Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

SGL Carbon, Koller Kunststofftechnik manufacture composite windshield

Injection molded carbon fiber profiles for future BMW Group models cut 40% of weight compared to conventional steel construction and offer potential use in other automotive projects. 

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Sustainability

AVK announces winners of 2020 Innovation Awards

Several sustainable composite innovations were recognized and awarded in the Innovative Products/Applications, Innovative Processes and Research and Science categories.

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Free Form Fibers' $2.5 million financing round scales up composites production

The next step is to bring high-performance fibers and powder materials to market for advanced applications, such as CMC.

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Automation

M-Technologie rebrands as SA France S.A.S

The Broetje-Automation Group subsidiary rebranding is a strategic approach to better leverage the Group’s aerospace know-how for the European market.

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Dunstone Co. announces ISO 9001/2015 certification

The certification ensures the company’s products and services meet the needs of customers through an effective quality management system. This is Dunestone’s second certification this year.

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Automation

NASA, Wisk partnership accelerates UAM capabilities

The partnership will initially address critical National Campaign safety scenarios, and create a framework for autonomous passenger flight on a national level.

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Aerospace

FACC attains EN 9110 MRO certification

With the attained EN 9110 certification, FACC has established itself as MRO general provider for all manufacturers and operators of aircraft.

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Virgin Hyperloop successfully demonstrates first passenger travel with hyperloop pod

The two-seater XP-2 vehicle, which was built to demonstrate that passengers can safely travel in a hyperloop vehicle, took place at the company’s 500-meter DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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Lux Research suggests BEVs will rely less on lightweighting by 2030

In order for lightweighting to be a cost-effective solution against batteries by 2030, Lux determines it will need to cost less than $5/kilogram of weight saved.

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Aerospace

Boeing forecasts strong growth in China’s aviation market

China remains on track to become the world’s largest aviation market despite near-term challenges, with 20-year demand for commercial airplanes and services worth $3.1 trillion.

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Automotive

ThermHex launches new honeycomb core, aims for carbon neutrality

Retaining a Class A surface, the newest core product was produced via electricity from renewable energy sources. With several notable achievements, ThermHex is also looking for distributors.

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ElectraFly, AnalySwift win U.S. Air Force STTR grants

Winning concept proposals include CBAM fabrication of aircraft parts, use of an infusion process for larger parts and development of an integrated computational blade engineering (ICBE) framework. 

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