Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

North Carolina State University develops CFRP skin for stealth aircraft

The carbon fiber skin will enable the design of more reliable, durable and efficient stealth jets, offering better electromagnetic conduction and high temperature capabilities.

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Pressure Vessels

NCC develops composite structural systems for bus fuel cell retrofits

Glass fiber storage structure increases energy storage density by 28%, meets cost and weight targets and ultimately enables a rapid retrofit of U.K. commercial buses, with potential for larger vehicles.

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Aerospace

Rheinland Air Service orders Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800s

In addition to completing the purchase of five eFlyer 800 aircraft, the European company will act as MRO support and a designated reseller in central Europe.

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Composites Canada acquires The Paint Company

Ontario-based composites company expands specialty coatings division with the addition of the The Paint Company’s distributed products, high-quality service and technical support.

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Aerospace

ULA, RUAG Space extend and expand Atlas and Vulcan Centaur rocket programs cooperation

Contract adds additional order volume for RUAG Space’s supply and manufacture of carbon fiber composite structures until 2024.

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Space

NASA, Northrop Grumman finalize moon outpost living quarters contract

The habitation and logistics outpost (HALO), a critical components to the way station Gateway, will be assembled using a monolithic composite structure and aluminum honeycomb panels.

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Aerospace

Boeing announces second quarter 2021 deliveries

Aerospace company details major program deliveries and an update on its assessment of 787 production.

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Aerospace

U.S. Air Force funds effort to improve composite rotor blade design analysis capabilities for AAM

AnalySwift partners with Weber State, BYU, UAMMI and Hexcel for materials research, qualification and to extend VABS’ capabilities to AAM blades for a user-friendly and highly rigorous simulation framework.

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Mighty Buildings raises $100 million to make carbon-neutral, 3D-printed construction a reality

Funding accelerates carbon neutrality roadmap which includes research and development of new composite materials produced from recycled or bio-based feedstock for net-zero construction by 2028.

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Thermoplastics

Avient launches moisture-resistant nylon long fiber thermoplastic composite

Nylon 6 and 6/6-based Complēt composite effectively prolongs the effectiveness of a part’s structural capabilities in humid environments and features a smooth surface appearance.

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Automotive

Airtech 3D-printed resins deliver composite tooling for competitive motorsport vehicles

BBi Autosport joins with Airtech Advanced Materials Group to develop high-performance carbon fiber body panels for its Porsche race cars using Dahltram resins and Print-Tech services.

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Thermoplastics

Mafic USA expects to double U.S. basalt fiber production capacity

Company recently completed its first year of operations in Shelby, North Carolina, and plans for a continued increase in basalt fiber adoption and growth.

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