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Belzona announces authorized distributor in Guyana for repair, maintenance solutions

Customers can anticipate streamlined access to Belzona’s products and support services, such as industrial protective coatings and repair for composites, through Farfan & Mendes Ltd.’s established distribution network.

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Wind/Energy

Secured orders from Vestas power US wind economy

Wind energy is gaining momentum in the United States, back by six installation orders received by Vestas this past summer.

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Automotive

TPI Composites manufactures structural composites for International SuperTruck II

The program, co-funded by the DOE and Navistar, highlights improved fuel and freight efficiency and goals for hybridization for Class 8 trucks, further achieved by an all-composite cab, trailer box and aero package.

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Lucideon, NCC partner to develop next-gen CMC solutions

This close collaboration will develop, analyze and evaluate advanced materials and applications to support the emerging demand for materials that can survive high-temperature, extreme and harsh environments.

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Hydrogen Storage

Plastic Omnium plans $171 million hydrogen investment in Michigan

French automaker subsidiary is looking at two U.S. sites for storage vessel production and validation that will support 40,000 vehicles/year by 2027.

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9T Labs to host Composites United Innovation Day event in Zürich

The composites industry is invited to attend “Innovation through Collaboration” on Sept. 21, 2023, an in-person event showcasing various collaborative projects with an emphasis on sustainability.

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Vertical Aerospace eVTOL prototype goes down during uncrewed test flight

The U.K. company has confirmed the Aug. 9 accident that resulted in significant aircraft damage and potential setbacks.

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Space

Rock West Composites delivers composite assembly fixtures for NASA PASS program

Nine-by-nine-foot fixtures were designed with tight tolerances for thermal and moisture stability, supporting NASA’s push to enable in-orbit construction of hardware for future space programs.

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Pultrusion

Composite profiles bring consistent quality to Ant-X drones

Italian drone solutions provider enlists Exel Composites to deliver pultruded and pull-wound profiles that support prototype drone structure designs. 

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Aerospace

Hypersonix receives CMC scramjet manufacturing demonstrator

HTCMC component demonstrates manufacturing of future Spartan scramjet engine required for reusable hypersonic vehicles capable of up to Mach 12 flight. 

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