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LivMatS biomimetic flax fiber Pavilion opens to the public
Made entirely of filament-wound flax fiber, the livMatS Pavilion combines integrative design, robotic fabrication and sustainable materials for a highly innovative, bio-inspired construction.
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ChemQuest Group acquires Powder Coating Research Group
PCR Group brings powder coating formulation expertise and a third laboratory to ChemQuest, and enhances the company’s focus and expertise specific to the specialty chemicals markets.
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Hanwha Solutions acquires Cimarron Composites, aims to be global leader in high-pressure tanks by 2030
Hanwha Cimarron LLC will build new $130 million production facility in Alabama to produce large-scale tanks for hydrogen transport, filling stations and support expansion into tanks for UAM, drones, launch vehicle rockets, defense, rail, cargo ships and more.
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Virginia Tech researchers develop IGA for more efficient modeling of skin-stringer composites with complex cutouts
Isogeometric analysis offers higher rates of convergence and accuracy versus standard FE methods, will be offered as opensource code on GitHub.
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Re:Build Manufacturing acquires DAPR, enhances onshoring with advanced engineering support
DAPR Engineering expands capabilities and speed of Re:Build Engineering Services group, develop industrial automation and process equipment.
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GreenLight project explores fire-resistant and bio-based FRPs for structural lightweight design in ships
Project leader Fraunhofer IFAM and six associated partners to study FRPs such as polybenzoxazine- and benzoxazine-based composite materials to meet strict safety regulations, requirements on passenger ships.
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Composite LPG cylinders manufacturer Hexagon Ragasco awarded Environmental Product Declaration
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) identifies environmental impact of Hexagon’s composite cylinder production and will analyze use phase and end-of-life phase in the future.
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Rize XRIZE composite printer now compatible with Synopsys platform for 3D medical printing
Platform combination enables the creation of affordable, full-color and functional 3D physical replicas from medical imaging for orthopedic, maxillofacial and cardiovascular application fields.
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Joby Aviation hits range, noise target milestones
Joby marks a series of key test and program milestones including a 150-mile flight on a single charge, comparative noise tests against other aircraft and applying for air carrier certification.
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Firefly to become the premier supplier of spaceflight composite components for New Space industry
Negotiating to supply components, such as composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV), to external customers, as part of full product line and new space marketplace.
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