National Composites Week
ITA student research progresses ultra-thin composites, textile sorting
Novel method for fiber-to-fiber recycling of used textiles and a low-cost, cost-effective precursor for carbon fiber manufacture earn 2023 Walter Reiners Foundation Awards.
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Multi-material, self-sensing, 3D-printed scoliosis braces
Startup Fited and Brightlands Materials Center have developed a lighter weight, thinner CFRP corrective brace, including pressure sensors made from continuous carbon fibers.
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Call for papers, sponsors and exhibitors for Thermoset TopCon 2024
The 2024 SPE Thermoset TopCon event, April 30 – May 1 in Madison, Wisconsin is accepting paper abstracts until Jan. 15.
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Lilium begins Lilium Jet aircraft production
Following DOA approval, Lilium shifts from the design phase to industrialization, including fuselage matching and joining and a ramp-up of parts production from Tier 1 aerospace suppliers.
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CRP USA 3D printing composites meet critical needs of bobsledding sport
Components critical to a bobsled’s functionality — push handles, hand grips and seats — were tailored from Windform materials, heightening both performance and safety for athletes’ racing in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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From the CW Archives: Airbus A400M cargo door
The inaugural CW From the Archives revisits Sara Black’s 2007 story on out-of-autoclave infusion used to fabricate the massive composite upper cargo door for the Airbus A400M military airlifter.
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Monadnock HTAC Veil protects GFRP equipment against corrosion
Binder-free ECTFE-apertured reinforcement maintains a high resistance against chemicals and abrasion at high temperatures, extending performance and integrity of composite systems.
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Dzyne Technologies announces new California manufacturing facility for UAS production
Dzyne offers composite fabrication, avionics fabrication and assembly, and aircraft integration among other manufacturing capabilities to support current and future UAS needs, further enabled by the new 125,000-square-foot facility in Irvine.
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Composite underground storage tanks protect national recreation area
Composite underground storage tanks for a service station in Ecuador, aided by AOC’s material technologies, are playing a role in protecting the natural environment of Playas Villamil National Recreation Area.
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Composites industry heads into slightly accelerated contraction in November
The GBI: Composites Fabricating in November continued its general slow-going path of contraction that began in April 2023.
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