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NTU Singapore, Arkema manufacture carbon fiber helmets using Elium resin
Carbon fiber reinforcement increases stiffness, toughness of the helmet’s outer shell and allows it to absorb more impact energy over a longer period.
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EHang commences Yunfu production facility operations
The retrofitted autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) production facility, which includes a carbon fiber composite materials processing area, is to scale up company production capabilities and cover approximately 24,000 square meters.
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DLR ZLP demonstrates new method for thermoplastic composite hydrogen fuel tank
AFP uses xenon lamp heating and inline QA to achieve innovative design which also uses ultrasonic welding.
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CW Trending: democratization of composites
Learn from CW Editors about the trends they are seeing in the democratization of composites.
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More Affordable Small Aircraft Manufacturing project in Clean Sky 2 replaces metal nacelle with composites
SAT-AM project composite nacelle reduced component weight by at least 10%, reduced the number of elements by more than 35%, resulted in a more uniform structure and reached TRL 6.
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Solution-based digital composites fabrication
MIT evolves liquid biomaterials into a new approach for sustainable engineered composite structures.
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Distran showcases Ultra Pro for reliable gas-leak detection
Hand-held ultrasonic imaging camera conducts fast and highly accurate gas-leak inspections via 124 ultrasound microphones several meters away from the source.
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CW Trending: A New Video Series From CompositesWorld
CW Trending features subject-matter experts, material suppliers, technology mavens and CW’s own editors to explore the ideas, technologies, trends and innovations in development or already in the marketplace.
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Cevotec fiber patch placement improves storage efficiency of composite tanks
Cevotec’s solution is to apply carbon fiber patches to the dome areas of Type IV pressure vessels, which reportedly yields 15% in material, weight and cost savings.
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Integrating antennas into composite aerostructures
ACASIAS project integrates Ku-band array antenna in novel AFP orthogrid with drastically reduced tooling for more fuel-efficient, multifunctional CFRP aircraft fuselage panel.
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Adapting composites 3D printing to evolving needs
Continuous fiber printing pioneer increases print cell options, size, hybridization and simulation capability for expanded applications.
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Deutsche Aircraft and H2FLY join forces to explore hydrogen powered flight
First flight of Dornier 328 demonstrator with fuel cell planned for 2025 to display potential for climate-neutral regional flights.
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