National Composites Week
Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract with automotive OEM
Order for full BEV lower battery housing unit will incorporate Kautex’s thermoplastic composite (TPC) Pentatonic battery enclosure product, which enhances thermal management and reduces vehicle weight.
Read MoreConsumer goods manufacturer orders Hexagon Agility CNG fuel systems
Following successful piloting of X15N engine natural gas trucks, this new fleet of 60 day cab and sleeper trucks will benefit from Hexagon’s CNG systems with Type 4 tanks.
Read MorePerformance resins, putties and structural adhesives
CAMX 2025: Scott Bader illustrates its local and global materials supply availability backed by technical support, as well as a novel composite panels development with Armacell.
Read MoreCutting 100 pounds, certification time for the X-59 nose cone
Swift Engineering used HyperX software to remove 100 pounds from 38-foot graphite/epoxy cored nose cone for X-59 supersonic aircraft.
Read MoreArchitected graphene microfillers for lightweighting, reinforcement
CAMX 2025: Dickinson presents its portfolio of “metamaterials,” looking to collaborate with industry partners to demonstrate their scaled-up mechanical capabilities and potential.
Read MoreDLR HAP-alpha solar aircraft demonstrator passes key ground tests
The CFRP uncrewed aircraft platform, designed as a sustainable alternative to satellites, completed ground vibration testing, leading up to flight trials in 2026.
Read MoreAdvanced Carbons Council announces graphene ISO technical specification
ISO/TS 9651:2025 provides a classification framework for nanomaterials, specifying the characteristics of graphene-related 2D materials and their respective measurement methods.
Read MoreHartzell AAM propeller gains FAA Part 35 type certification
Certification testing of Hartzell’s five-bladed composite propeller was conducted exclusively on Beta Technologies’ electric propulsion systems for the Alia VTOL and CTOL, with the goal that the design will serve similar AAM architectures in future.
Read MoreMangohojden acquires Slingsby Advanced Composites Ltd.
Swedish company seeks to develop a group of specialist aerospace and defense businesses to improve and enable investments needed to meet European industry demand.
Read MoreHTMS joins Mobilise accelerator program to advance its CMC materials
High Temperature Material Systems has developed low-temperature cure prepregs for ceramic matrix composite (CMC) parts offering lightweight and thermal/fire protection up to 1000°C.
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