Carbon Fibers
SAERTEX acquires TK Industries
TK Industries manufactures heavy-tow, multiaxial carbon fiber fabrics for various industries.
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Hyosung announces growth plans for carbon fiber business
The company plans to expand its carbon fiber capacity from 2,000 to 24,000 tons of annual output by 2028.
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Swancor to supply MHI Vestas with wind blade materials in Taiwan
The supply contract covers more than 50% of the direct materials value of blade manufacturing, including carbon tow, carbon pultrusion, resin and bonding glue.
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Plant Tour: Veelo Technologies, Woodlawn, Ohio, U.S.
Advanced materials company evolves from nanomaterials to multifunctional composites and processing solutions.
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Virgin Galactic moving closer to commercial service
Virgin’s all-composite VMS Eve was recently relocated to Spaceport America where the company has begun operations, implementing a newly designed Mission Control and preparing for commercial service.
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Airbus, Hexcel celebrate National Composites Week with milestone production rate
The two companies are celebrating more than 40 years of collaboration and Hexcel Salt Lake City’s first year at full rate for the A350 program.
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NASA assembles James Webb Telescope
NASA has successfully connected the two halves — the Optical Telescope Element (OTE) and the Space Craft Element (SCE) — of the composites intensive James Webb Telescope for the first time, marking a major milestone for the program.
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Arevo introduces 3D-printed carbon fiber unibody bike frame and rim
Arevo will display its 3D-printed carbon fiber unibody production bike frame and 3D-printed thermoplastic rim at Eurobike 2019.
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SPE ACCE 2019 announces third keynote
Edward D. Moss, engineering group manager for Corvette Body Structure, will discuss “Composites on the New Chevrolet Corvette" at SPE ACCE September 4 – 6, 2019 in Novi, Mich., U.S.
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