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Toray boosts European carbon fiber production capacity
Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. facility in France will increase to an annual production of 6,000 metric tons of medium and high modulus carbon fiber tows.
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Solvay becomes Beta Technologies material supplier for AAM
Beta Technologies’ electric CTOL and VTOL aircraft will use lightweight composite materials to enable zero-emission passenger and cargo air transit.
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Airbus to install fuel-saving sails for maritime operations
The bound4blue eSail, currently built in part from composites, will further decarbonize Airbus’ transportation of A320 subassemblies from Europe to the U.S.
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Prismatic tiles by Planefibra improve natural light
Glass fiber-reinforced polymer tiles for civil structure applications increase lighting efficiency by 30%, are more cost-efficient than polycarbonate tiles.
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Forvia begins Type IV hydrogen tank rollout from mass production plant
From tank manufacturing to complete storage systems, the automotive technology company cites a mid-term capacity of 100,000 tanks per year.
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Purdue researchers develop new type of intelligent architected materials
Phase transforming cellular materials (PXCM) exhibit intelligent responses to external forces and stimuli, can dissipate energy to avoid damage and are being developed for transportation, military and other applications that can use composites.
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Abaris selects Premier ESR to optimize composite cure cycles
Encapsulated sample rheometer (ESR) by Alpha Technologies will be incorporated into Abaris’ service and consultation business to characterize a variety of composite material specimens.
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EHang delivers five units of EH216-S AAVs to China-based Boling
Initial delivery step, followed by an anticipated CAAC type certification, will lead to future commercial operations in Shenzhen.
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CANZ 2023 Conference highlights composites sustainability in New Zealand
Returning to Auckland, New Zealand, the two-day event Oct. 12-13 will engage attendees with insightful presentations, innovative ideas, collaborative discussions and a workshop focused on sustainability and improving manufacturing capability.
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Allianz report sheds light on offshore wind industry growth, challenges
Growth opportunities, tech innovations, risk trends and loss patterns for the global industry are highlighted.
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