Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Stellantis, Archer move partnership to “execution phase”

Construction is well underway on Archer’s high-volume eVTOL aircraft manufacturing facility, with experienced Stellantis personnel provided expertise alongside Archer teams to prepare for efficient manufacturing operations.

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Automotive

SPE announces 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Kevin Pageau, owner and president of International Marketing Alliance, and a major contributor to the SPE Automotive Division Lifetime Awards Program, will be honored at the awards gala on Nov. 8.

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Aerospace

Tool Gauge, Victrex partner to develop co-molded composite aircraft parts

Novel hybrid overmolding technology achieves novel thermoplastic composite parts to replace machined aluminum components on commercial aircraft, as well as reduce manufacturing costs and timeline.

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Solvay and Syensqo revealed as new company names

Solvay is splitting its business with the company’s composite materials segment assuming the Syensqo name.

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Wind/Energy

Composites Testing Laboratory launches wind energy project HAWK

Over the next two years, the Irish SME is working in conjunction with the University of Galway to model and test novel materials, such as composites, for airborne wind energy applications.

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Aerospace

Airbus final assembly line in China delivers its first A321neo

In March 2023, the Tianjin-based final assembly facility commissioned a composites-intensive A321neo for Juneyao Air.

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Third keynote is announced for annual SPE ACCE event

Gregory E. Peterson, chief engineer at aviation technology startup Airspace Experience Technologies, will be sharing his views on the trends and opportunities found in the transportation industry.

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Sensors

University of Southampton develops miniaturized optical fiber condition monitoring technology

A more compact, affordable strain interrogator, currently developed for FBG monitoring, may enable more widespread adoption of optical fiber sensing used in composite materials.

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Aerospace

Purdue opens $41 million Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility

A dedicated 65,000-square-foot building is home to Mach 8 and HYPULSE wind tunnels to advance hypersonic evaluation and testing, and the HAMTC for materials and manufacturing work with partners.

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Diamorph Group to revitalize Permali composites facility

A regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) is being installed to mitigate VOCs to improve environmental impact while also modernizing the U.K. site.

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Future Materials Group acquires Counterpoint Market Intelligence

The strategic move brings together extensive market intelligence capabilities with global reach and cross-industry expertise to provide customers with quality insight regarding aerospace and defense markets.

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Automotive

Flax composites enter serial automotive production via Volvo EX30

The small SUV, which focuses on sustainability and is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any model in Volvo Cars’ history, incorporates Bcomp ampliTex fibers in its dashboard and door trim.

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