Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Aerospace

Park Aerospace becomes exclusive North American distributor for ArianeGroup

The composites company will distribute ArianeGroup’s proprietary Raycarb C2B NG used to produce ablative composite materials for critical rocketry and missile systems.

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U.S. administration announces offshore wind energy auction for the Carolinas

Two lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay, with potential availability of 1.3 GW of offshore wind energy. An auction will be held May 11.

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Qarbon Aerospace ships first completed HEXA eVTOL aircraft 

The composite aircraft, designed by LIFT Aircraft, was manufactured, assembled and integrated by Qarbon Aerospace.

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Defense

Park Aerospace adds RadarWave RW-HS-300 prepreg to lineup for radome systems

The prepreg fabric’s purpose is to optimize the design, structural integrity and manufacturability of challenging radome structures.

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Carbon Fibers

Emirates Team New Zealand, Southern Spars partner to beat wind-powered land speed record

Auckland-based sailing team returns with the carbon fiber composite specialist to produce a land yacht light enough to beat the competition.

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SGL Carbon positive 2021 sales and earnings report driven by increased demand

Sales increase of 9.5% to €1,007 million was driven by almost all business units. Carbon Fiber and Composite Solutions units saw a ramp-up of demand in automotive.

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Upcoming CW Tech Days webinar assesses virtual testing, qualification for composite structures

CW Tech Days: Design, Simulation and Testing Technologies for Next-Gen Composite Structures will be held April 21, 2022, and will assess design, simulation, failure analysis, digital twins and more.

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FRP Rebar

Mateenbar GFRP rebar supports concrete sculpture

The Giant, a six-ton sculpture based in United Arab Emirates, comprises FRP rebar to eliminate the risk of corrosion, extend life cycle and maintenance.

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Marine

Hexcel introduces G-Vent technology for thick, OOA marine structures

Hexcel marine prepregs are available with G-Vent integrated, enabling out-of-autoclave processing with reduced time, cost and autoclave-comparable porosity for highly loaded masts and foils without debulking.

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ACMA announces new VP of Government Relations 

Dan Neumann, bringing extensive experience in trade policy to the table, will lead ACMA’s government relations strategy starting on April 4, 2022.

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Glass Fibers

Pultron Composites implements flexible composite rebar for skate park construction

The $2.6 million redevelopment for a skate park in Gisborne, New Zealand, reinforced its concrete with GFRP rebar, which easily bent to accomodate complex curves and improved construction times.

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Pultrusion

BASF, L&L Products collaborate on battery protection for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Continuous Composites Systems and polyurethane pultrusion system reduces crossmember size while providing strength, stiffness and rigidity to withstand high loads.

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