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BTG Labs earns ISO 9001:2015 certification
Certification demonstrates commitment to high-quality standards and a dedication to help customers improve product safety and performance.
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Airline safety center departs Sandia Labs for WSU-NIAR
The 30-year Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Assurance Center (AANC) program is to combine its knowledge of structural repair, advanced materials and other technologies with a long-standing FAA center at WSU.
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Roth Composites Machinery delivers customized filament winding system
Three-spindle system for the manufacture of hydrogen tanks boasts a flexible impregnation station and enhanced automation with a 40% increase in performance.
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Loop Energy supplies hydrogen fuel cell module to power Slovakian composite transit bus
Loop Energy’s proprietary solutions will deliver power and enable a smaller fuel storage system without compromising the weight or range of the eight-meter transit bus.
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Fine Hulls brings bold boat design with Diab sandwich composites
The pleasure yacht is entirely made from Diab’s Divinycell foam sandwich core using a vacuum infusion process for excellent stiffness, strength and light weight.
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Axel Plastics Research Laboratories celebrates 80th anniversary milestone
Connecticut-based manufacturer reflects on its growth from an NYC R&D company to an internationally-recognized supplier of mold release and process aid additives for composites.
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Optimization approach helps design lighter carbon fiber composites
Approach developed by Tokyo University of Science for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves more than a 5% weight reduction in fiber-reinforced materials.
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NCC research supports new composite gripper solution for wind turbine installation
Compared to current steel clamping structures, which aid in turbine installation, the feasibility study established that composite grippers could cut cost points, installation time and reduce overall environmental impact.
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Light & Strong deploys Plataine Shelf-Life Manager for optimized, automated inventory management
AI-based software fully digitizes composite material monitoring in real-time from factory to freezer, and analyzes opportunities to use material remnants for reduced waste.
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Jaguar Land Rover to develop hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle prototype
Based off the new Land Rover Defender, the FCEV concept will be a zero tailpipe emissions prototype, with testing scheduled for late 2021.
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