National Composites Week

Filament Winding

CompoTech highlights fiber laying technologies to achieve CFRP preform, component versatility

Automated fiber laying (AFL) placement and winding machine technologies enhance OEM capabilities to produce reliable, commercially viable custom composite products.

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Fabrics/Preforms

CSub delivers one-piece composite truss bridge in Norway

EPC supplier has fabricated, transported and delivered a 42-meter composite bridge intended for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Pressure Vessels

NCC, BCI, Vestas collaborate to enhance wind blade technology development

NCC, BCI and Vestas have established the U.K. Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan, aiming to accelerate wind blade technology development and lower energy costs.

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Sustainability

Evonik publishes life cycle assessment data in online database

Evonik has made LCA information available for its High Performance Polymers Plastics database, which incorporates its fiber-reinforced and transparent polyamide products.

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Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace reusable rocket-powered aircraft flies twice in one day

Eighth and ninth flights of composites-intensive Mk-II Aurora reach an altitude of 63,000 feet, demonstrates same-day reusability capability for rocket-powered systems.

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Defense

Aurora reveals SPRINT fan-in-wing design progress

Development of uncrewed demonstrator with 45-foot wingspan, 1,000-pound payload to prove high-speed, vertical-lift, runway-independent mobility.

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CW Tech Days event delves into composites in space

Composites have been used in space since our early steps into the cosmos. Today, private companies are partnering with NASA and the ESA in new and exciting ways. CW Tech Days: New Space Applications explores this evolving dynamic.  

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Economics

Contraction slows for second month, with some indicators improving

In September new orders and employment were up slightly, future business outlook improved and material prices dropped.

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IDI Composites opens new global headquarters, manufacturing and technology center

The Noblesville, Indiana, facility includes SMC and BMC manufacturing, an R&D center and the company’s corporate headquarters.

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Consumer

Self-balancing electric mobility vehicle developed by Genny Factory SA, RadiciGroup, Acerbis

The two-wheeled personal transporter was redesigned from metal to composite and plastic components to reduce weight while meeting performance standards.

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