Defense
Composites Index improves on employment, new orders
The Composites Index moved higher in November with a reading of 49.4.
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Irkut Corp. completes construction of fourth MS-21-300 flight test aircraft
Russian jetliner with OOA infused wing steps nearer to certification. See CW’s historical timeline of the MS-21.
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Composites Index contracts on weak exports
The Composites Index experienced further contraction in business activity in October, with a reading of 48.3, led by steep contraction in export orders.
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Connecting composites to steel
Hyconnect combines glass and steel fibers with welding to lightweight structures.
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3D printed composites with 60% fiber, less than 1% voids
9T Labs advances continuous carbon fiber 3D printing for industrial series structural components.
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Removing barriers to lightweighting ships with composites
EU consortia propel large demonstrators, new technology and affordable certification.
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Albany International acquires CirComp GmbH
German innovator in RTM will help Albany Engineered Composites accelerate technology development in thermoplastic composites
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People in Composites: November 2019
Albany Engineered Composites, GKN Aerospace, Michelman and Sirrus Inc. announce new hires in the composites manufacturing industry.
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ACMA hosts third transportation and defense policy fly-in
Forty ACMA members met with nearly 100 members of Congress and staff to advance legislation enabling composites usage in the aerospace and automotive sectors.
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New Digimat 2019.1 release enables smarter fiber-reinforced composite design values, allowables and crash modeling
Upgrades include high fiber content virtual test with 10-100 times faster analyses and progressive damage analysis using the Camanho method.
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