Materials
Collins Aerospace ramps up electric motor development for Airlander 10 airship
Collins Aerospace completes design review and begins fabrication of a 500-kilowatt electric motor for the composites-intensive aircraft, with flight qualification testing to occur in 2023.
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McNAIR Aerospace Center installs Heraeus Noblelight humm3 technology
Composites heating technology will comprise of a fully integrated system with a plug-and-play head module to further extend AFP and cylinder production capabilities.
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Carbitex carbon fiber plates featured in new Speedland trail footwear
DFX carbon fiber inserts from Carbitex help the purpose-built trail SL:PDX model achieve dynamically flexible performance while also providing stability and agility.
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Henkel develops REACH-compliant structural adhesive for aircraft interiors
FST-certified Loctite EA 9365FST reinforces and bonds thermoplastic and thermoset substrates and can serve as a matrix resin on fiberglass to strengthen the thin walls of thermoplastic assemblies
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New NCC research proves recycled composites can be used in new industry applications
EOL composite project successfully extracts carbon fiber from Airbus A320 vertical tail planes via pyrolysis. Reclaimed fibers will be processed and configured for an eventual cross-sector demonstrator.
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TIADE research project to test blade add-ons for optimized wind turbine LCOE
New technologies and design methods for more efficient rotor operation such as spoilers, serrations, vortex generators and blade tip improvements will be applied to a full-scale, 130-meter-diameter turbine prototype.
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Global bicycle demand growth drives carbon fiber demand growth
With the number of imported bikes to the U.S. on the rise, experts are suggesting a 13.13% increase in the market for carbon fiber frames.
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Speeding RTM with heat-flux sensors
Clean Sky 2 INNOTOOL 4.0 project advances cure monitoring for larger and less costly lightweight landing gear made using composites.
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Axiom prepregs target pressure vessels
Axiom Materials has launched two new narrow prepreg products developed for use in pressure vessels to store compressed natural gas (CNG) and hydrogen for e-mobility applications.
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TPRC publication studies the effects of grit-blasting on titanium-thermoplastic composite joints
Researcher Vanessa Marinosci studies the correlation between mechanical performance and titanium surface morphology of co-consolidated Ti6Al4V-C/PEKK joints.
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