Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Epoxies

Broetje-Automation presents automated sealer for aircraft components.

The automated, modular system enables clean, safe and speedy production for all aircraft component sealing. 

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Infrastructure

German railway bridge suspended on CFRP hangers

The 72 CFRP hangers on the 127-meter-long railway bridge met installation, mass and sustainability goals. 

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Automation

Ascent Aerospace invests in large-format AM machine

The LFAM machine will enable fabrication and delivery of production-ready fixtures and molds at significantly reduced lead-times. 

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Sustainability

Vartega wins grant for carbon fiber recycling

The money, from the State of Colorado, will help fund expansion of Vartega’s carbon fiber recycling program in Golden, Colo.

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Prepregs

Toray TC346 prepreg earns flame-retardancy certifications

Toray TC346 prepreg resin system offers high compression strength, interlaminar shear strength and more for the automotive and motorsport markets. 

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Aerospace

Toray introduces high tensile modulus carbon fiber and thermoplastic pellet

With a carbon fiber diameter of 7 microns, the Torayca T series balances cost performance with a high tensile modulus.   

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Infrastructure

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art uses GFRP base isolation system

The GFRP panels enable the building’s curvilinear shape and are lightweight enough for the base isolation system to rock in the event of an earthquake. 

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Wind/Energy

Magnum Venus products launches fusion filament winder

Ideal for winding pressure vessels, the Fusion filament winder is a compact, adaptable design. 

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Pressure Vessels

Diab Group to expand PET core capacity in China

Expanded operations are expected to begin in 2021 and include a PET structural foam production line in the existing Diab Zhangjiagang facilities.

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Anomalies force Virgin Orbit to terminate LauncherOne test

Despite the termination, the test flight provided data necessary to make adjustments for future launches. 

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Pressure Vessels

Siemens Gamesa launches 14-MW offshore direct drive turbine

The SG 14-222 DD wind turbine 108-meter blades, a lightweight nacelle and more.   

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Creative Composites begins Class A body panels molding

Dieffenbacher’s CompressEco series, used for production of Creative Composite’s SMC Class A body panels for automotive applications, enables higher productivity and larger component sizes. 

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