Carbon Fibers

Carbon Fibers

NETZSCH and USQ partner to advance automated composite manufacturing

The research partnership will focus on advancing the automated production of composite materials using dielectric sensor technology. 

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Carbon Fibers

Plant tour: Meggitt San Diego, CA, US

This aerospace and defense fabricator upgrades to a larger facility and gets, in the process, a chance to rethink and optimize material, people and process flow. 

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Automotive

Tecnofire adds fire resistance to transportation and infrastructure applications

Intumescent nonwoven veils improve the fire performance of composites in bridge, bus, building, marine and aircraft structures.

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Aerospace

Stratolaunch cuts launch vehicle and rocket engine programs

Stratolaunch has reportedly backed off of development of a family of launch vehicles that were intended to use the company’s all composite carrier aircraft as a launch platform.

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Glass Fibers

Vectorply achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification

Vectorply’s composite reinforcement fabrics are targeted to the aerospace, transportation and industrial markets.

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Trends

LeMond Composites and Yale School of Architecture explore carbon fiber robotic fabrication

LeMond Composites has partnered with the Yale School of Architecture to explore new methods of computing and manufacturing structures using advanced carbon fiber technologies.

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Automotive

NCC and Surface Generation partner to demonstrate thermoplastic overmolding capabilities

The two companies together have produced a number of carbon fiber reinforced / PA6 automotive demonstrators which are due to be assessed by an automotive OEM.

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Epoxies

Making better composite bikes in Arkansas

Bicycle manufacturer HIA Velo (Little Rock, AR, US), maker of carbon fiber bikes, is using a combination of composite materials to make their products more durable.

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Weaving

METYX USA receives ISO 9001: 2015 certification

The company’s new technical textiles production, sales and distribution facility in Gastonia, NC, US is now ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certified. 

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Aerospace

FACC delivers 1000th outer flaps shipset for Airbus A321

The outer flaps of the Airbus A321 are manufactured from carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP).

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