Workforce Development
University of Miami recognized for bridge reinforced with composite materials
The Innovation Bridge is the first concrete bridge on the UM campus entirely reinforced/prestressed with composite materials instead of steel.
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Altair launches startup program
The global program offers preferential pricing to startups for its simulation-driven design, computer-aided engineering, cloud computing and Internet of Things software solutions.
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Royal Engineered Composites increases part production, adds jobs
Royal Engineered Composites will add 65 positions to their manufacturing facility in Minden, NE, US by the end of 2018.
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Aurora Flight Sciences expands headquarters and opens new Aerospace and Autonomy Center at MIT
Independent Boeing subsidiary will add robotics and integration facility in Manassas, VA and lease 100,000 ft2 in new MIT building.
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Quickstep to produce F-35 flare housings
The carbon fiber component manufacturer will receive funding to produce composite housings for an F-35 Lightning II countermeasure flare.
Read MoreReinforced phenolics: Still disruptive after all these years
Fiber-reinforced phenolics could be a key enabler of a coming automotive industry disruption.
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Cygnet Texkimp and University of Manchester develop 3D winding technology
The machine is based on a 9-Axis robotic winding concept and winds carbon fiber into lightweight parts for automotive and aerospace markets.
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Sustainable thermoplastics and additive manufacturing alliance forms in Colorado
Vartega, the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association and a group of industry and academic partners have founded an Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing Infrastructure Development and Education (AMIDE) Alliance.
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Spirit AeroSystems to build Scotland-based R&D Complex
The new facility’s efforts will focus on infusion processes for composites materials, part handling, assembly automation, rapid prototyping and virtual/augmented reality.
Read MoreTeamwork, collaboration, creative tension, innovation and the future
CW Editor Jeff Sloan shares insights into innovation and collaboration from a selection from his own summer reading list, The Innovators by Walter Isaacson.
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