Chris Pasion

Chris Pasion Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining

Curing

Percy Roc's microwave curing system passes the test

Percy Roc’s curing process is monitored using infrared technology, which means that the heating is regulated in real time so that the entire surface can be heated homogeneously.

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Aerospace

Hexcel signs long-term manufacturing contract with Boeing

Hexcel will produce HexPEKK-100 manufactured-to-print aerospace structures, including various air flow ducting applications and other supporting elements, for the Boeing 777X.

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Marine

Brazilian consumption of composites fell 4.6% in 2020

A survey from the Latin American Composite Materials Association (ALMACO) found that despite the drop, Brazil’s composites revenues rose 3.9%, reaching $561 million USD.

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Sustainability

Daher aims to accelerate aerospace recovery with three new facilities

Daher’s new France-based locations will enable collaboration between operations teams and customers, accelerate composite structural component innovation and continue development of its core aircraft manufacturing business.

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9T Labs recognized as a Swiss Top 100 Startup company

9T Labs has been awarded third place in the 2021 Swiss Top 100 Startups competition for its hybrid 3D printing technology, which combines 3D printing with compression molding in matched metal dies.

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Wind/Energy

GE, Fraunhofer IGCV, Voxeljet to develop the world’s largest 3D printer for offshore wind applications

The partnership will streamline the production of key components of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine with the advance casting cell (ACC) sand binder jetting 3D printer.

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Automotive

IVECO and Nikola open manufacturing facility for electric heavy-duty trucks

The production line in Ulm, Germany is anticipated to be capable of manufacturing approximately 1,000 Nikola Tre trucks per shift per year.

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Aerospace

NASA selects five companies to develop Artemis lander

Selected companies will develop Artemis lander design concepts, evaluating their performance, design, construction standards, mission assurance requirements, interfaces, safety, crew health accommodations and medical capabilities.

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Wind/Energy

GE Renewable Energy receives planning approval for wind blade manufacturing plant

Plant construction is set to begin later this year upon the finalization of all contractual documents and will be completed in 2026, making the Dogger Bank the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

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Aerospace

Boeing releases annual long-term forecast

The 2021 Boeing Market Outlook states that commercial airplanes and services are showing signs of recovery, while the global defense, space and government services markets have remained stable.

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Covestro and ParaMatters develop anisotropic optimization software for composites

Designers and engineers can use the new optimization tool to obtain the most optimal part design based on material deposition and fiber orientation.

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Anisoprint, Additive Flow launch full-scale topology optimization software for composites

Additive Flow’s FormFlow software enables users to optimize geometry smoothly through all phases of the design process. The tool is compatible with Anisoprint’s slicing software, Aura, for composite 3D printing.

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Composite raw materials