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University study reports expected useful life of wind projects has increased
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently published research finds that wind project developers now expect wind projects to last about 30 years.
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Bye eFlyer 2 flight test data supports electric propulsion claims
Bye Aerospace estimates its eFlyer will eliminate 3 million metric tons of CO2 every year otherwise produced to train the needed new airline pilots.
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Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories
Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.
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Quickstep opens flare housing manufacturing facility
The new facility, in Bankstown, Australia, will manufacture composite housings for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft’s countermeasure flares.
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California high school adds composites fabrication to curriculum
A STEM academy recently opened the doors to a brand-new composites fabrication lab, to prepare students for the local aerospace workforce after graduation.
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Composites industry events to highlight thermoplastics, defense, space
A roundup of news about events in the composites industry, including the TPRC’s thermoplastics conference and events from Composites UK, ACMA and more.
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FACC Wichita performs 1000th split scimitar winglet modification
FACC Solutions Inc., the company’s Wichita, Kan., U.S. subsidiary, will deliver the 1000th shipset of its modified Boeing 737 winglet to Southwest Airlines.
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People in Composites: September 2019
CW’s monthly roundup of people news in the composites industry, including recent appointments at Gougeon Brothers, Scott Bader, Shape, KraussMaffei, Teijin Ltd. and the NASA Langley Research Center.
Read MoreCAMX Awards, ACE nominees span material, process types
There are two parts competitions at CAMX, the CAMX Awards and ACMA’s Awards in Composites Excellence (ACE).
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