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Composites Canada acquires The Paint Company
Ontario-based composites company expands specialty coatings division with the addition of the The Paint Company’s distributed products, high-quality service and technical support.
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Lockheed Martin opens new facility, expands Orion spacecraft production
The STAR Center provides space for the new production phase of Orion, allowing future Orion spacecraft, beginning with the Artemis III mission, to be built faster.
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Epic Aircraft receives FAA type certification for E1000 GX aircraft
The new E1000 GX is equipped with the Hartzell five-blade composite propeller, offering improved performance, safety, comfort and versatility.
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NASA develops advanced composite solar sail system
The ACS3 mission expects to demonstrate the successful deployment of the composite boom solar sail in low-Earth orbit to guide the design of future, larger-scale composite solar sail systems.
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CTC GmbH and KTM E-Technologies develop innovative joining technologies for urban air mobility
Partnership develops lightweight approaches including Conexus technology for robotic ultrasonic welding of CFRP laminates.
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ÉireComposites, Manna and NUIG to develop carbon fiber composite drone airframe
The aim to develop additive manufacturing and automation technologies for high-volume manufacturing of drones for 36% reduction in cost per drone.
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VoltAero selects new facility for hybrid-electric Cassio aircraft
Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022. At full rate, VoltAero anticipates producing approximately 150 Cassio aircraft per year.
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Airbus begins assembly of the A321XLR nose and front fuselage
Coming less than two months after the start of assembly of the rear and center fuselages, this marks another significant production step for the A321XLR.
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ULA, RUAG Space extend and expand Atlas and Vulcan Centaur rocket programs cooperation
Contract adds additional order volume for RUAG Space’s supply and manufacture of carbon fiber composite structures until 2024.
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NASA, Northrop Grumman finalize moon outpost living quarters contract
The habitation and logistics outpost (HALO), a critical components to the way station Gateway, will be assembled using a monolithic composite structure and aluminum honeycomb panels.
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