreinforced and fiber-reinforced options expands Neuenhauser’s industrial 3D printing capabilities for series production.
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