Videos
Mold release for winding and wrapping
In this Digital Demo, Scott Waterman, Global Sales Director at AXEL Plastics (Monroe, Conn., U.S.), outlines the unique differences of filament winding and wrapping that affect the selection and usage of mold release. (Sponsored)
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FAA approves G-1 Certification Basis for Archer
The FAA’s approval enables Archer to move toward its goal of obtaining an FAA Type Certification for its composite all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable wind turbine blade
Called RecyclableBlade, the composite blades follows the IntegralBlade manufacturing process but with a new resin specially designed for recycling at the blade’s end of life.
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CW Trending: Bucci Composites’ Andrea Bedeschi talks F1, cars, cranes and wheels
In the third episode of CW Trending, we chatted with Andrea Bedeschi, general manager of Bucci Composites about the company history and recent carbon fiber developments.
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Firefly Aerospace performs first flight test of Alpha rocket, ends in explosion
On Sept. 2, the all-composite launch vehicle achieved liftoff and about 2.5 minutes of flight prior to an anomaly resulting in loss of the vehicle.
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Composite-metal joining, braided preforms enable next-generation aircraft design
Collins Aerospace invests in new joining, preforming and infusion techniques to target aircraft design needs for reduced weight and lower-cost manufacture.
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Industrial-scale wave energy system enabled by mobile filament winding
Sweden-based CorPower Ocean designed its 9-meter-long, filament-wound GFRP buoy prototype for high-efficiency, durable wave energy generation and fast, on-site manufacture.
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NIAR AVET Lab at Wichita State University offers small unmanned aircraft testing
Small unmanned aircraft (sUA) certification capability complies with new FAA AC107-2A sUAS operations over people requirements.
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Volocopter takes to the skies with Volocopter 2X at EAA AirVenture
UAM company successfully conducts first U.S. public manned test flight of an eVTOL in the U.S., with a goal to bring electric flights to cities globally in the next two to three years.
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RUAG Space closes in on 1,000 satellite milestone
With the separation of the latest 34 OneWeb satellites, RUAG Space is getting close to successfully placing its 1000th satellite in space.
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Cabin Management Systems leverages Markforged carbon fiber 3D printers for FAA-compliant end-use parts
Cabin Management Solutions (CMS) incorporates the Markforged X7 printer and Onyx FR material for high-quality, rapid parts production for cabin management maintenance, upgrades and replacements for luxury aircraft.
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Hanwha Solutions acquires Cimarron Composites, aims to be global leader in high-pressure tanks by 2030
Hanwha Cimarron LLC will build new $130 million production facility in Alabama to produce large-scale tanks for hydrogen transport, filling stations and support expansion into tanks for UAM, drones, launch vehicle rockets, defense, rail, cargo ships and more.
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