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HG Grimme CNC centers reduce ACE CFRP postprocessing setup

The switch to HG machining centers for the milling of automotive CFRP parts and structural components cuts setup time down from 40-45% to 2-3% and protects against dust generation.

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People in composites: April 2025

The composites industry welcomes new personnel and position transitions for Gurit, Kaneka Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, L&L Products, Norco, 47G and The Gill Corp.

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Carbon Fibers

Team Kratos invites sponsorship for electric tractive system innovation

The nationally ranked Indian Formula Student team is seeking industry sponsorship to develop and implement an advanced tractive system for its upcoming composites-intensive electric race car.

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Defense

Materion metal matrix composites are selected for FLRAA prototypes

Bell Textron is equipping the U.S. Army’s tiltrotor prototype with lightweight materials to further enhance its speed and payload capabilities in operation.

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Aerospace

Spirit AeroSystems signs divestiture agreement with Airbus

Per the definitive agreement, Airbus is taking ownership of assets across seven of Spirit’s sites to ensure stability of its supply for its commercial aircraft programs.

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Sustainability

NSTA issues second permit for HyNet carbon storage project

The £2 billion U.K. project targets the use of new and existing hydrogen and CCUS technologies to capture and store more than 100 million tonnes of CO2 over 25 years, boosting net-zero initiatives.

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Space

Call for abstracts: CW Tech Days to explore high-temperature composite solutions

The fall 2025 installment of CW’s Tech Days online event series will cover high-temperature composite solutions for defense and space applications.

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Nanomaterials

Canatu extends IATF 16949:2016 certification

The international standard for automotive quality management reflects Canatu’s dedication to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction when it comes to the delivery of its CNT products. 

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Pusan National University develops novel approach for composite material homogenization

The proposed RBHM method has been shown to accelerate composite material modeling and analysis with reduced basis homogenization, achieving higher accuracy and minimal error.

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AZL Aachen spotlights success of April Open Day for composites R&D insights

Nine partner institutes opened their machine halls and research laboratories for visitors, highlighting their focuses and synergies between science, industry and AZL’s team of experts.

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