Aerospace
New low-cost, high-temp resins
MG Resins offer a suite of properties and processing that could potentially revolutionize sectors of the composites industry.
Read MoreBoat builder Lyman-Morse creates aerospace composite prototype
Prototypes for such clients as the Department of Defense and other government and private sector businesses has become an increasingly important segment of the the company’s business plan.
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Mars habitat concepts feature 3D-printed composites
NASA has announced the design competition finalists for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.
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DARPA pursuing new composite material and process
DARPA’s Tailorable Feedstock and Forming (TFF) program is seeking a tailorable short-fiber composite feedstock that is stampable and moldable and yields aerospace-grade properties.
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Optimizing composite aerostructures production
Israel Aerospace Industries ramps production while reducing costs and improving quality thanks to integrated optimization software.
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Materials Sciences Corp.: Multifunctional composites
MSC draws on four decades of experience and computer modeling expertise to develop novel composite materials with the potential to make a big impact.
Read MoreEuropean Space Agency authorizes new Ariane 6, Vega C launch vehicles development
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed contracts for the development of the Ariane 6 new-generation launcher, its launch base, and the Vega C evolution of the agency’s current small launcher.
Read MoreScaled Composites/ Vulcan Aerospace predict 2016 debut for LEO launch aircraft
A year ago this month, at the inaugural Composites & Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) event in Orlando, FL, US), Scaled Composites’ (Mojave, CA, US) affable president Kevin Mickey spoke on a range of fascinating subjects, one of which was the massive Stratolaunch aircraft project his company is involved in, funded by billionaire Paul Allen in collaboration with Scaled Composites’ founder Burt Rutan.
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Plant Tour: Fokker Aerostructures: Hoogeveen, Netherlands
This Dutch aerospace supplier leverages its founder’s pioneering spirit from a century ago to lead the way, today, in thermoplastic aerocomposites.
Read MoreLargest-ever civil aircraft composite part: A350-1000 wingskin
The wings for the first Airbus A350- 1000 commercial aircraft have entered the assembly stage at the Airbus (Toulouse, France) manufacturing site in Broughton, North Wales, UK.
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