National Composites Week
Colorado State professor earns NSF award for composites 3D printing
Mechanical engineering professor Mostafa Yourdkhani’s novel in-situ printing and curing techniques for composite materials, including carbon fiber, earned him the Faculty Early Career Development Award.
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Gazelle Wind Power acquires naval engineering firm F. Carceller
Spanish-based engineering firm will accelerate technical development and innovation activity of Gazelle’s floating offshore wind platform.
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Metyx signs multi-year agreement with global wind blade supplier
Supply of E-glass, carbon fiber, core and fabric kit, consumables and component to generate €100 million turnover for the Metyx Group.
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Ilium FLEXmat fiberglass is suitable for pultrusion processes
Latest long chopped glass fiber reinforcement technology enables high temperature exposure, material stretching and chemical resistance, making it a safer cleaner option for pultrusion manufacturing.
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Cygnet Texkimp joins U.K. project for hydrogen-powered Ford E-Transit development
Named a technology partner for the three-year FCVGen2.0 project, Cygnet’s role is to optimize the composites recycling machinery and process for EOL composite hydrogen tank reclaim and reuse.
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Thomas Tison, NLComp head biocomposite ecoFoiler development
The fully recyclable, 3.80-meter foiling dingy concept, as demoed at JEC World 2023, sets the bar for watercraft that are accessible to a broad spectrum of sailors.
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Wisk Aero, Japan Airlines bring autonomous eVTOL services to Japan
A new partnership lays the groundwork for future Wisk air operations in the Asia-Pacific region using its four-passenger, sixth-generation composite aircraft.
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A new generation of PP foam core for lightweight truck trailers, RVs
Extruded PP (XPP) foam core offers lightweight, high-performance monomaterial panels that are easily recycled for truck flooring, sidewalls or cabinet/furnitureboards as the transportation industry seeks a replacement for plywood.
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Metyx Composites expands Mansia campus facility space
Metyx Manisa retains two additional campuses added to existing facilities — 10,000 and 6,000 square meters, respectively — to grow its capacity and increase service levels to local and European customers.
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Cirrus Aircraft breaks ground on new facility at McKinney Airport
The 45,000-square-foot expansion at Cirrus McKinney adds to the general aviation company’s service and storage hangar capacity, flight simulation and customer space.
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