Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Carbon Fibers

Arris, U.S. Army and LIFT launch collaborative project to lightweight combat vehicles

Project will apply Arris’ Additive Molding technology to demonstrate significant vehicle weight reductions via part consolidation, topology optimization and a continuous carbon fiber composite structure.

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Aerospace

Satair, FACC sign global exclusive distribution agreement

Multi-year agreement covers distribution of Airspace XL bins, entrance area, ceiling panels and all related spares for the entire A320 aircraft family, much of which incorporates composite materials.

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Hexagon Purus, Ballard to power Class 6 fuel cell electric truck

Hydrogen truck will take advantage of Ballard’s FCmove fuel cell module and Hexagon’s Type IV hydrogen storage systems and ProPack battery storage for zero-emissions commercial transportation.

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Molds/Tools

Massivit 3D opens Americas Experience Center

The Atlanta-based facility will showcase Massivit 3D’s large-scale 3D printers, including the Massivit 10000 for composite materials tooling, live demos and will serve the North America and Latin America regions.

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Reykjavik Flight Academy purchases eFlyer training aircraft

All-electric composites-intensive aircraft from Bye Aerospace serve as safer, lower cost and more environmentally friendly options for flight instruction.

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Aerospace

HyPoint, Piasecki Aircraft collaborate to develop, certify eVTOL next-generation hydrogen fuel cells

Initial $6.5 million agreement to culminate in the development of five 650-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell systems for use in Piasecki’s eVTOL PA-890 compound helicopter.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge completes Phase II, anticipates competition winners

The Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge is a three-phase competition that aims to accelerate the development and large-scale production of carbon fiber derived from Alberta Innovate’s bitumen supply.

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Thermwood releases “A Manager's Guide to Large Scale Additive Manufacturing"

Written by Thermwood founder, chairman and CEO Ken Susnjara, the 315-page book covers the basics behind new large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) technology.

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Aerospace

Avcorp announces contract extension with Boeing

The composite aerostructure fabricator grows total order backlog to $486 million.

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Biomaterials

SPE announces ACCE and Rehkopf scholarship winners for 2021 conference

The three scholarship winners will be honored at the SPE ACCE event taking place Nov. 2-4, 2021.

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YCOM composite all-electric race scooter adopted by eSkootr Championship

Italian advanced engineering firm completes first delivery of S1-X eSkootr less than five months after eSC partnership began, and acts as exclusive supplier for all race series competitors.

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Wind/Energy

American Clean Power Q2 market report shows record wind energy installations in 2021

U.S. installs 2,824 MW of new wind capacity in the second quarter of 2021, a 10% increase compared to Q2 2020, with 16 newly commissioned wind projects.

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