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CAMX

CAMX announces general session presenter, open registration

Attendees registered for the Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2023 event in Atlanta, Georgia, are invited to attend this year’s keynote put on by Joan Higginbotham, a former NASA astronaut and president of aerospace consulting firm Joan Higginbotham Ad Astra LLC.

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Aerospace

Park Aerospace is approved, qualified for facility production expansion

The aerospace company’s largest customer has approved an approximately 90,000-square-foot addition to Park’s Newton, Kansas, facilities for aircraft production programs.

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Pacific Coast Composites acquired by specialty chemical distributor

GracoRoberts anticipates offering current and new aerospace industry customers an extensive offering of composite products with short lead times.

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Eve Air Mobility completes eVTOL wind tunnel testing

A scale model of the lift + cruise eVTOL aircraft was tested to further refine the understanding of how the components will perform in future flight.

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Aerospace

Rolls-Royce successfully tests UltraFan aeroengine demonstrator

First tests with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were performed at a large, indoor aeroengine testing facility in Derby, U.K., advancing the UltraFan’s decade-long development.

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Sustainability

Teijin highlights composites initiatives targeting carbon neutrality

Carbon fiber LCA methods, improving material carbon footprint and overall lightweighting opportunities for customers are just a few ways in which the Teijin Group expects to meet its 30% emissions reduction target.  

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Carbon Waters raises 2 million euros to industrialize graphene

French startup Carbon Waters, specializing in the development and production of lines of high-performance additives, has raised €2 million. The company is ramping up industrial production with a new pilot factory.

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Biomaterials

Biocomposite for mobile architecture, low load-bearing applications

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research and partners have developed a biocomposite well suited for support profiles and connecting nodes in construction applications.

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Glass Fibers

Great Haywood Marina reconstructed with Dura Composites fiberglass decking

Latest Lakeland Leisure Estates project saw design, supply and installation of 10,000 square meters of durable, long-lasting Dura Composites Mini Mesh Grating.

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Aerospace

VoltAero to build facility for hybrid-electric aircraft in France

Construction bids are now being sought after for the 7,400-square-meter factory, to hold three Cassio aircraft final assembly lines, along with a workshop, logistics area and offices. 

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