Design & Tooling
Stratolaunch completes first flight with Talon-A separation vehicle
Eighth flight for the composites-intensive Roc aircraft, and first captive carry flight with TA-0, validates aerodynamic predictions, continues to advance hypersonic flight.
Read MoreConcept Integrity eVTOL completes successful second test flight
Carbon fiber prototype, developed by partners Umiles Next and Tecnalia, took to the skies in its first free flight intended to determine its feasibility operating in urban environments.
Read MoreFerrari unveils 2023 Le Mans 499P Hypercar
The car manufacturer’s first World Endurance Championship in 50 years, the four-wheel drive prototype combines innovation with tradition, featuring composites, a hybrid engine and an aerodynamic design.
Read MoreMassivit 3D wins IBEX Innovation Award for additive composite tooling system
The Massivit 10000 provides automated, high-speed tooling for composite materials manufacturing, finds foothold in marine industry.
Read MoreAnisoprint R&D team begins 3D printing center at Jacobs University Bremen
Established research environment to comprehensively upgrade CFC technology, explore new composites methods, formulations and designs.
Read MoreCompoTech, RTI collaborate on composite mast, telescopic boom for mobile cranes, davits
Cost-competitive carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy crane design uses CompoTech’s automated composites processes, eliminating welding or heat treatment and producing 50-70% stiffer structures.
Read MoreKTM Technologies motorsport component earns SPE Automotive Award
Brake disc protection comprises a balance of flax fibers and bio-based polyamides for almost 70% savings in CO2, improved recycling properties.
Read MoreHexagon Digital Wave signs long-term MAE requalification agreement
Three-year agreement will enable in-situ Type IV COPV assessment for Certarus, a virtual pipeline solutions company, alleviating pain points and ensuring effective requalification.
Read MoreComposite Engineering Challenge
The Growth Garage Business Incubator of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group Advanced Materials Division is hosting the Composite Engineering Challenge to support next generation startups scale up production of lightweight parts.
Read MoreSecond NASA contract received by AnalySwift progresses high-fidelity composites design tool
Research funded at Purdue University, University of Texas at Arlington will produce a computer tool to exploit tailorable composites, hybrid material systems for a variety of broad applications.
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