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Meggitt Polymers & Composites expands San Diego manufacturing facilities
The San Diego MPC location is the Meggitt Group Center of Excellence for complex, molded aircraft engine components and structures used in extreme environments.
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NASA announces new space exploration technologies partnerships
NASA is partnering with six US companies to develop technologies that have the potential to benefit the commercial space economy and future NASA missions.
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Open Mind releases new hyperMILL CAM software version
The new software offers a range of enhancements and features for 3D Shape Z-level Finishing and 3D Optimized Roughing and improved CAD functionality.
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Schuler continues to expand in Mexico
Hydraulic press manufacturer Schuler recently opened its third site in the country to serve a growing automotive market.
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People on the Move: August 2018
CW’s monthly roundup of people on the move in the composites industry.
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Rocket Lab Electron rocket missions slated for late 2018
Rocket Lab’s It’s Business Time mission will launch in November, with the ELaNa XIX mission for NASA to follow soon after in December.
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NASA assigns commercial space craft crews
The agency assigned nine astronauts to crew the first test flight and mission of both Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
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FACC awarded inspection robot research project
The project aims to develop a new generation of inspection robots, which will be used for a vast range of inspection tasks — without programming effort.
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SABIC launches composite panel for building and construction
Made from glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, STADECK panels are lightweight and offer advantages across a range of construction applications.
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TPI and GE extend partnership
The two companies have agreed to extend their composite wind blade supply agreement in one of TPI’s Mexico plants by two years and add two new lines.
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Mahr launches optical 3D surface measurement technology
The new MarSurf CM’s confocal technology delivers high-resolution 3D surface topography data, enabling new insights into surface structures and processing.
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IACMI announces collaborative smart composite pressure vessel project
The goal of the collaboration is to develop structurally predictable, low-cost smart composite pressure vessels (SCPVs) with integrated health-monitoring.
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