- 22 July 2008 -
Umeco gets Airbus qualification
Umeco Plc’s subsidiary Advanced Composites Group (ACG) has received Airbus qualification for its first out-of-autoclave (OOA) pre-impregnated advanced composite material for structural applications.
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- 21 July 2008 -
Composites on show at Farnborough
Composites were more visible at the Farnborough International Airshow last week, as the aviation industry focuses on improving the performance and fuel efficiency of aircraft.
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-16 July 2008 -
Machine automated production of aircraft stiffener
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has developed a patented automated stiffener forming machine (ASFM) designed for the manufacture of composite stiffeners for aircraft.
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- 8 July 2008 -
US Navy studies Quickstep process
Project compares Quickstep with autoclave processing of carbon prepregs used on navy helicopters and aircraft.
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- 7 July 2008 -
Spirit Europe wins A350 XWB wing contract
European division of Spirit AeroSystems Inc signs contract to produce wing leading edge structure of Airbus' new aircraft.
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- 26 June 2008 -
Flow provides waterjet cutting for A350 XWB
Flow International Corporation will provide Airbus with multiple composite machine centre (CMC) abrasive waterjet and routing machine tool systems for the manufacturing of Airbus A350 Xtra Wide-Body (XWB) under a multi-million dollar contract.
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- 19 June 2008 -
Aircraft uses DSM's turane resins
DSM Composite Resins' latest grade of turane (thermosetting urethane) resin will be used by French aircraft manufacturer LH Aviation for its LH-10 Ellipse carbon composite aircraft.
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- 18 June 2008 -
Virtek receives US$1.3 million order
Virtek Vision International Inc, a provider of industrial laser products for marking, engraving, templating and inspection, has been awarded a US$1.3 million contract to supply its LaserEdge® templating systems to a large, undisclosed US aircraft manufacturer.
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- 13 June 2008 -
Kaman acquires Brookhouse Holdings
US company Kaman Corp has acquired Brookhouse Holdings Ltd, a UK specialist in aerospace composites, for £43 million (US$85.1 million).
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- 09 June 2008 -
Unidym and Battelle form nanotubes alliance
Carbon nanotube manufacturer Unidym Inc and Battelle, an independent US research and development organisation, have formed an alliance focusing on the use of carbon nanotubes in composites for aerospace and transportation applications.
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- 05 June 2008 -
Composite bird
RoboSwift, a micro aircraft fitted with movable wings inspired by the common swift, has been made with carbon composites by a student team from Technische Universiteit (TU) Delft.
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- 02 June 2008 -
Hexcel's composites in A350 XWB
Hexcel Corporation will supply carbon fibre composite materials for major primary structures of the Airbus A350 XWB long-range wide-body aircraft.
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- 02 June 2008 -
Rolls-Royce and GKN form JV
A joint venture (JV) for research and development into the use of composite materials in aero engine fan blades has been set up by Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace.
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- 30 May 2008 -
Learjet 85 produced at new facility
Bombardier has decided to manufacture its Learjet 85 business jet's composite structure at the company's new production facility in Queretaro, Mexico.
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