National Composites Week

Pressure Vessels

Hexagon Composites businesses receive additional orders for CNG, hydrogen

Hexagon Agility and Hexagon Purus have both signed long-term supply agreements supporting North American OEMs.

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St. Croix Fly expands Mito graphene adoption in carbon fiber fly fishing rods

Verified functionalized graphene has been extended to the company’s new Technica series, improving the composite rod’s cast, among other features.

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Automation

MVP partners with LestaUSA to bring robotics to composites

Self-learning robotic solutions are designed to simplify the automation process for composites manufacturers of all sizes wanting to incorporate automated spray applications.

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NASA white paper evaluates thermoplastic polyimide for electrical insulation applications

SAMPE technical paper reveals testing done on plastics company BARplast’s Aurum polymer, supported with fiberglass, to evaluate its insulation capabilities for future electrical aeroengines.

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Midnight eVTOL developments to scale up, grow platform reach across U.S.

Archer Aviation has made several key announcements including additional secured equity capital, network plans in LA and updates to a contract with the U.S. Air Force.

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Sensors

TPI, University of Texas participate in wind blade cure optimization project

Physics-informed machine learning algorithms will be applied to simulate and optimize composite wind blade curing in an effort to advance smart composites manufacturing in industry.

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Aerospace

Carbon fiber satellite arm reduces weight, simplifies assembly onto naval vessels

Satcom developer EM Solutions partnered with ACS Australia to replace an aluminum arm design with a 65% lighter, one-piece, corrosion-resistant carbon fiber/epoxy alternative.

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Recycling

Partners recycle A350 composite production waste into adjustable-length rods for MFFD

Herone, Spiral RTC, Teijin Carbon Europe and Collins Aerospace Almere recycle A350 thermoplastic composite clips/cleats waste into rods for the all-thermoplastic composite Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator’s crown.

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CAMX

CAMX 2024: 10 reasons to attend

Need a compelling, unarguable reason to attend CAMX 2024 Sept. 9-12 in sunny San Diego? CW is here to help.

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Marine

Edencraft expands in-house composites services

In collaboration with ATL Composites, the Australian boat company grows into B2B manufacturing, providing boatbuilding, consumer and other industries with large-format composite plug making.

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