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Polypropylene honeycomb lightens, strengthens automotive panels
Polypropylene honeycomb cores from ThermHex are used by Brazilian OEM DPA Moldados to make the trunk floor of the Hyundai Creta ix25.
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Bucci Composites in Italy restarts operations
After a three-week shutdown caused by coronavirus outbreak in Italy, this composites fabricator returns to work (carefully).
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U.S. wind power added 9.1 GW in 2019
Total U.S. operating wind power capacity is now more than 105 GW, enough to power more than 32 million homes.
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Airbus cuts commercial aircraft production by one third
Airbus will reduce production of the A320 to 40 per month, the A330 to two per month and the A350 to six per month.
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Hexcel, Woodward terminate planned merger
Uncertainty in the aerospace and industrial markets caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced the two companies to terminate their planned merger of equals.
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Hexcel low-temp-cure adhesive targets marine applications
Hexcel has launched its new low-temperature, fast-cure HexBond 679 adhesive film.
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Clean Sky project targets multifunctional composites for electric aircraft
All-electric commercial aircraft will require a lot of power. Multifunctional composite structures might provide a power-storage medium.
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Composites industry response to the coronavirus pandemic, Part 1
A compilation of CompositesWorld’s coverage of how the pandemic has affected the composites industry, through March 31, 2020.
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U.S. DOT, EPA set new automotive emissions, fuel efficiency standards
Under the new standards, the projected overall industry average required fuel economy in MYs 2021-2026 is 40.4 miles per gallon, compared to 46.7 mpg in MY 2025 under the 2012 standards.
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Gurit features core materials, adhesives, resins, molds for wind, aerospace
Gurit is featuring its offerings and expertise for wind energy, composite tooling and lightweighting applications such as aerospace, rail, healthcare and marine.
Read MoreArevo launches on-demand 3D printing program
Arevo is unveiling at JEC World its new MaaS program for the on-demand production of ultra-strong, lightweight 3D-printed composite parts.
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Engel launches forming and functionalization of organic sheets
Production cell demonstrates the forming and functionalization of organic sheets and unidirectional tapes in one injection molding step.
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