Loading ...The National Composites Centre based in Bristol, England officially opened. Sunaero, a fuel leak repair specialist company, launched a hand-held composite curing device that will significantly shorten repair times.
Abui Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace became a Tier 1 supplier of advanced composite aerostructures for Boeing. Meanwhile, Boeing finalized its collaboration with UK-based University of Nottingham, which will focus on composites recycling. Watch this video for a rare look inside the Boeing 787 test plane and see how these large structures pass aviation tests.
With the end of the U.S. space program in sight, is there a potential market for companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin in commercial spaceflight programs? Ferrari argues with Popular Mechanics that aluminum, not carbon fiber, is the material choice of its car for future designs. The U.S. Department of State ordered three additional...
Toshiba released a new motorcycle engine cover made of carbon fiber reinforced polyamide. The company says it is lighter than its magnesium alternative and performs with similar or better tensile strength. The U.S. Army celebrated the delivery of the first Apache Block III helicopter, which features composite rotor blades to provide more lift.
The Bennington County Industrial Corp in Bennington, Vt., introduced a new initiative to attract more skilled workers, and especially skilled women workers, to local composite companies like Plasan North America and Vermont Composites. JP Aerospace, a volunteer-based space program in Rancho Cordova, Calif., launched the first unmanned twin balloon airship to reach 18 miles...
Structural Composites in Melbourne, Fla., won a Congressional Medal of Merit for developing technology to produce cost effective lightweight boats, buses, and RVs, including the rigid-hulled inflatable boat design for the U.S. Navy. Unitech Composites and Structures, based in Hayden, Idaho, recently accepted a contract to build the next generation Portable Helicopter Oxygen Delivery...
Composite Global Growth by Regional Expansion China, in its vastness, continues to grow in vast proportions. As the largest exporter in the world it has also begun to focus more acutely on its own infrastructure to support its growing population and production demands. For example, it has become the leading investor in renewable energy...
According to a report by market research company Lux Research, the composite wind blade market will continue to expand and soon pass aerospace to become the largest advanced composite market in 2020. United Airlines announced that Boeing completed the assembly of the first new 787 Dreamliner. United is the first North American airline to...
McLaren Engineering, West Nyack, N.Y., constructed a thermoplastic composite bridge using 94 percent recycled material at the base in Fort Bragg, N.C. strong enough to carry heavy payloads. Spectrum Control Inc, Fairview, Pa., a division of API Technologies, introduced a composite connector shell to replace metal connector shells and reduce weight in aerospace and...
Flaxland, a UK-based boat builder, designed a sustainable canoe made from Biotex Flax Hopsack weave and UV cured bioresin. A week after Boeing delivered its first new 787, Emirates airline pushed the airline manufacturer to update its 777.
