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Infusion

NMMA reports US boating industry sales at 10-year high

Boat manufacturers are expanding capacity to meet demand — building new plants and increasing production.

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Automotive

High Strain Dynamics to offer R&D services

The company is expanding its business to act as a strategic technical partner to assist companies with product development, material testing and process optimization.

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Wind/Energy

AWEA releases US Wind Industry Annual Market Report

The American Wind Energy Association’s comprehensive report for year ending 2017 covers the latest and most relevant wind industry trends, market rankings and sector activity. 

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Aerospace

Ascent Aerospace recognized with Lockheed Martin Elite Supplier award

Global Tooling Systems, a subsidiary of Ascent Aerospace, was presented the award for tooling and support provided for the F-35 Lightning II.

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Made In Space to propose Phase II of Archinaut technology to NASA

The core technology of Archinaut is the Extended Structure Additive Manufacturing Machine, an additive manufacturing capability that enables manufacturing of large structures in space.

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Construction

CTC Global and Pakistan Cables partner to manufacture ACCC Conductor

The two companies will produce, distribute, market and sell ACCC electrical conductor in Pakistan.

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IACMI, DuPont, Fibrtec and Purdue University explore new thermoplastics manufacturing process

New carbon fiber composite manufacturing process exhibits improved fabric formability characteristics compared to traditional woven materials.

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Space

Collier's HyperSizer software used for Dream Chaser design and analysis

The Dream Chaser spacecraft team is reviewing flight performance data and refining the vehicle’s design adaptations using the HyperSizer software.

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Carbon Fibers

4M production line site selection underway

The company has short-listed Tennessee and Georgia as possible sites for its carbon fiber product demonstration line using advanced atmospheric plasma oxidation.

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Webinar: Camera-Assisted Laser Projection for Acceleration of Manual Composite Lay-Up

CompositesWorld is presenting a free LAP sponsored webinar on Thursday June 5, at 11:00 am EDT, on camera-assisted laser projection for composite lay-up.

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Marine

OceanGate's Titanic expedition rescheduled

The five-person carbon fiber and titanium submersible Titan will survey the Titanic wreckage in the summer of 2019.

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Solvay and MultiMechanics partner on material simulation software

New material simulation software platform could reduce the time and cost of developing and certifying new composite materials by 40%.

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