National Composites Week

VIDEO: Robots enable nine-axis machining of composites

Machine Tool Camp displayed its hybrid machining center at CAMX, featuring nine-axis machining capability enabled by robotics. 

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Space

Firefly awarded $179 million NASA contract for moon delivery

Company’s third lunar mission and fourth NASA CLPS task order uses Firefly’s carbon fiber Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle and a rover to operate six NASA instruments.

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Aerospace

Virgin Galactic, ENAC to conduct spaceport feasibility study

Agreement with Italy’s civil aviation authority to determine the conditions for suborbital operations from the Grottaglie Spaceport, inspired by Virgin’s model in the U.S. with the composites-intensive VSS Unity.

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Ross features FDA-600 dual-shaft mixer for robust industrial mixing

Heavy-duty mixer, catering to industries like composites, adhesives and coatings, is constructed with optimal processing of emulsions, dispersions and suspensions in mind.

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Recycling

Vartega makes e-commerce storefront available for sustainable carbon fiber materials purchase

Online platform aims to build a better understanding of Vartega’s materials business for customers, while streamlining the browsing and purchase of product samples.

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EHang, Weihai to co-develop pilotless eVTOL industrial ecosystem

Using EHang’s composites-intensive EH216-S eVTOL, the cooperation will promote China’s development of a low-altitude economy with cultural tourism and other regional industries.

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Digitization

Schrödinger advances materials informatics for faster development of next-gen composites

Cutting time to market by multiple orders of magnitude, machine learning and physics-based approaches are combined to open new possibilities for innovations in biomaterials, fire-resistant composites, space applications, hydrogen tanks and more.

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Infusion

Gurit reformulates epoxy products with bio-content

Prime resin infusion and Ampreg wet laminating portfolios are now made more environmentally conscious as a standard.

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Recycling

Mallinda launches Vitrimax VHM resin for complete composites recyclability

Vitrimax VHM enables “infinite” recyclability, self-healing and tunable properties, reducing manufacturing waste and supporting sustainability for high-performance industries.

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Aerospace

NASA launches sustainable aircraft project CAS SUMAC

Two-year initiative aims to unlock innovative applications for sustainable thermoplastic composites and their use in AAM and commercial aircraft.

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