Carbon Fibers
Hybrid metal composite four-disc milling cutter reduces machining times by 78%
CompoTech and Hofmeister steel and carbon fiber tool achieves 50% faster cutting speed and 54% higher feed rate compared to conventional two-disc tools.
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Effman installs AFP-XS as part of project to enable AFP for SMEs
uCOMP project with Addcomposites and Quebec partners demonstrates new woven tape and high-permeability preforms for resin infusion in <2 minutes.
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Jaguar Land Rover undertakes composite program for EV lightweighting
U.K. Tucana project plans to replace steel and aluminum with composites for vehicle structures.
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Wevolver, Mitsubishi launch KyronMAX composites design challenge
Designers are invited to submit a product, part, or concept that uses KyronMAX’s range of high-strength, carbon fiber-based composites for a $25,000 prize and prototype development support.
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Suprem SA begins new pultrusion line production
Highly automated manufacturing line processes continuous fibers with high-performance thermoplastics for tapes, profiles and rods.
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Bye Aerospace begins production for eFlyer-2 all-composite fuselage
Composites Universal Group has been contracted to create the carbon fiber fuselage, advancing the all-electric eFlyer-2 toward FAA certification.
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RAMPF TFP machine designs lightweight, cost-competitive complex composite parts
Eight-head Tailored Fiber Placement machine selectively places and orients composite filaments where strength or weight optimization is required.
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Sicomin-sponsored solo kayak crossing takes advantage of composites
Incorporation of Sicomin carbon fiber and PVC foam sandwich construction ensures an efficient kayak for extreme paddler Richard Kohler’s 6,700-kilometer journey across the South Atlantic.
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Hexcel releases Q4 2020 financial results
Hexcel’s 2020 revenue was down 36.3% compared to 2019, but the company expects demand to stabilize throughout 2021 as the pandemic wanes and vaccine rollout progresses.
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Carbon ThreeSixty, Leonardo, NCC all-composite helicopter wheel project takes off
The 18-month project will design, develop and manufacture 12 fully tested ultra-low mass, robust, proof-of-concept CFRP wheels for rotary wing aircraft.
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