Aerospace

Additive manufacturing specialist Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) Inc of South Windsor has received further investment from Hexcel Corp of Stamford (both in Connecticut, USA).

A researcher at the University of Twente in the Netherlands has developed an efficient method for bonding parts made from thermoplastic composites to those made from metals. 

Collier Research Corp of Hampton, Virginia, USA, has become the only software company to be a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Advanced Composites Consortium (AC

By replacing the sizing on carbon fibres with a coating of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), researchers in the UK claim to have improved both the thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon fibre-reinfor

Fokker of Papendrecht, The Netherlands, is working with Airbus and other partners to develop smart variants of its fibre metal laminates (FMLs), previously branded as Glare.

Two key contracts between Hexcel Corp and Airbus Group have been amended, with the former expecting these contracts to generate total sales of US$15 billion.

Boeing has opened a new composite centre at its campus in St Louis, Missouri, USA

Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, is increasing its capacity for the production of composites with a new resin facility and an upgraded site in Östringen, Germany.

Prepreg producer North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) of Renens, Switzerland,  has been chosen to supply composites for a proposed Thin Aperture Light Collector (TALC) space telescope project.

Composites able to heal themselves at low temperatures are being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK and the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. 

For the development of durable aircraft floor brackets for its ARJ21 regional jet, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) is using the materials and services of Victrex. 

Solvay has inaugurated a new carbon fibre production line at its Piedmont Facility in South Carolina, USA—doubling its production capacity.  

Reinforcing the ply interfaces of aerospace-grade unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) increases the in-plane strength of these materials, ac

A carbon fibre-reinforced polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) leading edge access door panel, made with recycled thermoplastic composites, has been developed by The ThermoPlastic composites Research Cente

Aerospace composites manufacturer Albany International Corp of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA, has completed the acquisition of Harris Corp’s composite aerostructures division in Salt Lake City, Uta

Aerospace composites manufacturer Albany International Corp of Rochester, New Hampshire, USA, has completed the acquisition of Harris Corp’s composite aerostructures division in Salt Lake City, Uta

Air freight containers are to be made more durable and fire-resistant (FR) under the terms of an agreement between two companies.

Albany International Corp has agreed to acquire Harris Corp’s composite aerostructures division for US$210 million, including the assumption of a $23 million capital lease. 

Revolution Fibres, based in  Auckland, New Zealand, has officially become the first nanofibre producer in the world to meet aerospace industry standards and is introducing its XantuLayr product as

Effective from the beginning of 2016, SGL has formed a new business unit, Composites – Fibers and Materials (CFM), combining its existing activities in composites with those for carbon fibres for t

A large carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) aircraft component capable of structural health monitoring has been built by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as part of the Smart Intelligent Ai

GKN Aerospace is working with Durham University to develop and implement an ultra-sensitive test method to measure accurately improvements in airframe drag performance. 

A woven fabric (Dymetrol) has been developed as a suspension system for passenger seats on commercial aeroplanes.

Hexcel and Boeing have celebrated the first flight of the 737 MAX 8 – the first member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family – which took to the skies near Boeing’s 737 Final Assembly plant in Renton, Washing

Toho Tenax Co Ltd has revised and renewed a long-term contract to supply its Pyromex oxidized polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibre to UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), part of United Technologies Corp (UTC). 

A veil made from fine glass fibres forms part of the crucial thermal insulation for a satellite launched to help monitor the heights of seas around the globe.

GKN Aerospace has delivered the natural laminar flow (NLF) wing components it has developed for the Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe (BLADE) project.

Toray Industries Inc of Tokyo, Japan, has signed a comprehensive long-term agreement with Boeing Co of Chicago, Illinois, USA, to supply its Torayca carbon fibre prepreg for the production of the 7

A research project to develop methods to improve the toughness of thin-ply composites has been started by North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) of Penthalaz-Cossonay, Switzerland, and its partners.