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Defense

Albany Engineered Composites wins ten-year contract for CH-53K helicopter assemblies

Selected by Lockheed-Sikorsky, AEC will leverage its composites expertise in engine and airframe applications to meet a 2023 delivery period.

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Westlake Chemical transitions to unified brand name, Westlake Corp.

Official name change reflects the company’s more diversified business portfolio stemming from four key acquisitions and overall growth in product offerings in composites, infrastructure, consumer, medical and others.

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Ketones

Roboze reveals ceramic-filled Helios PEEK 2005 filament to the 3D printing sector

Ceramic reinforcement proves an ideal candidate for applications that require lightness, mechanical strength, heat resistance and highly complex geometry specifications.

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Prepregs

Teijin Ltd. expands thermoplastic prepreg lineup

CFRTP intermediate materials are now offered with PP, PC and PA matrices, which will now be used as base resins for existing prepreg products.

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Sustainability

GRP Solutions acquires Estakleen

GRP Solutions adds to its sustainable range of products, including an eco-friendly solvent replacement system for cleaning glass fiber tools, rollers and brushes.

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Hydrogen Storage

IDTechEx outlook suggests hydrogen fuel prices, volume are affecting fuel cell vehicle rollout

Report on the current state of FCEV development studies the great lengths made by Toyota, Hyundai and Honda to build industry momentum, and the current state of green hydrogen’s expense and volume production.  

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Automotive

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, Porterbrook work together to develop hydrogen in rail for U.K.

Multiple developments are aimed to support government goal to remove diesel-only trains by 2040 and achieve net-zero rail by 2050.

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Hydrogen Storage

Hexagon Purus revenue report, key contract developments anticipate global hydrogen energy transition

Q4 2021 revenue grew 690% year over year, hydrogen distribution systems provider, Wystratch, was successfully acquired and contracts with various transportation customers promise hydrogen solution deliveries through 2027. 

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Fabrics/Preforms

Resin-infused center console boat configuration proves higher performance, speed, quality

Hayaari Marine employs a revised infusion setup using semi-permeable membranes to eliminate porosity and improve laminate consolidation, reducing about 450 kilograms of resin per boat, and offering 20% weight savings.

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Aerospace

3D-printed composite PocketQube deployer delivers 13 nanosatellites to space in SpaceX Falcon 9 launch

The “Alba Cluster 3 and 4” mission represents the first PocketQube deployment, and Alba Orbital’s biggest cluster to date. 

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