Perspectives and Provocations
Thermoplastic composites: Structural bumper bracket
Hybrid bracket reduces mass, increases design flexibility, package space in pickup front bumper.
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Airbus begins assembly of the A321XLR nose and front fuselage
Coming less than two months after the start of assembly of the rear and center fuselages, this marks another significant production step for the A321XLR.
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ULA, RUAG Space extend and expand Atlas and Vulcan Centaur rocket programs cooperation
Contract adds additional order volume for RUAG Space’s supply and manufacture of carbon fiber composite structures until 2024.
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NASA, Northrop Grumman finalize moon outpost living quarters contract
The habitation and logistics outpost (HALO), a critical components to the way station Gateway, will be assembled using a monolithic composite structure and aluminum honeycomb panels.
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Eastman Machine begins headquarters expansion
The 7,500-square-foot expansion of Eastman’s facility will provide more capacity to accomodate a robust demonstration and research center for its composites cutting technology and solutions.
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Bostik launches new offerings in high-performance specialty hot melt pellet, powder, web and film adhesives
With acquisition of Prochimir and Fixatti, Bostik aims to emphasize sustainability as one-stop solutions provider for global thermobonding market.
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Boeing announces second quarter 2021 deliveries
Aerospace company details major program deliveries and an update on its assessment of 787 production.
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Cevotec fiber patch placement improves storage efficiency of composite tanks
Cevotec’s solution is to apply carbon fiber patches to the dome areas of Type IV pressure vessels, which reportedly yields 15% in material, weight and cost savings.
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U.S. Air Force funds effort to improve composite rotor blade design analysis capabilities for AAM
AnalySwift partners with Weber State, BYU, UAMMI and Hexcel for materials research, qualification and to extend VABS’ capabilities to AAM blades for a user-friendly and highly rigorous simulation framework.
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Integrating antennas into composite aerostructures
ACASIAS project integrates Ku-band array antenna in novel AFP orthogrid with drastically reduced tooling for more fuel-efficient, multifunctional CFRP aircraft fuselage panel.
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