Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Airtech introduces new tapes

Airtech has launched additional tapes in Pre-Cut format.

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Aerospace

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.

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Pressure Vessels

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.

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Consumer

Lightweight Reading: Endless Summer Edition

CW’s occasional round up of fun composite products and offbeat news surrounding the composites industry. 

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OMAX launches 10HP pump for waterjet systems

The company expands its GlobalMAX pump options with a 10HP pump for the GlobalMAX JetMachining Centers.

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Automation

Carbon nanotube composite coatings used to create smart textiles

Fabric coated with electrically conductive carbon nanotube composite technology could be used in future smart garments that measure human motion. 

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Aerospace

GE Aviation delivers 25,000th CMC component

The Asheville, NC, US facility has reached a production milestone for its ceramic matrix composites components for commercial aviation.

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Aerospace

Utah Lt. Governor to make keynote address at composites workshop

The Fly Away with Composites workshop will be held August 21-22 at Davis Technical College in Clearfield, UT, US.

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Pultrusion

Strongwell receives ISO 9001:2015 certification

The company has updated its quality management systems certification for the design, manufacture, inspection and testing of fiber reinforced plastics.

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Bonding

LORD launches fast cure polyurethane adhesive

Based on polyurethane, LORD Fusor 2001/2003 NG is suitable for bonding composites parts in processes characterized by high production rates.

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SDSU students to develop 3D printing materials for International Space Station

South Dakota State University is one of 10 university teams selected to work on technologies to support NASA’s deep space exploration capabilities. 

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Thermoplastics

SABIC and Nottingham Spirk partner to accelerate innovation development

With this move SABIC hopes to accelerate the development of disruptive solutions across multiple industries.

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Composite raw materials