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Aptera joins forces with C.P.C. Group to accelerate solar EV production
Specialized composite bodies are being produced in Modena, Italy, for Aptera’s BinC vehicle, enabling eventual manufacturing ramp-up of 40 vehicles/day to meet demand targets.
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Joby selects Dayton, Ohio, for first scaled eVTOL manufacturing facility
Located in the “birthplace of aviation,” Joby’s 2025 facility, led by state and local support, will deliver up to 500 aircraft per year with potential to reinforce further growth.
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Advance your carbon fiber knowledge at Carbon Fiber 2023 in Utah
The education event, produced by Gardner Business Media and CompositesWorld, returns to Salt Lake City, Utah this November, to keep attendees at the forefront of composites technology.
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AZL initiates hydrogen pressure vessel joint partner project
The AZL team is actively seeking composites industry partners for new technology study and concept development project, “Trends and Design Factors for Hydrogen Pressure Vessels,” set to begin in October 2023.
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Bioabsorbable and degradable glass fibers, compostable composite parts
ABM Composite offers sustainable options and up to a 60% reduction in carbon footprint for glass fiber-reinforced composites.
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Rock West Composites completes composites-intensive EOI Space telescope structure
Delivery of mirror mountings and stress-free module support meets LEO constellation optical payload requirements within six-month design, analysis and fabrication schedule.
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Aeris Energy establishes US wind turbine services division
Under Aeris Service, the Latin American wind blade manufacturer provides North American customers with various preventative and corrective maintenance services, taking advantage of increased turbine capacity.
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Russia exits from Comac CR929 program, MS-21 experiences delays
Reports confirm Russia’s step away from the CR929 widebody aircraft and impending delays in MS-21 deliveries, long-term consequences from Western-imposed sanctions.
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Daher CARAC TP project advances thermoplastic composites certification approach
New tests, analysis enable databases, models, design guidelines and methodologies, combining materials science with production processes to predict and optimize part performance at temperatures above Tg (≈150-180°C) for wing and engine structures.
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New AMRC facility, Boeing program boosts aerocomposites innovation
An £80 million investment contributes to a novel R&D facility in South Yorkshire, U.K., with Boeing as its first major research partner, to support and de-risk new composites and digital technologies and processes for the production of future aerospace components.
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