Composites 4.0
Joby Aviation Scales Defense Business Through Resonant Sciences Acquisition
The deal will expand Joby's defense business with classified infrastructure, RF-sensing capabilities and a rapidly growing EBITDA-positive operation supporting active U.S. national security programs.
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LOC Industries to Add Taricco Autoclave in 2027
SNAPSHOT: The aerostructures manufacturer will install the 8 × 20-foot autoclave alongside a new high-bay cleanroom to expand capacity for larger, more complex composite parts.
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CCIC Develops Closed-Loop Continuous RCF Remanufacturing Process, Demonstrates Via Auto Components
China’s CCIC has developed a catalytic recycling pathway that reclaims full-length carbon fibers and reusable polyols from thermoset composites, highlighted via a hybrid automotive hood using virgin carbon fiber outer skin and ContRGF core.
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Eptek’s Precision-Cast Tooling Board Eliminates Bondlines for Automotive, Aerospace
Near‑net shape casting reduces machining time and improves surface integrity for automotive styling models and aerospace composite tooling.
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Forward Engineering Box TRA Testing Evaluates Battery Enclosure Fire Protection
SNAPSHOT: Demonstration of its Box Thermal Runaway (Box TRA) test is used to evaluate composite, metallic and multi-material battery enclosure and fire barrier solutions under representative thermal runaway conditions.
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Praana, 3B and Original Composites & Fiberglass: The Next Chapter
Praana’s acquisition of Owens Corning’s glass reinforcements business and resulting integration with 3B into Original Composites & Fiberglass brings scale, expansion into India, Asia and investment in a new model for global glass fiber composites.
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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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Büfa Gelcoat Targets EN 45545-2 Rail Fire Standards
Büfa Composite Systems’ Firestop Gelcoat S 320 can support HL3 classifications in composite rail components when paired with compatible resin systems.
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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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