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New JEC Publication Addresses the Incredible Saga of Composites

New JEC Publication Addresses the Incredible Saga of Composites

The official book launch and the presentation to the public will take place during JEC ASIA Composites Show & Conferences, on Wednesday June 26, at the Suntec Center in Singapore. [More]
ITT Exelis to Fabricate Composite Blade Seal Components for Lockheed Martin F-35 Program

ITT Exelis to Fabricate Composite Blade Seal Components for Lockheed Martin F-35 Program

ITT Exelis has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Lockheed Martin to fabricate composite blade seal components for all variants of the F-35 Lightning II program. This award will support production for LRIP 6 and 7 through 2015. Production of the blade seals will take place at the new Exelis composite design and manufacturing center in Salt Lake City, Utah. [More]
New Partnership to Develop Reconfigurable Tooling Technology for Complex Composite Aircraft Structures

New Partnership to Develop Reconfigurable Tooling Technology for Complex Composite Aircraft Structures

Spirit AeroSystems today announced it has been working with Spintech Ventures, of Xenia, Ohio, to develop a new reconfigurable tooling technology for manufacturing complex composite aircraft structures. The solution uses re-formable, reusable mandrels to form complex, highly integrated composite structures, with features that are not possible with traditional tools. [More]

TenCate Signs Up for Collaborations with Airbus and Fokker at Paris Air Show

Today at the Paris Air Show in France the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Henk Kamp, is signing a letter of intent (LOI) for the proposed extension of the Thermoplastic Affordable Primary Aircraft Structure consor... [More]
Molded Fiber Glass Southeast Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Re-Certification

Molded Fiber Glass Southeast Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Re-Certification

Molded Fiber Glass Southeast, was ISO 9001:2008 re-certified late May 2013for conforming to the universal quality management systems of International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [More]
Rolls-Royce Awards ATK Aft Fan Composite Case Contract for Trent XWB-97 Engine

Rolls-Royce Awards ATK Aft Fan Composite Case Contract for Trent XWB-97 Engine

ATK announced the award of a contract valued at more than $50 million from Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom, to produce aft fan composite cases for the new Trent XWB-97 engine. The contract has the potential to grow to more than $200 million. This Rolls-Royce engine is the sole engine now available to power the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft variant. [More]
Altair Partner Alliance adds Sixth Composites Partner, AlphaSTAR

Altair Partner Alliance adds Sixth Composites Partner, AlphaSTAR

The Altair Partner Alliance today announced the addition of its sixth composites partner, AlphaSTAR Corporation (ASC). HyperWorks users can now access its multi-scale progressive failure analysis (MS-PFA) software, GENOA, as well as the Material Characterization and Qualifications (MCQ) Composites Suite. GENOA and MCQ are applicable in many industries, including aerospace, automotive, wind energy and sporting goods. [More]
Elbit Systems-Cyclone Delivers First Advanced Composite Component for F-35 Fighter Fuselage

Elbit Systems-Cyclone Delivers First Advanced Composite Component for F-35 Fighter Fuselage

Northrop Grumman Corporation's supplier in Israel – Elbit Systems-Cyclone – delivered its first advanced composite component for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter center fuselage produced by Northrop Grumman. This delivery is a significant milestone for the F-35 program, as it is the first composite part manufactured by a country committed to purchasing future F-35s under the U.S. foreign military sales agreement. [More]
Researchers Detail Molecular Mechanism Behind Tough Cement-Polymer Bonds

Researchers Detail Molecular Mechanism Behind Tough Cement-Polymer Bonds

Rice University researchers have for the first time detailed the molecular mechanism that makes a particular combination of cement and polymer glue so tough. [More]
Gurit Re-Opens Auckland-Based Composite Testing Facility

Gurit Re-Opens Auckland-Based Composite Testing Facility

Gurit (Asia Pacific) in Auckland is pleased to announce the re-opening of its composite testing facility, following the company's relocation last year. The facility comprises a dedicated mechanical testing room, wet laboratory and a sample preparation bay, set up and ready to welcome a full range of testing projects. [More]
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