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STELIA Aerospace participates in Dassault Aviation’s high-end business jet development

Ultra-long range business jet will feature four aerostructure sub-assemblies for the aircraft’s central fuselage section and pilot seats provided by STELIA, Rolls Royce engines and carbon fiber wings.

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Marine

CEAD and Belotti make large-scale additive composites manufacturing accessible for industry

Strategic partnership combines expertise of additive and subtractive manufacturing into single hybrid solution: BEAD.

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Aerospace

Stratolaunch completes second test flight

All-composite carrier aircraft successfully flew for three hours and reached an altitude of 14,000 feet in preparation for supporting the upcoming hypersonic testbed vehicle, Talon-A.

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Arlington Capital closes acquisition of Triumph’s composites business, forms Qarbon Aerospace

Private equity firm has acquired Triumph’s composite manufacturing facilities in Milledgeville, Georgia, Red Oak, Texas and Rayong, Thailand.

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Hydrogen Storage

Plastic Omnium signs technological partnership with McPhy for hydrogen solution boost

Collaboration to improve the performance and connectivity of composite high-pressure vessels with hydrogen stations, speed up transition to carbon-free mobility.

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Revolution Fibres rebrands to NanoLayr

Nanofiber manufacture rebranding reflects large-scale expansion, sets platform for future growth and innovation for high-performance functional textiles.

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Carbon Fibers

ELG Carbon Fiber sells short fiber business, rebrands to Gen 2 Carbon

Procotex Corp. SA is chosen to continue developing company’s recycled long carbon fiber business, and rebranding seeks to develop next-generation carbon fiber recycling technologies.

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Aerospace

Beta secures order for 20 composite eVTOL ALIA aircraft 

Blade Urban Air Mobility operators to receive first passenger-configured Beta aircraft in 2024. Additional partners span medical, logistics, defense and passenger market segments.

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Automation

WEAV3D awarded NSF funding to further develop next-generation composite forming machine

Two-year award will fund design, fabrication and testing of composite machine, which addresses high part cost and low production throughput in composite manufacturing.

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CW Tech Days: Composites in the Hydrogen Economy agenda finalized

CW interactive webinar will explore refueling stations, conformable tanks, Type IV glass fiber pressure vessels and in-vessel sensors for process and lifetime monitoring.  

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