Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Carbon Fibers

Time Bicycles to modernize composite bicycle manufacturing

With the aid of KraussMaffei, Clemson University and SC Fraunhofer USA Alliance, Time anticipates a transition to HP-RTM for more efficient carbon fiber bike frame manufacture, plus a new facility in South Carolina.

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CAMX

CAMX announces general session presenter, open registration

Attendees registered for the Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2023 event in Atlanta, Georgia, are invited to attend this year’s keynote put on by Joan Higginbotham, a former NASA astronaut and president of aerospace consulting firm Joan Higginbotham Ad Astra LLC.

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Aerospace

Park Aerospace is approved, qualified for facility production expansion

The aerospace company’s largest customer has approved an approximately 90,000-square-foot addition to Park’s Newton, Kansas, facilities for aircraft production programs.

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Pacific Coast Composites acquired by specialty chemical distributor

GracoRoberts anticipates offering current and new aerospace industry customers an extensive offering of composite products with short lead times.

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Eve Air Mobility completes eVTOL wind tunnel testing

A scale model of the lift + cruise eVTOL aircraft was tested to further refine the understanding of how the components will perform in future flight.

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Aerospace

Rolls-Royce successfully tests UltraFan aeroengine demonstrator

First tests with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were performed at a large, indoor aeroengine testing facility in Derby, U.K., advancing the UltraFan’s decade-long development.

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Sustainability

Teijin highlights composites initiatives targeting carbon neutrality

Carbon fiber LCA methods, improving material carbon footprint and overall lightweighting opportunities for customers are just a few ways in which the Teijin Group expects to meet its 30% emissions reduction target.  

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Natural Fibers

GEHR presents compostable, recyclable wood-based 3D printing filament 

Eco-Fil-A-Gehr consists of recycled wood fibers mixed with biodegradable biopolymers, giving printed objects natural look and feel with dimensional stability and high elastic properties.

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Marine

Great Haywood Marina reconstructed with Dura Composites fiberglass decking

Latest Lakeland Leisure Estates project saw design, supply and installation of 10,000 square meters of durable, long-lasting Dura Composites Mini Mesh Grating.

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Aerospace

VoltAero to build facility for hybrid-electric aircraft in France

Construction bids are now being sought after for the 7,400-square-meter factory, to hold three Cassio aircraft final assembly lines, along with a workshop, logistics area and offices. 

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Aerospace

Stratolaunch completes separation test of Talon-A hypersonic vehicle

Stratolaunch takes one step closer to hypersonic flight with the demo of a clean and safe separation of its Talon-A vehicle from the Roc aircraft platform.

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Solvay opens new Application Development Laboratory in China

State-of-the-art facility responds to growing customer demand for tailored solutions with high-performance materials in China.

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