Industry Digest

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STUNNING Project Delivers of One of the World’s Largest Thermoplastic Aerostructures

With the goal of demonstrating high-rate production while reducing fuselage weight by 10% and recurring costs for the fuselage by 20%, the Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) project led by Airbus,...

New Low Carbon, Graphene-based Insulation Materials Created for Transportation Industry

Aerogel Core Ltd is a new company developed from the Innovate UK ICURe Programme (Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research) with the support of Research and Innovation Services (RIS) at the...

DIFT and Arburg Are Manufacturing Bio-based Fiber Composites Using 3D Printing

A new 3D printing process developed by The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and Arburg GmbH is using nature’s example to create sustainable bio-based fiber composite materials. Wood,...

HAZE’s Carbon Fiber Auto Frame Features AWOS Submersion Sensing Technology

HAZE Automotive’s stated focus is to develop lighter and safer vehicles with improved performance, using next-generation materials with embedded sensors. In collaboration with AWOS, the HAZE team is using...

Composite Materials Lightweight the Ebusco 3.0 18 Electric City Bus

The new Ebusco 3.0 18-meter electric city bus was designed by a team of experts in aerospace, automotive, and electronics with comfort, safety, and a low total cost of ownership in mind. The use of...

Innovation, Collaboration and Sustainability Took Center Stage at CAMX 2022

Roaming among the nearly 500 booths at the CAMX 2022 Exhibit Hall and chatting with attendees from around the world underscored the breadth of the composites and advanced materials industry. “CAMX...