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Damen and CEAD Join Forces to Develop 3D-Printed HDPE Workboat

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NASA and Industry Partners Drive Innovation in High-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing

NASA, in partnership with the Advanced Composites Consortium, convened at its Langley Research Center as part of the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project, with delegates from 22 organizations.

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Dymag®, Borbet and Advanced International Multitech Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Carbon Wheel Technology

Dymag Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BORBET GmbH, and Advanced International Multitech co.ltd. (AIM) have formed a strategic partnership...

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Hexcel and Specialty Materials Introduce a New High Modulus, High Compression Unidirectional Prepreg

Hexcel Corporation and Specialty Materials announced a significant advancement in the development by Specialty Materials of a new high modulus carbon fiber technology using Hexcel materials...

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Airtech Acquires Kimya Assets to Extend Additive Manufacturing Filament Capabilities and Solutions

Airtech Advanced Materials Group is integrating Kimya's high-performance filament portfolio into its established range of pellets and filaments for Additive Manufacturing applications.

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Delta Marine Announces a Custom 110-Foot Motor Yacht Nearing Completion

Delta Marine Industries Inc. announces a custom 110-foot motor yacht featuring a novel hull platform for long-range efficiency, developed in response to changing market dynamics in the 110- to 124-foot range, using advanced composites construction.

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Hexcel, JetZero Partner to Qualify Composite Materials for Game-Changing "All Wing" Design Aircraft Demonstrator

Hexcel is advancing a strategic partnership with JetZero through the FAA's FAST program, qualifying composite materials for JetZero's all-wing design aircraft development program, the Z4.

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Porsche Develops TABASKO Method for Lightweight Vehicle Series Production

Porsche Engineering develops TABASKO, a tape-based carbon fiber reinforcement method that cuts weight in series-production plastic parts.

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Quantum Fuel Systems, and OneH2 Collaborate on Cylinder Technology for 930-Bar, High-Pressure Hydrogen Tube Trailer

Quantum Fuel Systems, a vertically integrated leader in gaseous energy storage systems, has announced the development of an industry-leading 930-bar hydrogen Type 4 cylinder, in partnership with OneH2, a leader in providing hydrogen fuel systems and cost-effective delivered hydrogen fuel for transportation and industrial markets.

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TAVieDA Project: Fraunhofer, Trelleborg, and Airbus Reduce Aircraft Door Production Time with Automated Assembly Using Thermoplastic Composites

A research project by Fraunhofer IWU, Fraunhofer LBF, Trelleborg, and Airbus Helicopters shows that replacing aluminum, titanium, and thermosets with thermoplastic carbon fiber composites that can be welded together automatically drops aircraft door manufacturing time from 110 hours to 4.

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Rocket Lab's HASTE Launch Platform has been Selected to Launch a Full-Scale Hypersonic Test Flight for the Department of Defense (DOD)

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Bcomp Collaborates with Siux to Serve up Sustainable Innovation in Padel with New GEA Racket

Swiss cleantech company Bcomp has collaborated with leading Spanish padel brand Siux to develop the new GEA racket, integrating Bcomp's ampliTex natural fibre reinforcement made from flax fibres to deliver enhanced precision while reducing environmental impact.