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Purdue University composites center opens large-scale additive lab, seeks consortium partners
Purdue’s Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center (CMSC) cut the ribbon on the Thermwood LSAM Research Lab, which partners can access with Purdue’s ADDITIVE3D simulation module.
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Anmet installs first recycled wind turbine blade-based pedestrian bridge
Polish recycling company Anmet and partner GP Renewables Group aim to repurpose decommissioned composite wind turbine blades for infrastructure and consumer products.
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IACMI Members Meeting reconnects members, discusses road ahead
Oct. 5-7 in Detroit, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) members presented automotive R&D and discussed industry trends.
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Shanghai Electric launches 11-MW, direct-drive offshore turbine with 102-meter blades using carbon fiber
Able to withstand high temperatures, earthquakes and typhoons, the SEW11.0-208 platform mark another breakthrough, in addition to the launched S120, S89 and S90 composite wind blades.
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, begins journey to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids
Launched for its 12-year journey in space, the Lucy aircraft is decked out with advanced scientific instruments, 170 square feet of composite structures and several 3D-printed parts.
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Spirit AeroSystems opens National Defense Prototype Center
The joint project with WSU-NIAR will spur the development of new high-temperature materials and ultra-competitive composites and attract new aviation, defense and space programs.
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Vestas to install V236-15.0 MW prototype turbine at Østerild in Denmark
Prototype developments are already underway, with the 115.5-meter-long blades to be manufactured later this year. Installation with take place in the second half of 2022.
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Hyundai selects IDI Composites’ Fortium thermoset material for Santa Cruz truck box
The Fortium series imparts 40-65% discontinuous glass fiber reinforcement with high-strength and impact resistance in “scratch black” for a highly functional truck bed in the 2022 Sport Adventure Vehicle (SAV).
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Arris Composites, Airbus collaborate on composites research for lightweighting cabin brackets
The project aims to demonstrate significant reductions in aviation emissions by leveraging topology optimization and advanced composites to replace metal brackets used on aircraft.
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University startup is developing composite storage vessels
Through strategic partnerships, Space Walker is developing a Type IV composite high-pressure gas storage vessel for use in hydrogen fuel cell drones.
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