Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Space

Web Industries to expand manufacturing operations at Texas facility

The 20,000-square-foot expansion to the Denton, Texas facility adds production cells for multi-layer insulation (MLI) and composite ply cutting.

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Aerospace

DLR tests flexible and actively-controlled wing designs

Carbon and glass fiber aeroelastic and flutter wing concepts tested as part of multi-partner FLEXOP project.

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Out of Autoclave

ACMA releases new edition of National Standard Fiberglass Grating Manual

The updated edition includes new information for safe and efficient design of FRP gratings.

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Thermoplastics

Consortium targets solutions for carbon fiber thermoplastic composite structures

The HAICoPAS project, led by Hexcel and Arkema, aims to optimize UD tape design and manufacture for aerospace and automotive composites.

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Sustainability

Joint project to advance wind turbine blade recycling

A group of European wind and chemical industry partners aims to broaden the range of recycling options for composite wind blades.

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Sustainability

Mallinda Inc. awarded National Science Foundation funding

The producer of vitrimer polymers says it will use the Phase IIB supplemental funding to develop composites for the transportation segment. 

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ITT completes acquisition of Matrix Composites

The acquisition expands ITT’s product portfolio to include aerospace composite technologies.

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Construction

Filament-wound utility poles designed for easier install, more reliable power

Built to bring more reliable power to natural disaster-prone areas, BASF’s glass fiber/polyurethane poles are currently distributed in Japan. 

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GKN Fokker to advise design, manufacture of PAL-V flying cars

The PAL-V Liberty features a composite body and rotor.

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Recycling

ELG Carbon Fibre contributes recycled carbon fiber for racing boat

ELG has partnered with INEOS Team UK to incorporate recycled composite materials into the A375 racing boat.

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Automotive

Teijin to acquire Benet Automotive

Benet offers advanced technologies for carbon fiber-reinforced and glass fiber-reinforced plastic molding, as well as the painting and assembly of vehicles.

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Space

Orion spacecraft completes launch abort tests

The successful test of the composites-intensive abort system moves NASA’s Orion crew capsule a step further toward travel to the Moon and beyond.  

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