Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Lilium receives capital raise, enters Lilium Jet for wind tunnel testing

Powered test campaign at the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility in Marknesse, Netherlands, and up to $250 million in capital raise advance the eVTOL company toward its first type-conforming aircraft.

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Carbon Fibers

Fairmat, Decathlon partner for environmentally friendly composite sports equipment

Fairmat is deploying its low-impact virtuous production chain for the production of recycled carbon fiber, to be used to produce Decathlon’s Kuikma padel rackets starting in 2024.

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Aerospace

Boeing expands ecoDemonstrator flight testing with “Explorer” airplanes

First Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, to partner with four countries on operational efficiency testing, assess 19 technologies in 2023.

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Aerospace

FACC reports 28% revenue growth Q1 2023, higher new aircraft demand and future investment

Citing return to pre-pandemic growth rate, the aerocomposites Tier 1 will invest €35 million in 2023 including decarbonization of mobility, 400-600 new employees and tripling space in its newest plant in Croatia.

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Carbon Fibers

Airborne delivers composite upper stage tank for EU ENVOL project

Nine-member consortium targets development of low-cost, green vertical orbital launcher with manufacture of an ultra-lightweight composite tank design in an automated manufacturing environment.

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Composites 4.0

Nikon meets diverse inspection needs with X-ray CT system family

The next-generation VOXLS family includes the large-volume VOXLS 40 C 450 that is available now and four medium-sized models coming later in 2023.

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Carbon Fibers

SGL Carbon introduces temperature-resilient carbonized rayon fabric

Rayon-based carbon fiber fabrics play a crucial role in protecting structural components from high heat in applications such as aerospace and space.

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James Cropper accelerates sustainable growth plans

The Technical Fibre Products parent company is investing in reorganization and more streamlined operations by the end of 2023 to better capitalize on core and emerging end markets.

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Trends

New standard specification supports non-metallic FRP rebar

ASTM International standard D8505 enables further integration of FRP rebar into infrastructure applications.

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Glass Fibers

Dura Composites raises charity money with GFRP upcycling events

After raising more than £600 for three charities at its February event, Dura Composites invites people back to its Operations Centre on May 13, 2023 to purchase composite products for upcycling opportunities. 

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Nikon features upgraded LC15Dx noncontact laser scanner

Wireless inspection tool features increased resolution and accuracy of data acquisition for continuous feedback of metrology information, further enhancing its versatility and efficiency.

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Digitization

Fraunhofer IFAM advances automation, robotics development for large composite structures

New developments in automated or semi-automated manufacturing solutions through MFFD, CoMMaNds 2, FastFlexMont 2, Tempo and UniFix projects to achieve sustainable, efficient composite part production.

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