Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Wind/Energy

Rocky Mountain Power breaks ground on Wyoming wind energy initiative

The Energy Vision 2020 project will involve new wind farms and transmission lines as well as upgrades to current wind farms including longer turbine blades.

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Anisoprint launches basalt fiber for continuous-fiber 3D printing

The material is said to be 15 times stronger than plastic, five times lighter than steel and 1.5 times stronger and lighter than aluminum. 

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Composites 4.0

Henkel opens European hub for aerospace adhesive solutions

The new production plant in Spain supports lightweighting, fuel efficiency and automation for aerospace applications.

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Aerospace

F-35 fleet surpasses 200,000 flight hours, 400th F-35 delivered

The 400th production aircraft is a U.S. Air Force F-35A, to be delivered to Hill Air Force Base, Utah by Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office.

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Infrastructure

SAMPE 2019: The highlights

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ was at SAMPE 2019 and offers a summary of highlights from the show and conference.

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Trends

TU Delft, KLM develop sustainable, long-distance aircraft

The “Flying-V” is designed for more efficient long-distance flight, incorporating an aerodynamic “v” shape.

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Beijing Institute of Technology leverages SwiftComp for composites research

The university is using AnalySwift’s simulation software as part of the company’s Academic Partner Program.

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Trends

Carbon fiber composite Mars rover chassis under development

Swiss engineering company Scheurer Swiss GmbH is developing the part along with partner RUAG Space.

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Aerospace

TRB chosen to supply materials for Airbus A380 luxury suites

TRB Lightweight Structures and Safran partnered to produce luxury suites featuring phenolic panels.

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Aerospace

Daher acquires KVE Composites Group

The acquisition is intended to extend Daher’s thermoplastic composites capabilities for structural aircraft components.

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Lipex Engineering to build basalt fiber production plant in Russia

The plant represents the company’s plan to make basalt fiber one of its key growth areas.

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FACC to open composites facility in Croatia

The facility will build composite cabin components for commercial and business aircraft.

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