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Market report published on resin infusion in aerospace manufacturing
Based on industry interviews, this research was conducted as part of a multi-phase effort conducted by Mississippi State University’s Advanced Composites Institute (ACI).
Read MoreViritech and Haydale pursue new functionalized materials for Type V composite vessels for hydrogen storage
Goal is considerable weight savings via lightweight, impermeable pressure vessels without a liner, further advance in Graph-Pro structural storage tanks with integrated fixation.
Read More21st century concrete: composite metamaterial with super compressability, energy harvesting
Material comprising 3D-printed, auxetic, reinforced polymer lattices in conductive cement matrix can compress up to 15% and generate electricity for lightweight, mechanically tunable structures with energy harvesting and sensing.
Read MoreELIOT Project finds solvolysis best method for aerospace biocomposites recycling
Aimplas and TNO study analyzed 12 methods for six different biocomposites. Solvolysis and pyrolysis proved the two most promising alternatives tested in large-scale production at a pilot plant.
Read MoreEcoRudder project to develop thermoplastic composite aircraft rudder
Airbus, EconCore, Fraunhofer and the Technical University of Denmark will produce a potentially recyclable rudder from thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich composites.
Read MoreSAMPE names Rebekah Stacha as CEO
Stacha, who has more than 20 years of experience in leadership and operations management, will be SAMPE’s first woman CEO in the organization’s 79-year history.
Read MoreNCAMP qualifies Teijin carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics
This represents the first qualification of a carbon fiber fabric-reinforced thermoplastic composite material by the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP).
Read MoreHexcel opens new R&T center in Salt Lake City
Hexcel’s new 100,000-square-foot Center of Research & Technology Excellence at its Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., campus, will be the focus of the company’s innovation efforts.
Read MoreArris Additive Molding production capacity to hit 1 million parts
Malaysian contract manufacturer partnership will significantly scale up the emerging composite technology’s production for mass-market products, industrial applications.
Read MoreResearch predicts first commercial eVTOL passenger routes, applications
A new survey commissioned by Horizon Aircraft asked 100 professionals when they think the first UAM passenger routes will be operational, and what uses would be considered the most practical.
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