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Modulus launches professional platform exclusively for advanced materials

The new community platform aims to provide members with a centralized hub of industry content and a more focused networking for more meaningful industry advancement.

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Aerospace

Airbus inaugurates new Toulouse-based A320 final assembly line

Final assembly line will contribute to A320 Family production rate increase of 75 aircraft/month in 2026, adding to Airbus’ 10 assembly sites.

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Norco facility completes three-year AS9100 certification cycle

The composites manufacturer’s Winfrith location receives its third successful audit citing good practices and high standards maintenance.

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Aalto HAPS extends Zephyr UAS connectivity to the Caribbean

An MOU signed with Bermuda-based Paradise Mobile develops stratospheric 4G/5G connectivity solutions for the region using the composite Zephyr solar-powered aircraft.

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Marine

FASTSHIP project to develop novel technologies for cleaner shipping

ÉireComposites and the University of Galway have won funding to develop a solution using composites that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or designed into new ships for faster, cleaner and cheaper shipping transportation.

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Thermoplastics

Nlcomp launches recyclable composite sailing boat Ecoracer30

Italian startup featured its 30-foot sustainable production boat at the Ocean Race Grand Finale in Genoa, Italy, citing the challenges, highlights and future related to its development.

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Recycling

University of Sydney develops recycling method for composite waste

With 840,000 tonnes of composites waste looming on the horizon, Australian researchers have discovered a recycling approach with increased material recovery and improved energy efficiency.

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Recycling

European associations seek to up-scale cement coprocessing for composites

Industry partners call on policymakers to support the recycling process in the EU for end-of-life composite materials, facilitate further decarbonization and circularity.

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FAA issues G-1 certification basis for Lilium Jet

G-1 award confirms Lilium’s strategy of pursuing dual certification of the composite Lilium Jet, with EASA type certification anticipated for late 2025. 

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AnalySwift receives $800,000 contract to improve composites simulation

The Phase II STTR contract from NASA, adding on to the company’s two Phase I programs in 2022, enables AnalySwift to develop and release DATEC, a design tool for engineers to design and analyze tailorable composite structures.

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