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Airbus commits to A320 rate increase among persisting supply chain concerns
Intentions to increase rates to 75 aircraft per month over the next three years reflects Airbus’ confidence in its Q1 performance, commercial aircraft demand and the ability for the supply chain to manage the ramp up.
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Daher, Luxembourg's LIST to develop welding technology for thermoplastic composite aircraft substructures
The agreement will focus on infrared welding technology to enable high-volume, automated manufacturing in aviation.
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SuCoHS project: Advancing composite solutions for parts with high thermal and mechanical loads
New materials, structural concepts and manufacturing using sensors for composites that resist fire, temperature and loads while providing weight and cost savings versus metals.
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Composites supply chain and production disruptions – how can AI and digitalization help?
Digitizing and creating the factory of the future is a journey, but it has the potential to help composites manufacturers address real-life disruptions and enable fast replanning of production operations for increased flexibility and enterprise-level performance.
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Precision pyrolysis: Controlled, heat-based composites recycling for higher material properties
Japan-based Fuji Design’s recycling technology involves controlled, cyclical heating and cooling for higher-performance fiber reclamation. New partnership with Teijin Ltd. aims to scale up and commercialize the technology.
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Automated, continuous processes for high-volume automotive and defense components
Thunder Composite Technologies uses its automated pultrusion, RTM and other processes to produce custom-engineered composite parts for automotive and land defense vehicles.
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UMaine Composites Center 3D prints logistics vessel for U.S. Department of Defense
Two 3D-printed vessels capable of transporting two shipping containers and a Marine rifle squad with three days of supplies mark groundbreaking composite manufacturing milestone.
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Laboratory for Intelligent Lightweight Production at CTC Stade advances digital solutions for industrial composites
Four-year, 12-million-euro LaiLa project with Helmut Schmidt University combines R&D with industry collaboration to solve real production pain points, validate solutions in digital lab/model factory at CTC and transfer knowledge to supply chain including customized training.
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Hitachi Power Solutions combines AI, drones to enhance wind turbine blade maintenance services
Blade Total Service follows maintenance service guidelines to ensure greater safety and security at wind power facilities when inspecting blades for repair.
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AnalySwift, Purdue conduct research on design tool for tailorable composites use in space
Development and testing of the novel design tool will help industry exploit the potential of tailorable composites for designing better lightweight structures in space and on the ground.
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