Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Adhesives

IPS Adhesives debuts Scigrip SG2000 adhesive in North America

The adhesive’s 1:1 mix ratio and long open time provides transportation, construction and marine industries with much-needed routine simplification and flexibility.

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Aerospace

FACC receives Aero Excellence Award in support of composites and aviation resiliency

The award, received by FACC and 11 other aviation companies, recognizes high manufacturing standards, highlights a strategy for improving international supply chains.

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Pressure Vessels

Airbus outlines next-gen single-aisle aircraft technology focuses, revised ZEROe project roadmap

Outlined technology bricks — including foldable wings, more efficient engines and propulsion and composite materials — could support a planned single-aisle next decade, plus Airbus’s renewed commitment of a commercially viable H2 aircraft.

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Thermoplastics

FIBIAS++ project targets recycled TPC innovations for automotive applications

Project led by the IRT Jules Verne and supported by Compositec, Stellantis, IMT Nord Europe and CMO seeks to develop composites with a low CO2 footprint and recycled material incorporation.

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Aerospace

AMD to open U.S. subsidiary for defense, aerospace nanotechnology

AMD Inc., based in Austin, Texas, has a broad license to all parent company IP and will continue to invest in R&D projects with the group’s existing university partners.

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Aerospace

ZeroAvia is awarded U.S. Air Force grant for autonomous hydrogen-electric aircraft

ZeroAvia will analyze the potential for developing and delivering an autonomous aircraft with hydrogen-electric propulsion for reduced engine noise and low thermal signature.

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Graphene

HydroGraph, NEI Corp. launch graphene dispersions line

Two novel dispersions, comprising HydroGraph’s pristine fractal graphene and NEI’s experience in battery materials, targets coatings, energy storage and composite materials.

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Sustainability

Airbus Foundation joins forces with Solar Impulse Foundation, boosting climate action

Partnership will lean on Airbus’s satellites and helicopters expertise, supporting innovators to advance aerospace-related projects with positive environmental impact.

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Natural Fibers

FibreCoat distribution agreement expands fiber products into China

Distribution of the aluminum-coated basalt fibers through Full-Case marks another step in FibreCoat’s goal to make its technology accessible worldwide.

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Aerospace

GE Aerospace commits $1 billion to strengthen U.S. aerospace

Manufacturing expansions, scaling 3D printing and CMC materials and supplier upgrades are a few ways in which GE expects to support the U.S. aerospace supply chain.

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Glass Fibers

GFRP Tech unveils environmentally sustainable mesh systems for construction

EnviraMesh, tailored for heavy-duty applications, targets structural enhancement of buildings and infrastructure with reduced carbon emissions.

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Composites 4.0

Polaron AI materials design tool wins inaugural Manchester Prize 

Generative AI model is capable of exploring thousands of material designs in under a day, providing an opportunity to more rapidly characterize and design advanced materials including alloys, composites and catalysts. 

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