Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Infrastructure

Teijin contributes to sustainability with infrastructure innovations

In light of climate change and increasingly aggressive environments, Teijin focuses on new, sustainable infrastructure technologies that will enable more adaptability.

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Red Composites supplies towpreg material for SCBA applications

Draeger Safety will incorporate the material into composite cylinders for self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) used by firefighters. 

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Core

3A Composites promotes sustainability initiatives

The company passed its annual FSC review, ensuring responsible balsa wood management, and confirmed Baltek SBC as a carbon-neutral core material. 

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Italy-based Belotti SpA launches Belotti America

Belotti America, located in Irving, Texas, marks the intention of enhancing Belotti SpA’s presence, while supporting and growing its customer base in North America.

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Charger Investment Partners acquires Advanced Composite Products and Technology, Inc.

Partnering with Charger will further accelerate ACPT’s leadership position in the composites space.

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401 Tech Bridge announces winners of first Materials Innovation Challenge

Funding will enable innovators at Canapitsit Customs LLC, Nautilus Defense and TxV Aerospace Composites to connect to academic resources including research, validation and testing.

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NCC, Dstl facilitate R&D program for combat aircraft composite structures

The partnership invites organizations to pitch their most innovative ideas and capabilities to influence the direction of the ADCoSCA research program. 

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Recycling

Dieffenbacher D-LFT line offers increased application, throughput flexibility

Efficiency, flexibility and increased performance are enabled by larger extruder pairs specially designed for the use of different thermoplastic materials. 

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Defense

Luna Innovations, Lockheed Martin extend partnership

The $6.2 million deal will extend the development of new optical measurement products for the F-35 aircraft fleet. 

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Core

CoreLite signs agreement for balsa wood supply

Balsa wood plantations will be planted and harvested throughout the Los Rios Province over a five-year period, bringing technological development, jobs and restoration of the ecosystem.

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Wind/Energy

Vestas, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries finalize offshore business partnership agreement

The agreement’s approval will lead to the acceleration of integrating Vestas and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, with an aim for completion by Feb. 1, 2021.

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Aerospace

Airbus qualifies Europe's first 5-meter deployable reflector for radar satellites

The unfurlable, parabolic, composite reflector offers significant advantages in satellite deployment and marks Airbus’s entry into the market for cost-effective and small radar missions and constellations. 

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