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Cobra International rapidly scales up Radinn glass fiber electric surfboards
Cobra manufacturing platform to deliver 300 composite boards per month, with 25% weight savings, tight tolerances, detailed QC and documentation records.
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Resin shortages continue to affect composites supply chain
Power outages caused by mid-February’s U.S. winter storms led to immediate shortages from Gulf Coast petrochemical companies. Fabricators continue to report shortages.
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Bedford Reinforced Plastics introduces FRP pedestrian and trial bridge line
Pre-engineered ReadySpan system for trail, park and golf bridges designed for easy installation and to perform in harsh environments for 75+ years with little maintenance.
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EuCIA, EBI partnership aims to progress EOL composite solutions for boat building applications
Partnership will follow EU policy developments, focus on dismantling, recycling and future composite materials.
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Umoe Advanced Composites enters JV for large-scale glass fiber pressure vessel production in China
Large-scale production facility ramps up hydrogen expansion, with an annual production capacity of 12,000 glass fiber pressure vessels.
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Collins Aerospace selected to retrofit U.S. Air Force B-52 with composite brakes
Collins chosen for B-52 Wheel and Brake System Improvement program leading to fleet retrofit of 77 aircraft via its DURACARB carbon/carbon heat sink material.
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Northrop Grumman contributes key composite structures for ULA Delta IV rocket launch
Eleven composite structure such as composite thermal shields, interstage, payload, propellant tanks, produced via hand layup, machining and inspection techniques supported the successful launch.
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Bye Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies team develop all-electric multi-mission composite aircraft
Combined team will modify eFlyer 800, evaluate configurations for zero emissions and low operating cost for multi-modal military applications.
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Williams evolves composites-intensive EV platform
British engineering firm uses a composite battery case as a structural member of its rolling chassis for a range of electric vehicles.
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CW Tech Days webinar explores composites in the hydrogen economy
Two-day webinar series presented by Gardner Business Media May 18 and 25 features a range of experts that will examine emerging hydrogen demand and the role composites will serve in this space.
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