Reinforcements
FRAMES: Full-scale thermoplastic composite aircraft rear-end demonstrator
Clean Sky 2 project led by ESTIA-Compositadour will develop enabling technologies for optimum rear fuselage and empennage.
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Toray expands high-performance composite tooling supply in U.S.
The Toray AmberTool HX56 composite tooling prepregs will be fully stocked in the central U.S. enhancing the speed of supply and regional availability. Products are available as of Sept. 22, 2020.
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Autoflight premiers carbon fiber eVTOL aircraft
The V400 Albatross eVTOL aircraft has a canard layout design and the whole machine body incorporates carbon fiber for lighter weight, strength and rigidity.
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Classic Recreations uses carbon fiber for GT500CR Mustang
Classic Recreations’ limited-edition Shelby GT500CR Carbon Edition cars is said to mark the first extensive use of carbon fiber in an American muscle car.
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Mansory's Porsche Cayenne upgrade emphasizes carbon fiber
Mansory’s customized Porsche Cayenne includes several interior and exterior carbon fiber upgrades.
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True Temper Sports adopts Hexcel HM54 carbon fiber
True Temper Sports, the leading manufacturer of golf shafts, has partnered with Hexcel to produce the carbon fiber for its most advanced product line yet.
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Norplex-Micarta acquires Solvay E-glass product line
Solvay’s CYPLY line, based on a nonwoven, continuous parallel filament E-glass with epoxy resin, will be rebranded to NorPLY upon closing.
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Contact-less microsensor targets real-time NDT for composite structures
RVmagnetics’ MicroWire self-monitors composite structures via embedding during the production process. It improves safety, control and real-time data for predictive maintenance.
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Mafic, The Materials Group partner to increase basalt fiber in thermoplastics
The alliance emphasizes basalt fibers’ capabilities as a replacement for existing filled materials and target structural automotive applications.
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BBG presents self-closing HP-RTM molds for CFRP compact hydrogen tank production
The autonomous concept, sufficient for series production, enables lower investment costs. Up to 15 cylinders can be produced simultaneously per operation.
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