Videos

Covestro and ParaMatters develop anisotropic optimization software for composites

Designers and engineers can use the new optimization tool to obtain the most optimal part design based on material deposition and fiber orientation.

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Pultrusion

Composite building systems startup launches funding round

Florida-based Galexa Homes supplies pre-engineered wall, floor and roof systems built with pultruded fiberglass composites, looks to expand and move toward robotic assembly.

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Sustainability

Carbon Mobile relocates smartphone production to Germany

Carbon Mobile’s Carbon 1 MK II, a carbon fiber, plastic-neutral smartphone, aims to close the gap on e-waste. 

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Digital Demos

Mold release for winding and wrapping

In this Digital Demo, Scott Waterman, Global Sales Director at AXEL Plastics (Monroe, Conn., U.S.), outlines the unique differences of filament winding and wrapping that affect the selection and usage of mold release. (Sponsored)

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FAA approves G-1 Certification Basis for Archer

The FAA’s approval enables Archer to move toward its goal of obtaining an FAA Type Certification for its composite all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

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Sustainability

Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable wind turbine blade

Called RecyclableBlade, the composite blades follows the IntegralBlade manufacturing process but with a new resin specially designed for recycling at the blade’s end of life.

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Automotive

CW Trending: Bucci Composites’ Andrea Bedeschi talks F1, cars, cranes and wheels

In the third episode of CW Trending, we chatted with Andrea Bedeschi, general manager of Bucci Composites about the company history and recent carbon fiber developments. 

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Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace performs first flight test of Alpha rocket, ends in explosion

On Sept. 2, the all-composite launch vehicle achieved liftoff and about 2.5 minutes of flight prior to an anomaly resulting in loss of the vehicle.

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Aerospace

Composite-metal joining, braided preforms enable next-generation aircraft design

Collins Aerospace invests in new joining, preforming and infusion techniques to target aircraft design needs for reduced weight and lower-cost manufacture.

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Focus on Design

Industrial-scale wave energy system enabled by mobile filament winding

Sweden-based CorPower Ocean designed its 9-meter-long, filament-wound GFRP buoy prototype for high-efficiency, durable wave energy generation and fast, on-site manufacture.

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Aerospace

NIAR AVET Lab at Wichita State University offers small unmanned aircraft testing

Small unmanned aircraft (sUA) certification capability complies with new FAA AC107-2A sUAS operations over people requirements.

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Volocopter takes to the skies with Volocopter 2X at EAA AirVenture

UAM company successfully conducts first U.S. public manned test flight of an eVTOL in the U.S., with a goal to bring electric flights to cities globally in the next two to three years.

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