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Beyond Gravity wins contract for Ariane 6 payload fairings
Extended partnership for the 20-meter-high carbon fiber payload fairing variant manufactured at Beyond Gravity’s Emmen facility builds on decades of composite space component manufacture.
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Solvay, Spirit collaborate to accelerate composites adoption
Solvay and Spirit AeroSystems have cemented their research and technology relationship on the development of composite aerostructures, to take place in Prestwick, Scotland.
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JEC World 2023 highlights: Innovative prepregs, bio-resins, automation, business development
CW’s Jeff Sloan checks in with JEC innovations from Solvay, A&P, Nikkiso, Voith, Hexcel, KraussMaffei, FILL, Web Industries, Sicomin, Bakelite Synthetics, Westlake Epoxy and Reliance Industries.
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Orbital Composites installs robotic AM system at University of Rhode Island
The 12-axis Orbital S system designed to print continuous fiber-reinforced parts will be used to advance research in composites for underwater unmanned vehicles.
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Vartega expands operations with new facility
Carbon fiber recycling specialist Vartega cut the ribbon on a new 82,000-square-foot facility in Denver, Colo., U.S.
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Creative Composites Group achieves EPD for StormStrong utility poles
The environmental product declaration (EPD) marks the composite group’s efforts to measure and reduce environmental impact through verified data.
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American Clean Power reports U.S. energy highs in 2022, hurdles for 2023
According to the annual and Q1 2023 market reports, more than 25 GW of new clean power was installed, marking it the third highest year for the U.S.; however, several hurdles are delaying 60+ GW through early 2023.
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Airbus selects Airborne to supply automated ply placement system
The pick-and-place system with software-driven automated will be the first in Airbus facilities, enabling highly efficient and flexible dry fiber preform manufacture for A350 structures.
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Archer rolls out first Midnight aircraft, prepares for flight testing
Midnight will enable perform critical “company testing” to accelerate and reduce risk on Archer’s certification program, following a successful two-year flight test campaign with Maker.
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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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