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Repair

Coltata Aerospace enhances Evans Composites' repair operations

Under Coltata’s platform, Evans has displayed significant improvement in operational performance, scalability and customer experience for aerospace and defense.

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Sustainability

Nlcomp begins construction of rFactory in Italy

The 200-square-meter facility represents nlcomp’s transition from startup to established business, accelerating expansion of its sustainable composite products from marine to also wind and other high-performance applications.

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ASTM Composite Materials Committee is developing flexure testing standard

Practice will help establish stronger composite testing for safer, lighter structures.

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Carbon Fibers

Toray Advanced Composites to supply composites for constellation solar arrays

Per a long-term agreement, space-qualified carbon fiber/epoxy materials will be delivered to Airborne for high-volume production of solar array substrates and yoke panels.

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Welding

KVE, Pinette PEI to supply TPC induction welding equipment

Integrated solution for TPC stamp forming and part assembly via induction welding opens capabilities for increased part sizes, reduced weight and production cost, optimized cycle times.

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Aerospace

Bell is awarded Phase 2 funding for DARPA X-Plane 

Bell has been given the opportunity to build an X-Plane demonstrator based on a stop/fold tiltrotor. 

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XTI Aerospace completes FAA TriFan 600 structures review

The TriFan 600, an “xVTOL” platform that is fully composite, heads toward FAA type certification.

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Infrastructure

Composite Braiding awarded for TPC twin track cantilever support

Railway infrastructure cuts weight by 84%, carbon emissions by 80% and installation time by 50% while automated process offers ≥90% lower labor costs, waste and energy use versus traditional composites manufacturing.

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Aerospace

Florida International University leverages VABs software to optimize composite aerospace structures

AnalySwift high-fidelity modeling software enabled the university to identify optimal configurations for structures including wings and antennas, maximizing longevity, enhancing safety and expanding function.

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Wind/Energy

Gurit introduces open-source offshore wind turbine blade model

Gurit98m integrates into existing design and simulation frameworks, offering engineers, researchers and blade manufacturers a tool to explore performance, efficiency and sustainability improvements.

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