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Aerospace

Alvant selected for Safran-led landing gear project

Safran’s Large Landing Gear project aims to make use of aluminum matrix composites to reduce landing gear weight without diminishing capabilities or safety.

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Aerospace

Aerojet Rocketdyne completes engine for Boeing spaceplane

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR-22 engine is the main propulsion for Boeing’s Phantom Express, which is being developed for DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane program.

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Sustainability

Titan reaches 4,000m depth

The carbon-fiber hull submersible reaches another milestone as it prepares for it expedition to explore the wreck of the RMS Titanic next year.

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Adhesives

Henkel opens Innovation and Interaction Center for 3D Printing

The center will be Henkel’s European regional hub for technology presentations, demonstrations, training and testing, as well as customer service for 3D Printing solutions.

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Recycling

Rhode Island launches fiberglass recycling initiative

The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) has taken aim at recycling end-of-life recreational fiberglass boats.

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Space

Roth develops filament winding machine for Ariane 6 rocket components

Designed specifically to handle the Ariane 6 boosters, Roth’s filament winding plant is one of the world’s largest machines of its kind.

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New Products: June 2018

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry – this month has seen innovations from Anaglyph, KraussMaffei, Hexagon and Hypertherm.

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Hi-Temp Resins

Ashland partners with Velox for composites distribution in France

All activities previously managed by Quimidroga, will transfer to VELOX France SAS (Paris, France) as of July 1, 2018.

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Carbon Fibers

Hexagon unveils gas transport module featuring world's largest CFRP tanks

The TITAN 53 Mobile Pipeline gas transport module employs the largest composite cylinder tanks in the world.

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Aerospace

Flaris Lar 1 completes final engine tests

In early June the last tests of the FJ33-5A engine were completed at the company’s new hangar at Wroclaw Airport in Wroclaw, Poland.

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Laminate Tools Version 4.8 released

Laminate Tools Version 4.8 introduces a substantial number of new features in the Design, Analysis, Check and Manufacture modules.

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Automotive

University of Bologna, CMS team up for American Solar Challenge

The Emilia 4 solar car is based on the use of a series of high-tech features including advanced materials such as carbon fiber laminates.

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