Aerospace

Composite innovations feature automotive, water sports, UAV and consumer project versatility

JEC World 2025: Precision, performance and reliability are at the core of Cobra International’s display, involving a front end, portfolio of water sports applications, a fixed wing drone and more.

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R&D specialization showcases modular wind blade prototype

JEC World 2025: Aimen Technology Centre highlights its work in composites R&D through the presence of the Carbon4Power blade and its role in the aerospace-focused CAELESTIS project.

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NIAR innovates overmolded TPC production process for eVTOLs

Fully automated hybrid thermoforming and injection overmolding process was executed to produce complex thermoplastic composite rib structure in 2 minutes versus 100-hour metal counterpart.

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Conbility delivers laser-safe TPC winding cell to FIBRE Bremen

Turnkey winding system will support the German institute’s aerospace R&D efforts, including LATW, tape placement with in situ consolidation and a later thermoset upgrade.

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Beyond filament winding: Fabricator expands into sensor technology, hydrogen tanks and more

CW Top Shops 2024 honoree B&T Composites’ story includes diversification into new markets and technologies like photonics-based structural health monitoring, aerospace and hydrogen tanks.

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Versatile industrial composite cables, components meet demanding environment needs

JEC World 2025: Meet Future Fibres experts and its Components Division to learn more about its specialized cable range lineup and highly loaded composite structures.

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UDRI opens RAAM lab to advance robotic femtosecond laser

RoboCLASP, an athermal ablation system initiated for preparing composites for bonded assembly, is being roboticized to advance U.S. Air Force needs.

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Airbus pushes ZEROe aircraft project timeline to 2040s

Hydrogen-powered aircraft program is being delayed from original 2035 plan, with Airbus expanding nearer term plans to flight test SAF engines for a next-gen single aisle instead.

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Comprehensive material ranges, demonstrator displays support aerospace, automotive targets

JEC World 2025: Hexcel responds to production quality, rate and sustainability needs with the latest composite material portfolios and project highlights.

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Design services, material highlights and collaborative demonstrator feature technical innovation focus

JEC World 2025: Porcher Industries demonstrates its ability to support a variety of composites manufacturing needs via display of the Composite Application Lab, Peel Ply textiles and a cockpit panel prototype.

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