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Hexcel, Albany International Q2 2022 financial reports reflect increased revenue

Despite the ongoing risk of inflation and supply chain disruptions, Hexcel and Albany report business wins, air travel recovery and solid results.  

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Aerospace

Lilium expands on latest sourcing decision, go-to-market strategy

Lilium COO Yves Yemsi discusses the decision to source composite structures from Aeronnova and Aciturri, and how the company’s M&P choices might evolve.

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IBEX 2022 presents new networking opportunities to exhibitors

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference has released a schedule of new special events to better connect industry professionals during the Sept. 27-29, 2022 event.  

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Sustainability

STRUCTeam, Apex Composite Structures design, engineer sustainable composite footbridge

The 12.5-meter bridge provides pedestrian access through the village of Newchurch on the Isle of Wight, inspired by a similar footbridge commissioned by Network Rail in 2009.  

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People in Composites: July 2022

New personnel announcements have been made in July by composites companies AGY Holding Corp., Airbus, STRUCTeam, Arris Composites and KraussMaffei.

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Anisoprint partners with Jacobs University, SIT to establish composite 3D printing ecosystem

On-campus continuous fiber 3D printing based in Bremen, Germany, fosters research, education and technology transfer through materials development, process and design method improvement.  

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Filament Winding

CorPower Ocean delivers first commercial-scale composite WEC hull

Custom-built, environmentally controled workcell forms integral part of composite hull construction, will lead to future manufacturing scaleup and mobility.  

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Consumer

Loop Energy to deliver additional fuel cell systems for hydrogen-electric city bus platform

The order from Mobility & Innovation Production, known for its composite zero-emissions bus platform, advances Loop Energy to the commercial scaleup phase.

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Aerospace

Boston Materials, Textron Systems to collaborate on hypersonic vehicle thermal protection system

Boston Materials will supply Textron Systems with its Z-axis Fiber technology to enhance performance of high-temperature composites that exceed 3,000°F.

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Beta Technologies secures 75-year aircraft facility lease at Burlington International Airport

Beta expects to its Vermont-based 355,000-square-foot production building to be online by 2023 for designing, producing and assembling electric aircraft.  

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