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.

The Industrial Revolution

Manufacturers that are watching the Industry 4.0 movement from the sidelines should take note: the time to transform is now. Companies of all sizes can benefit by integrating digital information from a range...

Driven by a Vision

Several years ago, General Motors’ CEO Mary Barra outlined the company’s vision for zero crashes, zero congestion and zero emissions. GM is developing and rolling out various technologies related to...

NASA Developing an Advanced Composite Solar Sail System for Future Space Missions

A team at NASA’s Langley Research Center, with partners from NASA Ames Research Center, NanoAvionics, and Santa Clara University’s Robotics Systems Lab, is...

Lockheed Martin and GM Extending Lunar Exploration with Autonomous Moon Rovers

Lockheed Martin and General Motors are working together to develop lunar rovers to allow Artemis astronauts to explore the 95% of the Moon’s surface that has as of yet been unseen. The rovers will be...

Flying High in Aerospace

For decades, aerospace manufacturers have been incorporating composite components into their aircraft to cut back on weight, save on fuel and reduce the environmental impact of commercial, business and...

Carbon ThreeSixty, Leonardo and National Composites Centre Collaborate on New Composite Helicopter Wheel

Carbon ThreeSixty, Leonardo, and the National Composites Centre have joined forces to create an all-composite helicopter wheel. The NATEP project, which began on January 1, 2021, aims to use the group’s...