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VABO Composites' maritime fire doors pass 60-minute resistance test

FRD60 composite doors cover all B15 and B30 requirements and enhance VABO portfolio for the company’s commercial, superyacht and naval sector client base.

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Composites 4.0

Cevotec's MAI ACoSaLUS project aims for full automation of composite sandwich structure production

Cevotec works with GKN, TU Munich, SGL Carbon and Augsburg University with an aim to fully automate layup of sandwich parts using FPP, achieve 7-10 times improvement in layup speed.  

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Molds/Tools

EnvisionTEC, Covestro collaborate on material, printer solutions for DLP 3D printing tooling applications

Covestro DLP resin e-PerFORM used with EnvisionTEC’s Perfactory P4K series DLP 3D printing demonstrates faster, more cost-effective print speeds for the production of injection molding tooling.

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B9Creations' 3D printer uses Mechnano's nanomaterials

This partnership brings together B9Creations’ B9 Core Series 3D printers and Mechnano’s nanomaterials functionalized with carbon nanotubes, which improve impact, tear resistance and tensile performance.

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Aerospace

Fort ORD Works achieves AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015 quality certifications

International Standards Authority audit earned through the company’s commitment to quality and compliance to stringent internal procedures for the development of high-performance composite structures.

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Aerospace

VoltAero to cross English Channel with Cassio 1 demonstrator aircraft

The repeated electric aviation crossing emphasizes the Cassio program’s development phase advancements, as well as its anticipated 2023 certification.

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Sustainability

NASA highlights sustainable aviation goals for the U.S.

Agency details a plan to reduce aviation carbon emissions by 2030 via a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge (SAFGC), investment in cost-sharing partnerships and demonstration of new technologies, including composite materials.

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Aerospace

Boeing, SAMPE renew ongoing partnership providing opportunities to more than 400 members

Partnership focuses on connecting Boeing experts with students and trainees, increasing access to education, accelerating skills development and enriching educational experiences.

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Glass Fibers

Composite building systems startup launches funding round

Florida-based Galexa Homes supplies pre-engineered wall, floor and roof systems built with pultruded fiberglass composites, looks to expand and move toward robotic assembly.

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Sustainability

Carbon Mobile relocates smartphone production to Germany

Carbon Mobile’s Carbon 1 MK II, a carbon fiber, plastic-neutral smartphone, aims to close the gap on e-waste. 

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