Design & Tooling
Laminate Tools version 5.1 supports new and optimized user-driven functions
The new version release of Anaglyph’s composite design software offers an extensive list of feature improvements and enhancements to its Design, Check and Manufacture modules.
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Hexagon unveils new PV Elite release for design, analysis of pressure vessels, heat exchangers
Complete software solution incorporates the tools necessary to perform a broad range of vessel analysis and boundary-defining data inputs, enabling efficient design while ensuring those designs are up to safety codes.
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique reveals 66-meter, all-composite SolidSail mast
A technological feat, the large carbon fiber mast prototype targets the Silenseas sailing liner and sailing cargo ships for up to 40% reduction in CO2 emissions.
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RACER achieves “power on” test, prepares for 2023 maiden flights
Initial function checks were conducted at the Airbus Helicopter facility in Marignane, France, signaling the next step for the composite rotorcraft demonstrator and its highly collaborative teams.
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Natilus partners with Janicki for blended wing autonomous aircraft
The Tier 1 supplier will design, fabricate and provide quality assurance of primary composite structures for the Natilus N3.8T prototype, to be used for air freight transport.
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Rolls-Royce prepares UltraFan technology demonstrator for testing
The UltraFan aeroengine, with a fan diameter of 140 inches, is designed with a suite of technologies to contribute to fuel efficiency for narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
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EU-funded GENEX project to develop digital twin framework for aircraft lifecycle tracking
Novel digital framework to enable holistic and comprehensive data capture through the entire aircraft lifecycle, supporting composite component/structure manufacture optimization and maintenance.
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Norco to build fuselage, wings and composite components for Skyfly eVTOL aircraft
Skyfly aims to achieve a complete airframe weight of just 220 kilograms, in addition to low-cost, accurate and reliable repeatability of manufacture for series production progression.
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Top 10 ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ products of 2022
It was a big year for new products in the composites industry. Take a look at ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ’s top 10 most popular product pieces based on Google Analytics and check out what you might have missed.
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Super Formula, Bcomp announce sustainable fiber composite bodywork
Japan’s premiere single-seater race series confirms hybrid composite parts for SF23 chassis as part of Next 50 plan.
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