Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Carbon Fibers

Stratolaunch cuts launch vehicle and rocket engine programs

Stratolaunch has reportedly backed off of development of a family of launch vehicles that were intended to use the company’s all composite carrier aircraft as a launch platform.

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Wind/Energy

GE to test Haliade-X 12-MW wind turbine prototype

The Haliade-X 12 MW prototype will be installed in Rotterdam, The Netherlands where data will be collected with the aim of obtaining Type Certification.

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Aerospace

National Research Council of Canada and Fives partner on inspection technology for aerospace

The joint venture is working to develop an advanced profilometer that will provide faster and more accurate part inspection.

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Sustainability

COBRA International supports river clean up campaign in Thailand

The composites manufacturer recently donated 10 lightweight kayaks to the recent Kayaking for Chao Phraya River clean up mission.

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New Products: January 2019

CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry – the past month has seen innovations from AnalySwift, BriskHeat, Granta Design, JETCAM, Kordsa, Starrett and Thermwood.

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Carbon Fibers

Vectorply achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification

Vectorply’s composite reinforcement fabrics are targeted to the aerospace, transportation and industrial markets.

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Hi-Temp Resins

Ashland names VELOX distributor for Nordic region

Ashland has appointed VELOX as its new main composites distributor for the countries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

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Cutting/Kitting

Web Industries' Vermont-based plant earns Nadcap accreditation

The accreditation was granted in November 2018 and covers the facility’s aerospace composite ply cutting and kitting operations.  

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Thermoplastics

AMRC and Prodrive partner to advance manufacturing of recyclable composite components

The companies have been collaborating on Prodrive’s P2T process, which is used for manufacturing recyclable composite components that can satisfy end-of-life requirements without any compromise in the performance of the original parts.

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Trends

LeMond Composites and Yale School of Architecture explore carbon fiber robotic fabrication

LeMond Composites has partnered with the Yale School of Architecture to explore new methods of computing and manufacturing structures using advanced carbon fiber technologies.

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Composites-focused webinar to cover component design considerations

​Teton Simulation Software to host webinar on how to tackle critical component design considerations when using composite materials.

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Nouryon expands operations in India

Nouryon, formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, has opened a new headquarters office and research center to support its operations in India.

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Composite raw materials