National Composites Week
Stelia Aerospace Canada becomes Airbus Atlantic Canada
Name change consolidates Stelia’s position as a wholly owned subsidiary of the newly formed Airbus Atlantic business, and enhances Airbus’ competitive aerostructure production capabilities.
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Understanding vacuum bagging layers in production, repair
Recognizing the functions of each layer in a vacuum bag schedule can help users discover what vacuum bag schedules work best for their application.
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American Clean Power reports U.S. energy highs in 2022, hurdles for 2023
According to the annual and Q1 2023 market reports, more than 25 GW of new clean power was installed, marking it the third highest year for the U.S.; however, several hurdles are delaying 60+ GW through early 2023.
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XlynX cross-linking compound enables ultra-stable perovskite solar cells
A recent case history shows 99% stability of cells after 1,000 hours using BondLynx treatment, emphasizing its boosted bond strength that can also be used to strengthen polymers and fibers.
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Global car user survey identifies automotive trends, variations for future mobility
Conducted by Asahi Kasei and Skopos, the November 2022 survey found differing opinions regarding purchasing behavior, automotive sustainability and autonomous vehicles from the top automotive markets in Germany, China, Japan and the U.S.
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Submit abstracts to SPE ACCE 2023 student poster competition
Graduate, undergraduate, community college and high school students are invited to submit poster titles and abstracts on innovative composites technologies by July 1, 2023.
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Airbus selects Airborne to supply automated ply placement system
The pick-and-place system with software-driven automated will be the first in Airbus facilities, enabling highly efficient and flexible dry fiber preform manufacture for A350 structures.
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Jeep all-composite roof receivers achieve steel performance at low mass
Ultrashort carbon fiber/PPA replaces steel on rooftop brackets to hold Jeep soft tops, hardtops.
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French sailmaker incorporates Aluula composites aboard Biotherm race boat
Incidence Sails has successfully integrated Aluula Durlyte into its long-distance ocean race sails after withstanding two years of rigorous testing in numerous open ocean races.
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CCG FRP panels rehabilitate historic Northamption Street Bridge
High-strength, composite molded, prefabricated panels solve weight problems for the heavily-trafficked bridge, providing cantilever sidewalks for wider shared use paths.
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