Processes
Next-gen fan blades: Hybrid twin RTM, printed sensors, laser shock disassembly
MORPHO project demonstrates blade with 20% faster RTM cure cycle, uses AI-based monitoring for improved maintenance/life cycle management and proves laser shock disassembly for recycling.
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Cygnet Texkimp relaunches customer slitting trials at UK Innovation Centre
A production-scale prepreg tape slitting system featuring SAHM winding technology is available for thermoset, thermoplastic and ceramic tape trialing following an Asia contract win.
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Composite consumables target surface improvements, infusion and RTM processes
CAMX 2025: Global technical textiles company Freudenberg Materials presents its portfolio of surfacing veils and Enka Solutions 3D polymeric filament structures used in flow media and spacers.
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Scaled Composites Model 437 aircraft to be flown for Beacon autonomy testbed
Northrop Grumman subsidiary part of Digital Pathfinder development of stealth aircraft with wings using continuous carbon fiber additive manufacturing and determinate assembly.
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Trelleborg invests in Innovation Center expansion, remodel
An additional purpose-built space in Delano, Minnesota, by early 2027 adds a visitor center, Swiss machining, injection molding and increased space for automation.
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Smartbeam develops HMS-embedded composite profiles for space
Project goals adapted filament winding to properly integrate optical and carbon fiber sensors and meet technical requirements, resulting in a verified, simplified process for smart composite structures at reduced cost.
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Purdue, Thermwood explore the acceleration of composites manufacturing through 3D printing
A video interview highlights how the university, the CAMS Consortium and Thermwood’s LSAM technology have enabled first-time-right production.
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CEAD hybrid LFAM opens ways for KCL bio-based 3D printing
Partnership achieves compatibility of large-format additive manufacturing with KCL’s Formi biocomposite granules, building sustainable production options.
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Ceramic matrix composites: Faster, cheaper, higher temperature
New players proliferate, increasing CMC materials and manufacturing capacity, novel processes and automation to meet demand for higher part volumes and performance.
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Greene Tweed to deliver advanced TPC components for jet engines
More than 50 custom-designed parts made from Greene Tweed’s Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composite material will be delivered over the course of this 10-year strategic agreement.
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