New Hartzell Propeller director leads the way for advanced air mobility
Mitch Heaton, director of business development and new technology will further the company’s involvement in delivering composite propellers for eVTOL, eSTOL, electric, hybrid and hydrogen aircraft.
Read MoreGurit acquires majority share in Fiberline Composites A/S
Sixty-percent share of the Denmark-based manufacturer brings pultruded carbon and glass fiber products into Gurit’s wheelhouse for wind blade production.
Read MoreNatilus expands to San Diego’s Brown Field for autonomous aircraft manufacture
Natilus 12,000-square-foot facility includes hangar, runway and engineering for final assembly and testing for family of composites-intensive autonomous cargo aircraft.
Read MoreHexagon Purus, Hexagon Agility receive new orders for distribution modules
Hexagon Purus is to deliver high-performance hydrogen distribution systems to a Netherlands industrial gas company, Hexagon Agility RNG, CNG modules in North America.
Read MoreArmacell passes two billion milestone in reuse of plastic bottles
Patented recycled PET (rPET) foam technology contributes to a circular economy in plastics in an effort to substitute competing materials such as PVC, PUR, balsa and honeycomb.
Read MoreJEC Composites Innovation Award 2022 winners have been announced
The JEC Group has announced the winner for each of the ten Innovation Award categories. Learn more about the winners, their projects and future expectations in person or via livestreaming at JEC World 2022.
Read MorePeople in Composites: April 2022
STRUCTeam, Toray Advanced Composites, Berndorf Band Group, North Technology Group, Beyond Gravity, Mighty Buildings and CoreTech Systems have announced new appointments for April 2022.
Read MoreEconCore, ThermHex Waben optimize honeycomb core production
An investment in additional MEAF 75-H34 extruders reduce energy consumption in honeycomb production by up to 65% and double capacity.
Read MoreCOMSOL adds Model Manager Server extension to multiphysics simulation software
Asset management system reaches all elements of product and process design projects, facilitating the collaboration between stakeholders and colleagues working on a modeling and simulation project.
Read MoreSpace Walker raises $4.5 million for composite spaceplane, business developments
Cumulative seed funding closes at $10 million for development of CFRP suborbital spaceplane and bolstering of new composite materials department.
Read MoreMercedes-AMG GT4 race cars now equipped with Bcomp natural fiber composite bumpers
Bcomp works with engineering specialist HWA to phase in natural fiber bumpers, replacing carbon fiber versions. Analyses report a 90% reduction in material emissions and thermal energy recovery potential.
Read MoreHexagon Composites acquires 40% stake in cryogenic tank technology company
Potentially disruptive liquid (renewable) natural gas and liquid hydrogen technologies to be further developed and scaled up between Hexagon Composites and Hexagon Purus.
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