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People in Composites: January 2022
New hires, appointments and promotions have been announced by KraussMaffei, Markforged, GRP Solutions, IPS Adhesives, Loparex, Exel Composites and others.
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Fibrolux supports Polish bridge with custom pultruded deck beams
More than 16 kilometers of fiberglass-pultruded profiles double Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge capacity and upgrade its durability.
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Boeing Q4 2021 results demonstrate 737 MAX recovery, 787 rework, record freighter aircraft sales
Q4 reports $14.8 billion in total revenue, reflecting progress in returning the 737 MAX to service and discussions with the FAA to resume 787 deliveries.
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Twelve selected companies will provide Venture Class launch services for NASA
Rocket Lab, Northrop Grumman and Virgin Orbit which have expertise in composites fabrication are among the 12 companies to provide new opportunities for science and technology payloads.
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NatureWorks to open new headquarters and advanced biopolymers R&D facility
Located in Plymouth, Minn., the new facility will include state-of-the-art capabilities dedicated to fermentation R&D of new application using Ingeo PLA biopolymers.
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Nordic Bioproducts successfully spins novel plant-based textile fiber
The Finnish startup begins an intensive product development period to scale up its Norratex fiber, which is manufactured without toxic chemicals or expensive solvents.
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Airborne expands automated kitting partnerships in North America
Preferred Reselling Partners Eastman Machine and Zünd Systemtechnik leverage extensive experience in deploying cutters across diverse end markets to sell Airborne automated kitting solutions.
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Technology Marketing highlights Armor-Mask APE 200 polymer elastomer formulation
Coatings, maskants and sealants are effective sealant barriers in high-temperature, corrosive environments, from composite tooling to industrial equipment.
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Hexcel composite materials lightweight Sunseeker 90 Ocean luxury yacht
Hexcel’s HexPly XF and HexPly SuperFIT surface technologies yields parts with paint-ready surfaces for builder of luxury yachts.
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Heartland, Ravago leverage engineered hemp additives for next-gen plastic resins
The carbon-negative and renewable plastic additives will reduce the carbon footprint of plastics manufacturers while producing composite products that are stronger, lighter, cheaper and more sustainable.
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NLR, Synthesites work toward intelligent manufacturing for aerospace structures
NLR acquires fully operational intelligent resin monitoring system for noninvasive, real-time resin viscosity and glass transition temperature estimation.
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Bye Aerospace all-electric eFlyer 800 program advances
Production backlog reaches 135 purchase deposits and option agreements, approaching a total of 900 units in backlog.
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