Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Thermoplastics 22 Aug 2018

TenCate celebrates assembly of thermoplastic composite consortium in Brazil

The SPIRIT consortium seeks to collaborate and develop a regional knowledge-base in thermoplastic composite technology for the next generation of aircraft.

Out of Autoclave 22 Aug 2018

Teijin expands in Europe with Inapal acquisition

Acquisition of automotive composite supplier Inapal enables Teijin’s expansion of European automotive business.

21 Aug 2018

VERICUT Composite Programming enhanced with new laminate manager

New laminate manager makes other new enhancements possible like batch processing, laminate-wide analysis and intelligent ply generation.

Braiding 21 Aug 2018

AMRC installing UK's largest radial braider

The new radial triaxial braider will support the development of complex lightweight preforms for automotive, aerospace and other weight sensitive industries.

Aerospace 21 Aug 2018

Boeing tests new autonomous command and control technology for UAVs

The first suite of synchronized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests has been completed using technology developed by Boeing in Australia.

20 Aug 2018

Airtech introduces new tapes

Airtech has launched additional tapes in Pre-Cut format.

Aerospace 20 Aug 2018

Bye Aerospace's StratoAirNet completes maiden flight

Bye Aerospace completes first flight of the solar electric technology demonstrator prototype for its StratoAirNet and Solesa families of medium-altitude aircraft systems.

Pressure Vessels 19 Aug 2018

BriskHeat partners with AeroNed B.V. for hot bonder calibration and repair services in Europe

AeroNed B.V. is now authorized to calibrate and repair BriskHeat ACR hot bonders, which control the heat and vacuum for on-the-spot composite and metal bond repairs/cures.