Aerospace
Porsche, Boeing to partner for premium urban air mobility
The companies plan to study urban air mobility potential and to develop an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle concept.
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Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories
Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.
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Italian startup introduces award-winning composite motorcycle
Carboni e Metalli’s Apollo mission-inspired bike combines carbon fiber composites with 3D-printed metal, winning a recent “Best Motorcycle” award.
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NASA all-electric experimental aircraft to begin ground testing
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell has been delivered to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in its Mod II configuration and will soon undergo extensive ground testing of its integrated electric propulsion system.
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Bombardier wins award for resin transfer infusion wing
The MacRobert Award 2019 recognizes reduction in parts, fasteners and weight using pioneering advanced composites technology.
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Quickstep opens flare housing manufacturing facility
The new facility, in Bankstown, Australia, will manufacture composite housings for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft’s countermeasure flares.
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FACC receives Airbus "Innovation Award"
The award was presented to FACC for its contribution to composite components for the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow program.
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Global Materials LLC to acquire Specialty Materials Inc.
Global Materials will continue to deliver SMI’s advanced boron and silicon carbide fibers and materials products and explore new and additional markets.
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Toray Advanced Composites, NCC sign R&D partnership agreement
As a Tier 1 member of the National Composites Centre, Toray Advanced Composites will collaborate with the the NCC on automotive and aerospace R&D programs.
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The Kordsa strategy
Turkey-based Kordsa has a long history supplying materials to the global tire market. It now has its sights set on reinforcement fabrics, prepregs and core materials for aerospace, automotive and industrial structures.
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