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Rock West Composites Delivers First Ultra-High-Performance Frac Plugs Made of Composite

Rock West Composites has begun delivery of new ultra-high performance frac plug billets made of filament wound fiberglass composite with custom epoxy resin, capable of withstanding cyclical testing at 12,000 psi and 250 F.

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Royal3D Launches the ShearWater Aquatic Drone: A New Era in Maritime Innovation

Royal3D unveils the ShearWater, a 3D-printed autonomous aquatic drone made from recycled thermoplastic and PETG fiber-reinforced materials.

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Kia and Bcomp Collaborate to Bring Composite Materials to Entry Level Electric Vehicles with Concept EV2

Swiss cleantech company Bcomp joined forces with Kia to deploy its ampliTex natural fibre composite materials into key interior components of the new Concept EV2, demonstrating large-scale adoption of bio-based composites in affordable EVs.

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3D Printed Generative Orthoses: A Transformative Innovation for Orthopedic Care with Glass Fiber Composite Material

CRP Technology announces that the Generative Orthoses project, developed in collaboration with MHOX and Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), has been selected as one of the winning projects in the WORTH Partnership Project II 3rd Call.

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Researchers from Pusan National University Develop a Rapid Yet Accurate Approach for Composite Material Homogenization

South Korea-based Pusan National University has developed a Reduced Basis Homogenization Method (RBHM) to speed up numerical homogenization for predicting composite material performance, achieving computational speeds up to 1,030 times faster than FEM.

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Firefly Aerospace to Develop Ceramic Matrix Composite Rocket Engine Nozzle Extension

Firefly Aerospace wins an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop a ceramic matrix composite nozzle extension for rocket engines.

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Wichita State Researchers Develop Stronger, Tougher, Lighter Composite Materials using Helical Carbon Nanotubes Technology

Wichita State University researchers led by Dr. Davood Askari have developed a process for chemically functionalizing helical carbon nanotubes (HCNTs) to produce nanocomposites with dramatically improved mechanical properties for aerospace and other high-demand industries.

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RAW Idea Introduces New All-in-One Hybrid Printing System

RAW Idea unveils its latest innovation - an all-in-one hybrid printing system that seamlessly integrates printing, scanning, and milling into one powerful machine.

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Gulfstream G800 Earns FAA and EASA Certifications

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced that its all-new Gulfstream G800, the world's longest-range business aircraft, received type certification from the FAA and EASA with even greater performance capabilities than originally anticipated, including a range of 8,200 nautical miles.

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Biomass-Derived Polycarbonate Resin by Teijin Adopted by Sigma for Sustainable Camera Lens Barrels

Sigma Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of optical equipment such as photographic lenses and cameras, has adopted Teijin's biomass-derived polycarbonate (PC) resin for use in its part of lens barrels for interchangeable lens cameras.

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ENGEL Supports Upcycling Research at TH Rosenheim

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Firefly Aerospace Awarded DoD Contract for Responsive On-Orbit Mission with Elytra Spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with its Elytra spacecraft in support of the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit Sinequone Project, using composite structures from its lunar landers and launch vehicles.