Aerospace
Plant tour: Diamond Aircraft Austria, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Composites use among general aviation manufacturers is far from unusual, but none apply them quite like this airframer does.
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Solvay, Strata joint venture to supply Boeing with composite materials
Facility to be commissioned in 2020 and to anchor a growing advanced manufacturing sector.
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Kanfit adds CNC machine
Kanfit Ltd. (Migdal HaEmek, Israel), a leading manufacturer of aerospace-grade parts and assemblies manufactured from composite and metal materials, announced on Nov. 7 that it has successfully completed installation of its new 5-axis CNC machining center.
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DSM, Toyota Motorsport sign technology partnership
TMG will develop and pilot new engineering solutions using DSM high performance materials and products for potential application in the automotive industry.
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Boeing HorizonX invests in Gamma Alloys
The Boeing Co. (Chicago, IL, US) announced its investment in Gamma Alloys (Valencia, CA, US), a leader in aluminum alloys focused on developing advanced metal-matrix composites for use in aerospace.
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AC&A acquires Applied Composites Engineering
US-based Applied Composites Engineering (ACE) manufactures composite parts and structures for the aerospace and defense markets.
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Webinar: Composites in aerostructures
ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ is hosting a free Siemens-sponsored webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 2:00 pm EST, titled, “New Entrants in Aerospace: Composites as the Deciding Factor.”
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Chomarat invests in a carbon multiaxial technology
This new multiaxial machine is reportedly 10 times more productive than the previous generation of machines.
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Orbital ATK wins contract to make composite parts for F-35
Orbital ATK will produce bullnose and blade seals at its facility in Clearfield, UT, US.
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Irkut MC-21 flight-testing continues
Irkut’s MC-21-300 test aircraft, featuring an out-of-autoclave carbon fiber wing box, flew 4,500 km from Irkukst, Russia to Moscow.
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