Aerospace
Archer flight testing gains momentum, on pace to achieve transition flight by year end
Archer is conducting multiple tests weekly as it progresses through the composite-intensive Maker’s flight test campaign.
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NASA calls to industry to develop new flight technologies to reduce carbon emissions
The agency is seeking partners to capitalize on next-generation technologies to design, build, test and fly a large-scale demonstrator that will lead to future single-aisle aircraft.
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Toray supplies HiCAM project with thermoset, thermoplastic prepreg technologies
Toray Composite Materials America and Toray Advanced Composites divisions support technologies reducing cost, improving performance and increasing delivery rates in airframe manufacturing.
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Plant tour: National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita, Kan., U.S.
NIAR, located at Wichita State University in the heart of the American aerospace manufacturing industry, has evolved to become a premier hub of teaching, R&D, creativity and innovation.
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Materials & Processes: Fibers for composites
The structural properties of composite materials are derived primarily from the fiber reinforcement. Fiber types, their manufacture, their uses and the end-market applications in which they find most use are described.
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Materials & Processes: Composites fibers and resins
Compared to legacy materials like steel, aluminum, iron and titanium, composites are still coming of age, and only just now are being better understood by design and manufacturing engineers. However, composites’ physical properties — combined with unbeatable light weight — make them undeniably attractive.
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SpaceAM announces preliminary program for July event
The U.K. conference, to occur July 12-13, 2022 at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, explores the use of advanced materials such as AM and composites through a range of speakers, sessions and topics.
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Materials & Processes: Resin matrices for composites
The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here’s a guide to selection.
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Materials & Processes: Fabrication methods
There are numerous methods for fabricating composite components. Selection of a method for a particular part, therefore, will depend on the materials, the part design and end-use or application. Here's a guide to selection.
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Beyond Gravity launches startup program “Launchpad”
Incubator supports startups and their early ideas around space technology to lead concepts to seed-funding maturity.
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