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Siemens Gamesa upgrades 5.X onshore wind platform, reaches 100 installations

Seven-megawatt wind turbine variant has reached more than 4.5 gigawatts in sales globally since its launch, and is installed in six European wind farms.  

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Tri-Mack introduces thin, lightweight thermoplastic composite enclosures

Durable, low-cost manufacturing support wide range of industrial uses, with option for embedded EMI shielding.  

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Battery enclosure demonstrator testing proves EV feasibility, launches series production projects

Kautex Textron and Lanxess jointly developed and tested a PA6 technology demonstrator, reinforced with locally placed continuous fiber blanks, which passed all important mechanical, thermal tests.  

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Sustainability

Cobra Advanced Composites launches flax fiber-based visual finish components

New range of sustainable, low-density, production-ready composite components meet challenging automotive OEM standards for exterior and interior applications.  

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Consumer

Solico composite engineers bring comfort, flexibility to new Axile Bionics ankle prosthetic

Lunaris is Solico’s first medical prosthesis design, using advanced composite components to reduce weight and outer dimensions, and enhance wearability.  

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Aerospace

Airbus forecasts commercial aircraft services market to double in value by 2041

Annual market recovery will lead to high demand for highly skilled labor in aviation services. Aviation Week recognizes composite leaders in MRO distinguished by performance, innovation and service.  

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Construction

Mighty Buildings completes 3D-printed zero net energy home, expands B2B growth

Fiber-reinforced 3D-printed home incorporating the panelized Mighty Kit system is part of a future community of 40+ units designed to provide environmental and economic benefits.  

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Graphene Council awards verified graphene functionality to Mito Material Solutions

Verification encompassed proof of scale for three to five metric tons annually of Mito’s functionalized graphene material, E-GO, provides opportunities for introduction into more robust applications.  

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NEXX Technologies receives AS9100 certification

Prepreg manufacturer and supplier passes stringent ASR audit, ensuring the research, development, manufacture and testing of its materials meets highest quality standards.  

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Voxelfill process presented by AIM3D overcomes inhomogeneous strength properties in 3D printing

Through the Voxelfill approach, components are 3D-printed via cross-layer filling versus layered printing, strengthening Z-direction weakness for materials like fiber-reinforced composites.  

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