Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Aerospace

Cannon Ergos collaborates with Boeing to mold thermoplastic aircraft sidewall panels

Mold trials study the feasibility of using recycled carbon fiber, whether impregnated with diverse resins, or already integrated within a thermoplastic matrix.

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Carbon Fibers

Isotruss expands carbon fiber cell tower operations with new facility in Phillipines

Plant to produce IsoTruss products for telecom infrastructure market in southeast Asia.

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Marine

BM Composites announces the launch of the Linx 30 Superyacht Tender

The first custom tender brand designed and made in Mallorca, Spain, highlights the customizable Linx 30, a carbon fiber infused superyacht with 30-40% improved fuel efficiency.  

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Sustainability

SMC BMC Design Award 2022 winners are revealed

Gold and Silver awards include SMC LightTurn design for seated showering, an SMC floating platforms for sustainable, floating gardens and a BMC TileTurn Solar reflective sustainable roofing solution.

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Cutting/Kitting

Hypertherm announces release of ProNest 2023 CAD/CAM nesting software

ProNest 2023 focuses on improving its automated Industry 4.0 functionalities and reducing cutting waste, ultimately giving users a more holistic operations perspective.

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Massivit 5000 3D printer expedites printed parts, increases workflow efficiency

The industrial-scale dual-material printer, with additional Industry 4.0 features, can produce full-scale parts, prototypes and molds 30 times the speed of competitive 3D printing.

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Consumer

University of Sheffield researchers to drive structural health monitoring in U.K. infrastructure

The £7.7 million program, ROSEHIPS, anticipates exploitation of machine learning, sensing and digital twin technology for automated health monitoring in infrastructure, such as bridges, telecoms masts and wind turbines.  

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Aerospace

Elixir autoclave investment brings all aircraft production in-house

The company now controls the entire production process for its aircraft, including the Elixir 915iS Turbo with a carbon fiber OneShot structure.

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Aerospace

Airbus commits to A320 rate increase among persisting supply chain concerns

Intentions to increase rates to 75 aircraft per month over the next three years reflects Airbus’ confidence in its Q1 performance, commercial aircraft demand and the ability for the supply chain to manage the ramp up.

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Space

CompPair works with ArianeGroup to shape the future of space

CompPair HealTech prepreg helps define the 2025-2050 technology and demonstrators roadmaps for ESA reusable space vehicles.

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Teijin Automotive Technologies begins Huntington, Indiana facility expansion

Topcoat line and assembly area will add to current capabilities in compression molding, bonding, water jetting, sanding and priming.

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ZeroAvia makes strides in hydrogen refueling via Shell collaboration, airport pipeline launch

Compressed, low-carbon hydrogen supply to be developed for ZeroAvia’s California facilities and power flight testing, leads to unveiling of 100-meter landside-to-airside hydrogen airport pipeline.

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