Aerospace
SPE ACCE 2018 preview
Mobility composites are expected to draw an international crowd to this annual Motor City gathering.
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Composites Index trending lower but still in growth mode
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index for June registered 56.5, indicating that the US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth compared to the preceding three months.
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Infused wing sheds light on aerocomposites future
In the Irkut MS-21 infused and co-cured wings, the aerocomposites industry gets a glimpse of how out-of-autoclave technologies might be applied to primary aircraft structures.
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Luxury travel by airship returns
A look at composites on the Airlander 10 hybrid aircraft by Hybrid Air Vehicles, a helium-filled airship. HAV made a splash at Farnborough this year by announcing luxury tourist travel.
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Kordsa completes acquisition of FDI and TPI
Kordsa has announced the completed acquisition of Fabric Development Inc. and Textile Products Inc., which provide advanced composite materials to the commercial aviation industry.
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GA-ASI and GKN Aerospace expand partnership
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and GKN Aerospace to collaborate on composite tails for GA-ASI’s Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) series.
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People on the Move: July 2018
CW’s monthly roundup of people on the move in the composites industry.
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Solvay expands with new Texas-based aerospace composites manufacturing facility
The company recently broke ground on a Greenville, TX, US manufacturing footprint expansion that increases the site’s resin mixing capacity.
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Victrex launches PAEK polymer solutions for additive manufacturing
Polymer based solutions company unveils high strength material for laser sintering (LS) and filament for filament fusion (FF) with improved Z-strength.
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Second MC-21 test aircraft completes successful flight
Irkut Corp.’s infused carbon fiber composite wing aircraft reaches a milestone with a successful six-hour test flight.
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