Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Bureau of Reclamation, USACE partner for composite structure monitoring challenge

“The Imperfection Detection Challenge” calls on the global community to develop portable tools that use NDE methods to assess the condition of existing FRP composite structures.

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Carbon Fibers

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 assembly underway

All-electric aircraft nears FAA certification with composite fuselage and wing assembly, and a current backlog of  717 purchase deposit agreements.

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GWEC data reports 2020 as second-best year for global offshore wind sector

Despite the impact of COVID-19, 2020 marks 6 GW of additional capacity for a total of 35 GW, with steady growth in China, Europe and the U.S.

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ÉireComposites to develop Ireland's first carbon fiber satellite optical instrument

Development and manufacture of three composite stray light baffles for the ESA’s ALTIUS satellite will assist in climate change research.    

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Automotive

Groupe Renault and Faurecia to collaborate on hydrogen storage systems

Hydrogen storage systems to be supplied by Faurecia for a fleet of Renault’s light commercial vehicles range. Production begins end of 2021.

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Composites One to acquire Solvay Process Materials business

The acquired business, rebranded as Aerovac, will act as manufacturer, developer and supplier of process materials, tooling and services and is comprised of a range of vacuum bagging materials.

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Aerospace

NSMSS and CRASTE 2021 event explores advanced materials and technologies for commercial space

The National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE) are two space-focused forums occurring June 21-24, 2021.

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Aerospace

Bell, Ingersoll apply LFAM to main rotor blade component production

Collaborative effort using Ingersoll’s MasterPrint LFAM tool and five-axis milling machine completes successful manufacture of 22-foot-long vacuum trim tool in a matter of weeks.

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Wind/Energy

Acciona, SSE Renewables sign agreement for offshore wind development

The partners will look to develop projects in Spain and Portugal, as well as jointly exploring other potential markets.

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Hexagon REcreate reverse engineering software removes workflow complexity

Simplified reverse engineering processes provides a single working environment from scan to manufacturable CAD model.

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Composites 4.0

Lectra enters into an MoU to acquire Gerber Technology

The strategic combination will accelerate development of Industry 4.0 technologies, and maintain an installed base of product development software and automated cutting solutions.

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AVK now accepting submissions for the AVK Innovation Award 2021

The AVK Innovation Award promotes new products, processes and applications using FRP composites. 

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