Design & Tooling
Multi-material steel/composite leaf spring targets lightweight, high-volume applications
Rassini International was challenged by Ford Motor Co. to take weight out of the F-150 pickup truck. Rassini responded with a multi-material steel/composite hybrid leaf spring system that can be manufactured at high volumes.
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InfraCore develops composite helideck for 85-meter seagoing patrol vessel
Nominated for the JEC Innovation Awards 2022, the FRP deck has undergone rigorous impact and hydrocarbon fire tests, proving that it is robust enough to resist a helicopter crash.
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Long-fiber liquid crystal polymers
High-performance, injection moldable grades to be offered with long glass, carbon fiber options.
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Airbus eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator completes wind-tunnel tests
Technologies tested in the Filton wind tunnel — many inspired by biomimicry — will include gust sensors, pop-up spoilers and multifunctional trailing edges.
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CompoTech, Bilsing carbon fiber gondola beam development key for simplifying tooling management
Stiffer EOAT design for automotive tandem press line tooling increases load capacity and productivity, overcomes strokes per minute limitation and improves factory interchangeability.
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PRF Composite Materials launches Q.tool prepreg tooling system
Newly developed Q.tool combines RP800 epoxy with 1,020 g/m2 bulk plies for increased layup speed, reduced number of debulks and better surface finish.
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Notox surfboards combine upcycled carbon fiber from Airbus with Sicomin bio-resin
One-hundred percent upcycled fabrics declared unusable for aerospace applications go through a wet lamination process with vacuum bag consolidation to produce the sustainable Notox R-Carbon products.
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Lilium begins eVTOL demonstrator flight testing in Spain
Lilium Jet demonstrator, dubbed Phoenix 2, begins the next phase of flight testing at Spain’s ATLAS Flight Test Center. A third demonstrator will be introduced in summer 2022.
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Classic Recreations announces carbon fiber bodied Shelby Cobra race car
The officially licensed 1965 CSX Shelby Cobra race car features an autoclave-cured carbon fiber body, including the floor and doors, and is said to rival supercars in weight and horsepower.
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Pultron Composites implements flexible composite rebar for skate park construction
The $2.6 million redevelopment for a skate park in Gisborne, New Zealand, reinforced its concrete with GFRP rebar, which easily bent to accomodate complex curves and improved construction times.
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