Aerospace
SGL Group optimizes supply chain for composites
SGL’s takeover of former BENTELER and BMW JVs, plus sale of Kumpers JV, consolidates the company’s CF activities while it broadens its composites technology portfolio.
Read MoreJEC announces finalists for Innovation Awards
JEC Group has announced its JEC Innovation Awards finalists, 30 total from 10 categories. Winners will be announced at JEC World 2018 on March 7.
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I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”
Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.
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Improving composites processing with automated inspection
Automated, in-situ inspection bypasses the bottleneck of manual inspection.
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JEC World 2018 Preview
The JEC World trade show and conference, the largest composites event in the world, will be held at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, near Charles de Gaulle airport, outside Paris, France.
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XPRIZE terminates Google Lunar XPRIZE program
The Google Lunar XPRIZE offered $30 million to the organization that placed a craft on the Moon before March 31, 2018.
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Daher wins Boeing thermoplastic composites contract
France-based Daher, which already makes parts for the Airbus A350 XWB, will produce for Boeing structural thermoplastic composites for the 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing, Adient launch effort to design, build aircraft seats
Adient Aerospace, a joint venture of Boeing and Adient, will develop, manufacture and sell a portfolio of seating products to airlines and aircraft leasing companies.
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Consolidating thermoplastic composite aerostructures in place, Part 1
After more than 30 years of development, in-situ consolidation is nearing its promise to eliminate fasteners and the autoclave, and enable an integrated, multifunctional airframe.
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Thermoplastic composite demonstrators — EU roadmap for future airframes
There is a TPC development roadmap in Europe, supported by Airbus and a variety of aerospace consortia, and involving almost every major aerostructures supplier in Europe.
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