Aerospace

Novotech launches SEAGULL hybrid-electric, composites-intensive aircraft

Novel folding-wing, urban air mobility platform begins work toward certification.

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Carbon Fibers

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 assembly underway

All-electric aircraft nears FAA certification with composite fuselage and wing assembly, and a current backlog of  717 purchase deposit agreements.

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Carbon Fibers

ÉireComposites to develop Ireland's first carbon fiber satellite optical instrument

Development and manufacture of three composite stray light baffles for the ESA’s ALTIUS satellite will assist in climate change research.    

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Space

NSMSS and CRASTE 2021 event explores advanced materials and technologies for commercial space

The National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE) are two space-focused forums occurring June 21-24, 2021.

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Bell, Ingersoll apply LFAM to main rotor blade component production

Collaborative effort using Ingersoll’s MasterPrint LFAM tool and five-axis milling machine completes successful manufacture of 22-foot-long vacuum trim tool in a matter of weeks.

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Aerospace

Re:Build Manufacturing acquires Composite Resources

Massachusetts-based investment group Re: Build Manufacturing has acquired South Carolina-based fabricator Composite Resources.

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Aerospace

UC San Diego earns NASA grant for eVTOL design tool development

Three-year project to develop open-source simulation and optimization tools to enable companies to rapidly design eVTOL vehicle concepts.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon Axis XCell strengthens AFP capabilities at Compositadour

New robotic cell will expand testing, prototyping and pre-series production for industries looking to automate composites preforming.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace to begin full-rate composite V-tail production for GA-ASI aircraft

New contract with GA-ASI to support RAF Protector/MQ-9B aircraft production at GKN’s Cowes, U.K., builds on 10-year company relationship.

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Aerospace

AnalySwift and University of Central Florida work with NASA to develop thin-ply composites

Materials will be characterized and performance modeled for wide array of aircraft and space applications.

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