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Solvay launches Xencor XTreme for battery thermal runaway protection
Long glass fiber-reinforced PPA solution, produced with partially bio-based content, provides resistance to thermal runaway and propagation in EVs.
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Toray reveals glass fiber-reinforced PPS recycling technology
Proprietary compounding process achieves recycled GFRP-PPS pellets offering comparable mechanical strength performance to virgin products.
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Machina Labs secures $32 million to advance AI manufacturing for metals, composites
Latest funds will accelerate research initiatives and meet growing customer demand.
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DOE funds project for 3D-printed wind blade tooling
Targeting U.S. wind energy, the program backs Purdue’s CMSC center and industry partners to develop the foundation for automated tooling manufacture, supporting new innovations in composite materials, other technology elements.
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Firefly Aerospace completes composite Blue Ghost lunar lander
First of two lunar missions under NASA’s CLPS initiative will launch in 2024 and conduct diverse technology demonstrations and scientific investigations on the moon’s surface.
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IVW research to better determines fiber friction coefficient
Highly variable system development contributes to the increasing precision and efficiency in the manufacture of filament-wound composite components.
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RTX joins Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project team
Selected by Boeing, RTX business units Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace will be supporting the X-66A aircraft dedicated to aviation decarbonization.
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Infinite Composites signs $1.6 million US Army contract for H2 tanks
Development of conformable composite fuel tanks for hydrogen storage backs military applications including aircraft, ground support and marine.
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Toray expands eco-friendly PBT resin offerings
New grades include low-warpage and hydrolysis-resistant glass fiber-reinforced grades, with post-consumer chemical- and material-recycled versions in development.
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Toray boosts European carbon fiber production capacity
Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. facility in France will increase to an annual production of 6,000 metric tons of medium and high modulus carbon fiber tows.
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Solvay becomes Beta Technologies material supplier for AAM
Beta Technologies’ electric CTOL and VTOL aircraft will use lightweight composite materials to enable zero-emission passenger and cargo air transit.
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Airbus to install fuel-saving sails for maritime operations
The bound4blue eSail, currently built in part from composites, will further decarbonize Airbus’ transportation of A320 subassemblies from Europe to the U.S.
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