Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Volocopter conducts first crewed flight, deploys vertiport in Italy

In addition to crewed flights in France and South Korea, the company has successfully flown the Volocopter 2X, presented Italy’s first testing vertiport and explored the VoloIQ digital platform.  

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Defense

Fortify ships Flux Core 3D printer to Ierus Technologies

Novel radio-frequency structures for defense systems are to be designed for and built via Fortify’s Flux Core composite-photopolymer 3D printer.  

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Repair

Safran Nacelles gains Part 145 certification for nacelle repair site

Suzhou, China facility can now offer composite and metal MRO activities to Asia, Pacific and Oceania markets, including nacelles, thrust reversers and Comac 919 LRUs.  

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Adhesives

Scott Bader ATC begins Crestabond MMA structural adhesive production

Scott Bader’s Drummondville, Canada, facility has begun manufacturing and supplying composites-applicable adhesives to its North American customers.  

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Angeloni Group integrates Selcom into composites division

Consolidation of four facilities producing everything from technical fibers to resins and consumables is expected to drive innovative solutions, enhance offerings to composite industry customers.  

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Defense

Toray Composite Materials America to double Torayca T1100 production capacity

The upgrade to the company’s Decatur, Alabama, carbon fiber plant is set to begin April 2023 in order to support rising demand in defense applications.  

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Trends

Siemens Gamesa, Airborne collaborate on automation of wind turbine blades

Joint efforts combine years of expertise in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, composite processing and automation to scale up operations.  

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Prepregs

Hexcel HexPly M9.6 prepregs receive type approval for marine use

Third-party certification guarantees lightweight composite quality, performance and consistency for more sustainable marine vessels.  

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Matrix Composite Materials Co. celebrates 25 years

Since 1997 the U.K.-based company has increasingly developed its reputation as a materials distributor for companies Armacell, Hexcel and Sicomin.  

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Electronics

Nanocomposite films boost heat dissipation in thin electronics

Scientists from Japan develop cellulose nanofiber-carbon fiber composite films with high in-plane heat conductivity to assist in heat dissipation in electronic devices.  

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Construction

IsoTruss engineers carbon fiber tower for Wyoming Bureau of Land Management

Lightweight, durable IsoTruss carbon fiber tower addresses high winds, snow and ice impacting remote Elk Mountain communications infrastructure.  

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CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Thermal Equipment Corp.

TEC highlights its range of services and capabilities, including its Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Autoclaves which deliver robustness, quality and reliable performance.  

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