Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Aerospace

Hexcel opens aerospace joint venture laboratory in Shanghai

The Future Aerospace Hexcel Commercial Composite Testing Ltd. (FAHCCT) is an aircraft composites testing lab built jointly by Hexcel, Progen and Future Aerospace.

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Aerospace

Lightweight Manufacturing Centre opens in Scotland

The center, operated by the University of Strathclyde, is set up to develop lighter, more efficient components for automotive and aerospace companies.

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Aerospace

Boeing to move Space and Launch headquarters to Florida

The move will place the Space and Launch division closer to the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base.

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Composites 4.0

Cevotec’s Fiber Patch Placement wins Industry of the Future award

The additive fiber layup technology enables automated production of complex fiber composites.

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Aerospace

Cobham wins Airbus Innovation Award for helicopter antenna integration

The award-winning design is said to integrate multiple antenna functions within the fuselage’s composite in one place.

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MA Group and Sichuan Haite Group to develop aerocomposite JV

The companies’ goal is to boost R&D in China for aircraft landing gears and composite components for aircraft.

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Nanomaterials

Joint venture to develop graphene-enhanced thermoplastic composites

XG Sciences, Sinochem Plastics, Yuyao PGS New Material Technology partner on advanced composites for automotive and industrial applications in China.

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Wind/Energy

National Composites Centre purchases Coriolis C5 robotic gantry AFP

Developed for rate production of large, complex composite structures, C5 will be part of world’s most advanced, flexible dry-fiber deposition cell.

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CAMX Awards nominations are open

The deadline for the CAMX Award and the Awards for Composites Excellence is July 1, 2019.

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METYX water-based pastes, polishes promote high gloss, prevent overheating

METYX has introduced a new product group consisting of three water-based pastes/polishes for use on a variety of end products. 

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Out of Autoclave

Airtech prepreg enables OOA cure, extends storage life

Airtech’s out-of-autoclave (OOA) beta prepreg is a benzoxazine composite tooling system that can be cured out-of-autoclave or in the autoclave.

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Aerospace

Collins Aerospace to supply OOA control surfaces for X-59 supersonic aircraft

Out-of-autoclave composite flaps, ailerons and rudder meet Lockheed Martin's schedule and cost targets for NASA low-boom flight demonstrator.

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