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Quickstep opens flare housing manufacturing facility
The new facility, in Bankstown, Australia, will manufacture composite housings for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft’s countermeasure flares.
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Continental Structural Plastics breaks ground on facility in Seguin, Texas
The 200,000 square-foot composite automotive component manufacturing facility is expected to open by 2021.
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Chomarat glass fiber reinforcement lightens mass-produced auto parts
G-PLY, developed for KraussMaffei’s HP-RTM process, reportedly delivers weight savings of 60% for leaf springs.
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UMaine Composites Center's 3D printer named world's largest
The university now holds world records for the largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object and largest 3D-printed boat.
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FACC receives Airbus "Innovation Award"
The award was presented to FACC for its contribution to composite components for the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow program.
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Bureau Veritas, Cornis partner on wind blade inspection
The companies offer advanced blade inspection that uses automated artificial intelligence, a global database and digital processing of images.
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Reinforced concrete incorporated into sustainable building design
A Chicago apartment complex uses glass fiber-reinforced concrete facade cladding as part of its climate-friendly construction.
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Bindatex enables flexibility to NCC for AFP projects
The composites and advanced materials precision slitting company reports increased orders from the National Composites Centre.
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Dieffenbacher, Arburg partner to offer combined injection/transfer molding process
The companies demonstrated their combined capabilities with a recent project to develop a modular injection/transfer molding cell to produce hybrid parts.
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Global Materials LLC to acquire Specialty Materials Inc.
Global Materials will continue to deliver SMI’s advanced boron and silicon carbide fibers and materials products and explore new and additional markets.
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DUNA-USA adds production line, expands facility
The company says the expansion to its polyurethane and polyisocyanurate systems manufacturing facility will increase efficiency and further growth.
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Toray Advanced Composites, NCC sign R&D partnership agreement
As a Tier 1 member of the National Composites Centre, Toray Advanced Composites will collaborate with the the NCC on automotive and aerospace R&D programs.
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