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Sustainability

Uplift360 successfully converts composites waste into continuous aramid fibers

Through scale-up trials the chemical recycling company’s defense-backed process effectively respun para-aramid into long, high-performance fibers, with future goals to reach virgin material strength. 

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Diamond Aircraft acquires Volocopter after insolvency

Integration will maintain Volocopter’s headquarters in Germany, with its development and certification work continuing under Diamond’s ownership.

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Beta completes eVTOL flight demonstrations across Utah

Beta, 47G and UDOT hosted flight demonstrations throughout communities in the state to showcase Alia’s capabilities and highlight AAM’s advantages.

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Thermoplastics

Avanco Composites bundles lightweight composites expertise into new corporate structure

Inometa Thermoplastics, Dynexa and Xelis businesses have been joined under the Avanco Composites brand, combining thermoset and thermoplastic composites competencies.

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Carbon Fibers

Airbus Helicopters introduces light twin H140 with 2028 EIC

Larger, quieter rotorcraft offering is backed by H135 and Bluecopter program know-how, featuring several optimized elements and just as many composite features.

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Trends

Hera Group inaugurates FIB3R recycling plant in Italy

Industrial-scale facility is expected to produce 160 tonnes of rCF/year through pyro-gasification process, supported by cross-sector partners like Leonardo and Angeloni.

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Composites industry invited to April 9th AZL Open Day 

Annual, in-person event gives AZL and non-AZL members a chance to gain insight into the RWTH Aachen Campus’ composites and lightweighting R&D landscape.

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MATECH, Cal Nano aim to commercialize UHT composites

The partnership’s combined technological advances and manufacturing prowess will target the scale-up and industrialization of FAST SPS for high-temp and UHT composites serving aviation, defense.

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Reinforce 3D forms alliance with 3D printing company Spring Srl

Integration of CFIP technology with additive manufacturing will facilitate optimized composites manufacturing and build up CFIP’s scale.

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Aerospace

Janicki Industries earns second consecutive Northrop Grumman supplier award

The privately-owned engineering and manufacturing company continues to support the supply and delivery of innovative, cost-effective defense and space technologies.

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