Prepregs
Perseverance rover takes one step for composites on Mars
The rover’s successful landing on Feb. 18 begins a two-year science investigation of Mars’ Jezero Crater for ancient microbial life.
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Bilsing expands aerospace composites capabilities with 3D tape laying equipment
Conbility PrePro 3D system will be used to produce components for aircraft interior galleys, seats and overhead bins.
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Axiom Materials CerFace AX-8810 surface film improves outer finish of CMC components
Surface film protects exposed fibers and minimizes surface roughness of CMC components for operating temperatures of up to 1,093ºC.
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Hexcel HexPly M9 prepregs receive DNV GL Type Approval Certification
Verification offers ship and boat builders a range of high-performance prepreg options for the manufacture of large composite structures in commercial marine craft.
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Hexcel releases Q4 2020 financial results
Hexcel’s 2020 revenue was down 36.3% compared to 2019, but the company expects demand to stabilize throughout 2021 as the pandemic wanes and vaccine rollout progresses.
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Tow steering, Part 2: The next generation
Wings on next-generation commercial aircraft will be longer, thinner, more aerodynamic and more efficient. They also are ideal candidates for the application of steered tows. One project aimed to design, fabricate and quantify a tow-steered wing skin.
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Pilatus delivers 100th composites-intensive jet
PC-24 Super Versatile Jet is now present on every continent and sold out for 2021.
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Notus Composites completes final epoxy prepreg shipment for Museum of the Future
More than 600,000 square meters in total of the company’s fire-retardant glass and carbon fiber prepregs were used to build the Museum’s facade panels.
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Airbus awards A400M supply contract to Teledyne CML Composites
The contract includes thermoplastic composite wing components, in line with Teledyne CML Composites’ recent investments in thermoplastics processing.
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Boeing conducts inspections of 787 composite inner fuselage skin
Boeing reports that it is checking the flatness of inner fuselage skins on all undelivered 787s to verify structural integrity.
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