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U.S. Oklahoma-Arkansas region to develop advanced mobility national hub

Effort to advance transportation and logistics technologies will create new researching and testing space, support local startups, and attract and bring together companies to test and scale new solutions.  

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Cimbar completes acquisition of Imerys calcium carbonate operations 

Sahuarita, Ariz., U.S. manufacturing site broadens Cimbar’s performance mineral solutions which serve multiple industries including composites.

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Carbon Fibers

Bristow signs order for up to 55 Beta Technologies ALIA-250 eVTOL aircraft

Innovative, sustainable vertical flight solutions provider places firm order for five aircraft, with an option for an additional 50 to be used for moving passengers and time-sensitive cargo.  

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Space

Airbus-built European Service Module is ready for launch with Orion spacecraft

The European Space Module (ESM) will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft to and from its lunar orbit as part of the Artemis missions, featuring a web assembly of carbon fiber sheets and deployable CFRP rigid panels.

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IsoTruss donates two carbon fiber cell towers to Learning Alliance

Donation supports telecom workforce development initiative to train telecom tower climbers on lightweight, durable IsoTruss lattice structures fabricated with carbon fiber.  

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Space

Carbon fiber enables new, low-CO2 Skyrora orbital launch vehicle

U.K. private space company is developing and testing orbital launch vehicle Skyrora XL to carry small satellites in Earth’s orbit using eco-friendly fuel, a unified systems design and composites.  

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Aerospace

The Gill Corp. is awarded Boeing contract extension

Initial 2014 Tier 1 contract with Boeing has been extended to include composite floor panel fabrication for the 777, 777X and 787 programs.  

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Bonding

Molecular Plasma Group obtains “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label for MolecularGRIP

Solvent-free surface functionalization technology uses low amounts of chemistry and little energy to prime composites and dissimilar materials prior to bonding in addition to other functionalities.  

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Carbon Fibers

Hennessey Performance adds a roadster to the Venom F5 line

Last year it was the Coupe. This year it’s a quick, open-air hypercar with a removable carbon fiber roof.  

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Advanced Composite Structures Australia invests in ultra-high-temperature composites manufacturing

Funding supports specialized equipment and development of automated processes to manufacture ultra-high-temp composite hypersonic and space vehicle parts.  

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