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Aerospace

Veelo Technologies debulking system enables OOA composite aircraft rotor blade processing

In-situ heating blankets offer a highly drapable solution for uniform heating coverage over complex surface areas.

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Lilium selects Aciturri for eVTOL fabrication

Spain-based Tier 1 aerospace manufacturer Aciturri will fabricate all composite and metallic structures for the piloted, four-passenger eVTOL Lilium Jet.

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Aerospace

Advancing the OOA infused wing box

MTorres integrates lower cover, front and rear spars into unitized flying demonstrator using one-shot, low-cost, portable production.

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Aerospace

The path to OOA wings with minimal fasteners

A review of the quest to eliminate both the autoclave and mechanical fasteners in composite wing structures.

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Carbon Fibers

Hot drape forming

Heat, vacuum and/or pressure advance from debulking prepreg layups to automated preforming of dry reinforcements for faster composites production.

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IIAMS wing box road map to certification

Airbus DS uses Clean Sky demonstrators as part of broad strategy to ready next-gen aircraft technology for flight.

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Out of Autoclave

HexPly XF surface materials satisfy high-quality wind blade surface finish

Suitable for prepreg and infusion processes, Hexcel’s HexPly XF reduce shell manufacturing time by up to 2 hours and removes all surface defects prior to painting.

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Defense

Volansi VTOL drone delivery leader and composite manufacturer Quickstep sign MoU

The two companies will promote Volansi drones to commercial, defense markets and discuss Quickstep’s proprietary AeroQure process for drone production.

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Hawthorn Composites awarded structural inlet duct manufacturing contract 

Manufacture of inlet ducts for Kratos unmanned combat aerial vehicle involves an automated dry fiber overbraiding process, VARTM infusion and oven cure.

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Aerospace

Solvay, Leonardo launch joint research lab for thermoplastic composites

The Solvay Leonardo Joint Research Lab aims to facilitate the broader adoption of thermoplastic composites by the aerospace industry.

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Wabash
Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
ELFOAM rigid foam products
Adhesives for Composite Materials
HEATCON Composite Systems
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
CompositesWorld
ColorForm multi-component injection