Aerospace

Rising fuel costs, environmental regulations and an increase in airline traffic have helped drive the increasing use of composite materials in the aerospace industry. Composites are used in military, business and commercial aircraft of all sizes, including spacecraft.

Making Simulation Accessible to the Masses

Composites simulation tools aren’t just for mega corporations. Small and mid-sized companies can reap their benefits, too. In 2015, Solvay Composite Materials began using simulation tools from...

Aircraft Manufacturers Looking for Speed

New composites technologies will help meet the growing demand for civil aircraft. Airline companies carried a record-setting 4.3 billion passengers globally in 2018 (International Civil Aviation...

Boom Supersonic Closed a $100 Million Series B Investment Round to Develop Overture, its Mach-2.2 Airliner

Boom Supersonic, a Denver, CO based company, states that Overture will be the most community- and environmentally-friendly supersonic jet ever made. Advanced aerodynamics and engines will create a carbon...

Boeing, ELG Carbon Fibre Find New Life for Airplane Structure Material in Groundbreaking Partnership

First-agreement of its kind will repurpose aerospace-grade composite material for making laptop cases, car parts and other products Partnership will reduce solid waste by more than one million pounds a...

Boeing and Thermwood Partnership to Demonstrate New 3D Printing Technology

Boeing and Thermwood Corporation have employed additive manufacturing technology to produce a large, single-piece tool for the 777X program. The project is demonstrating that additive manufacturing is ready...

Hexcel Officially Opens New Plant in France to Meet Growing Demand for Advanced Composites

Hexcel has officially opened its new plant at the Les Roches-Roussillon Chemicals Industry Platform in Isère, France. Attending the event were Muriel Pénicaud, French Labor Minister, Yannick Neuder,...