Aerospace
Hartzell carbon fiber propellers chosen as option for Cubcrafter aircraft
The three-blade Pathfinder propeller, weighing in at 44 pounds, is an alternative to Hartzell’s two-blade carbon fiber Trailblazer prop.
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3M launches high-temperature, oxidation-stable Nextel ceramic fabric
Nextel 610 DF-13-4500 ceramic fabric allows ceramic composites to compete with metal components, with comparable performance and reduced cost.
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Lilium, Toray reach carbon fiber supply agreement
Toray will provide carbon fiber directly to Lilium during development of the Lilium Jet eVTOL craft, and then to suppliers during prototyping and production. Includes video of Lilium Jet test flight.
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Strata delivers 100 shipsets of inboard flaps for Airbus A350-900
Strata assumes fabrication and assembly duties for inboard flaps production and plans to incorporate HDF and ATL machines into the process.
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Conbility: Mass production of composite tape laminates
RWTH Aachen spin-off scales up production for low-cost, in-situ consolidated composites as inserts for lighter, cheaper injection-molded parts.
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Airbus announces headcount reduction through mid-2021
The reduction of 15,000 positions, made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, will primarily affect Airbus employees in France, Spain, Germany and the U.K., as well as Stelia and Premium AEROTEC.
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Setforge, 9T Labs collaborate to replace metal part production with composites
The substitution, enabling Setforge’s serial production of CFRP components, will be aided by 9T Lab’s Red Series technology.
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Spirit AeroSystems receives $80 million Defense Production Act Title III funding
The funding, in national response to COVID-19, will support and expand Spirit’s production capabilities for composites and metallic fabrication.
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Bye Aerospace begins next flight test phase for eFlyer 2
The next flight test phase for the eFlyer 2 focuses on selecting the most effective propeller that meets lightweight and efficiency requirements.
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Composites 4.0: Digital transformation, adaptive production, new paradigms
An evolving landscape of automation, sensors and AI software is not an end, but a means to achieve the cost, quality, efficiency and agility required for future manufacturing.
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