National Composites Week

Aerospace

EcoPulse flight test campaign ends, provides insight into hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft

Accumulation of 100 flight hours and 50 test flights deliver findings into design, certification, production and operations that will lay the groundwork for future aircraft. 

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Trends

Sonaca, Aciturri Aerostructures to become single European aviation entity

The industrial partnership, combining expertise in metal and composites design and manufacturing, aims to become an independent global player for low-carbon aerospace development.

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Coatings

Australian partners to develop, validate laser cladding system for MMC coatings

ACM CRC, LaserBond and The University of Sydney aim to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing capabilities through monitoring, prototype assessment and simulation of the coating process for metal matrix composite (MMC) materials.

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Aerospace

On the radar: Innovations in composite battery enclosures

A look at recently reported design, material and process innovations for composites-intensive battery enclosures, developed to support the ramp-up of EV and AAM vehicles.

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Large-format AM speeds plug production for manufacture of composite boat molds

Hungarian manufacturer Rapid Prototyping transitioned its conventional foam milling process to 3D printing to produce faster, higher quality, recyclable foam plugs and composite boat molds.

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Recycling

MerConcept, Extracthive integrate rCF components into racing yacht construction

Development and integration of recycled composite ballast dorade vents for an IMOCA class yacht and other ongoing projects demonstrate a push for greater circularity in the marine industry.

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Filament Winding

Polar Technology announces filament winder installation

Machine addition to a larger dedicated cell will support the company’s higher volume composites manufacturing capabilities and future growth plans.

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Tri-Mack celebrates 50 years of technical problem-solving

Since its founding in 1974, Tri-Mack has acted as an extension of its customers’ engineering teams, investing in and expanding its capabilities to meet industry needs in thermoplastic composites.

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Recycling

VCARB, Holy Technologies demonstrate composites recyclability potential for Formula 1

Fully recyclable, race-ready carbon fiber/epoxy mirror housing component using Holy’s IPT technology highlights track-proven durability, paves way for future motorsport components.

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Aerospace

HAV announces production site developments for Airlander 10

Work is underway to develop the Carcroft Common site in the U.K. that will support the production, testing and certification of up to 24 composite Airlander 10 aircraft each year.

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