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Verretex Secures CHF 12 Million To Advance Circular Glass Fibre Reinforcement For Thermoplastic Composites

Verretex has secured CHF 12 million in funding to advance the development and industrial scaling of circular glass fibre-based reinforcement materials for thermoplastic composites.

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Airbus Completes A350F Freighter Main Deck Cargo Door in Spain

Airbus has completed the first main deck cargo door for the A350F freighter programme at its Illescas facility in Spain, advancing development of its next-generation cargo aircraft.

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China-Developed UAV Uses Bamboo-Based Composites To Reduce Weight And Cost

A research centre in China has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle that uses bamboo-based composite materials in its primary structure, marking a shift toward bio-derived alternatives to carbon fibre.

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Research Partnership Targets Sustainable Composite Materials for Boat Manufacturing

A research partnership is focusing on improving sustainability in boat manufacturing by developing alternative composite materials, including basalt fibre reinforcements and bio-based resins, to replace conventional glass fibre-reinforced plastics.

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Lutz Holding Expands Into Italy With Composite-Based Industrial Pump And Water Treatment Solutions

Lutz Holding, a Germany-based provider of industrial pump and fluid management systems, has expanded into Italy with the launch of Lutz-Jesco Italia S.r.l. in Milan, supplying pumps that use carbon and glass fibre-reinforced polymer materials.

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Syensqo Strengthens Long-Term Space Materials Partnership with Avio

Syensqo has signed a long-term agreement with Avio to supply advanced materials, including composite resins and ablative materials, for space launch applications including Vega-C and upcoming LEO missions.

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Carbon ThreeSixty Develops TFP-Based Composite Aerodynamic Wheel Cover for Lightweight Automotive Applications

Carbon ThreeSixty, a UK-based composite design and manufacturing company, has developed an aerodynamic wheel cover using Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP) technology to improve vehicle efficiency through lightweighting and reduced aerodynamic drag. The TFP-optimised design reduced the number of plies required while achieving a 22.3 percent increase in stiffness.

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Connova Supplies High-Precision CFRP Components For Giant Magellan Telescope

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Saildrone Introduces Spectre USV With 43-Metre Composite Wing For Multi-Mission Naval Operations

Saildrone has introduced Spectre, a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and strike missions. The 52 m-long, 250-tonne platform integrates a 43-metre composite Saildrone Wing manufactured by American Magic Services.

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Continuous Composites Expands Coeur d'Alene Facility to Scale CF3D Manufacturing Technology

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UAVOS Supplies Advanced Composite Rotor Blades To U.S. Teams In DARPA Heavy Lift Challenge

UAVOS has supplied advanced composite rotor blades engineered for high strength-to-weight performance to U.S.-based teams participating in the DARPA Heavy Lift Challenge.

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DLR Tests Shape-Shifting Wing Technology in Flight to Improve Aerodynamic Efficiency

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has carried out flight tests of morphing wing technology built entirely from fibre-reinforced composite materials, using its HyTEM system of distributed actuators for continuous aerodynamic surfaces.