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Milliken & Co. partners with MMI Textiles to offer Tegris thermoplastic
The commercial market partnership enables easier access to the Tegris thermoplastic composite fabric for defense customers in the quantities that they require.
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Qarbon Aerospace successfully completes icing tunnel test for Helios system
Patented Helios Ice Protection technology uses an embedded heated graphite layer to heat composite structures significantly faster than legacy systems.
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PlasmaBound raises funding to accelerate bonding technology adaptation
Irish Startup earned €3.1 million in 2022 to brings its controlled polymer ablation (CPA) technology for composite materials to mass-market applications.
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BYK expands additive production capacity with Shanghai facility
The Shanghai-integrated site, designed for an annual capacity of 4,750 tons, is the next step in BYK’s global productions strategy in the near and long term.
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Stratolaunch completes second TA-0 captive carry flight
The ongoing flight test program continues on target towards separation test and the first hypersonic flight of TA-1 within the first half of 2023.
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ZeroAvia successfully flies hydrogen-electric Dornier 228 testbed aircraft
The 19-seat twin-engine aircraft took to the skies for the first time as part of the HyFlyer II project, moving ZeroAvia toward its 2025 targets and scaling the technology to larger airframes.
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Siemens, Deloitte demonstrate Industry 4.0 innovation at The Smart Factory @ Wichita
New dedicated space enables companies to experience the future of smart manufacturing and the power of digitalization using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
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Plataine FabricOptimizer increases aerospace composites manufacturing production rates
New capabilities have been unveiled — including a procurement simulator, “nesting around defects” solution and detailed reports — to improve the ordering process, reduce waste and enhance efficiency.
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TPI, WindSTAR create digital twin for wind blade manufacturing
Machine learning framework provides real-time feedback during composite fabrication process, with some cases achieving 95% predictive accuracy and computation faster than physics-based simulations.
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Fujitsu, Teijin start joint trials to promote value of recycled carbon fiber
Three-month trials with German bicycle manufacturers will lead to new platform implementation to promote use of recycled materials, enable emissions tracing/management.
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