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Longtime composites industry veteran Donald F. Adams passes
With great sadness CW announces the passing of Donald (Don) Adams, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wyoming and president of Wyoming Test Fixtures.
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ESA approves Windform RS, LX 3.0 for space flight applications
CRP Technology’s Top-Line composite materials Windform RS and Windform LX 3.0 are compliant with outgassing requirements in accordance with ESA-TEC-PR-002015.
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Recycling end-of-life composite parts: New methods, markets
From infrastructure solutions to consumer products, Polish recycler Anmet and Netherlands-based researchers are developing new methods for repurposing wind turbine blades and other composite parts.
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Cryo-compressed hydrogen, the best solution for storage and refueling stations?
Cryomotive’s CRYOGAS solution claims the highest storage density, lowest refueling cost and widest operating range without H2 losses while using one-fifth the carbon fiber required in compressed gas tanks.
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NASA picks Boeing’s Transonic Truss-Based Wing for Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
With the help of NASA, Boeing will build, test and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft starting in 2028, gearing toward a greener, more fuel-efficient future aircraft.
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MingYang reveals 18-MW offshore wind turbine model with 140-meter-long blades
The Chinese wind turbine manufacturer surpasses its 16-MW platform, optimizes wind farm construction costs for 1-GW wind farms.
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique reveals 66-meter, all-composite SolidSail mast
A technological feat, the large carbon fiber mast prototype targets the Silenseas sailing liner and sailing cargo ships for up to 40% reduction in CO2 emissions.
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Stellantis to build Midnight eVTOL aircraft with Archer
Stellantis is to contribute advanced manufacturing technology and expertise, experienced personnel and capital, in addition to help stand up Archer’s new composites manufacturing facility, with the ultimate goal of becoming Archer’s exclusive contract manufacturer.
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Velocity Composites enters U.S. market with $100 million GKN Aerospace agreement
The composite material kits supplier expands into international markets with the development of its first U.S. manufacturing facility and a new agreement to support GKN aerostructures development.
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European R&D project Bizente researches enzymatic technologies to recover thermosets
Through protein engineering, project partners molecularly modify enzymes and resins to make it possible to recover thermoset composites and give them a second life.
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