DASIS launch set to transform UK SME supply chain A supply chain management consultancy has launched to offer UK SMEs a secure and safe route to manufacture for its clients. DASIS…
Partners high deposition rates make thermoplastic aerostructures a reality High-performance polymer solutions provider, Victrex says the next decisive step in the production of large structural components from thermoplastic composites for use in aerospace has been achieved. Using its enhanced…
Hexcel and Safran expand composite materials contract Hexcel has announced that the scope of its long-term supplier contract with Safran has expanded to include advanced composite materials for a broader range of commercial aerospace applications. For more…
MakerBot offers Kimya’s three new ABS composite materials for METHOD 3D printers MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys today announces that three new Kimya ABS composite materials by ARMOR have been qualified for MakerBot LABS for the…
Time to invest in the best R-TECH Materials invests in Zwick’s latest composites testing technology. Aligned to aerospace standards, it will enable R-TECH to undertake more complex testing and fulfil the growing needs of its customers.…
Teijin and Safran sign master contract for composite materials Teijin has signed a long term master agreement with Safran, the tier 1 supplier of systems and equipment in the aerospace and defence market. The high performance materials supplier has…
F-35: Solvay and Lockheed Martin sign new five year contract Solvay has been awarded a new five-year material supply contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet. The new contract extends Solvay’s long-standing partnership on the F-35 program and underlines the…
Elbit Systems awarded F-35 composite assemblies contract Elbit Systems has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems - Cyclone, has won a contract for the manufacture of assemblies for forward equipment bays on the F-35. The contract calls…
Keeping the space industry at the cutting edge Composite engineers at the University of Sheffield AMRC were singled out for praise by Airbus Defence and Space bosses for the speed, efficiency and accuracy of their work on critical…
Kaman UK reduces lead time for mould tools Kaman UK, a supplier to the aerospace industry, has significantly reduced development lead times for the design and manufacture of complex mould tools for composite part manufacture. The company has…
R&D project promises innovative composite solution AIM Altitude has been working with Composites Evolution and Sheffield Hallam University on an R&D project backed by Innovate UK. The collaboration’s objective has been to develop a nanocomposite material…
Tenax non-crimp fabrics and braided fibres qualified for Airbus Teijin's carbon fibre materials Tenax Dry Reinforcements (DR) has qualified for the Airbus A320neo wing spoilers using a Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process developed by Spirit AeroSystems. The highly automated…
Strata delivers 100 shipsets of A350-900 inboard flaps Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing facility, has successfully delivered 100 shipsets of the assembled A350-900 Inboard Flaps (IBF). Having completed the full first article inspection for the…
Additive manufacturing: how to create the new materials The aerostructures division of Leonardo, located in Grottaglie, Italy, has recently tested Roboze FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) 3D printing technology within its manufacturing process of composite aerospace materials. The test…
A bridge to the future Colorado-based Bye Aerospace is using Siemens’ NX and Fibersim to reduce product development time for all-electric composite aircraft and enhance productivity with 66% fewer engineering employees. When George Bye…
Strata completes construction of Solvay joint venture facility Strata Manufacturing has completed works on the Strata Solvay Advanced Materials (SSAM) high-tech facility in Al Ain, a joint venture with Solvay. The completion of the SSAM facility heralds the…
Lightweight construction in aviation For the all-electric passenger aircraft ‘Alice’, Eviation enlisted experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Foundry, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV. Together with three other partners, the Augsburg research facility developed…
FIP exhibition is postponed until June 2021 France Innovation Plasturgie (FIP), a leading trade fair for plastics, composites and rubber, initially planned for this June, is now postponed from 15-18 June 2021 in Lyon Eurexpo. In this…
JEC Composites Innovation Awards to be announced online Following the launch of the podcast series in March, JEC Group will name the winners of the 2020 JEC Innovation Awards on 13th May through digital broadcasting for the first…
Rockwood and Leonardo celebrate 10 year partnership Rockwood Composites and Leonardo marked the 10th anniversary of their partnership with delivery of the 10,000th blade for the towed decoy on the Eurofighter Typhoon for Leonardo, the global high-tech aerospace,…
Spirit AeroSystems opens new aerospace facility in Scotland Spirit AeroSystems has opened a new composite manufacturing facility at its site in Prestwick, Scotland. This facility leverages advanced composite technology from Spirit's research and development portfolio and brings new…
Composites showcase takes to the air Adeline Larroque, JEC Composites’ show director JEC World and EMEA Events, speaks to Ed Hill about what visitors can expect to see during the event, held from 3-5 March 2020…
When ballistic protection is a must Permali Gloucester is a world leader in the manufacture of composite materials for the aerospace and defence markets, Ian Parker hears more about the company’s ballistic protection solutions. Military helicopters…
Boeing 777X: Powered by 3D printing and composite materials The Boeing 777X’s first flight was powered by two GE9X engines yesterday, an engine that makes use of composite materials and 3D printed parts. The engine has a composite fan…
