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Hive Composites Develops Breakthrough Low-Viscosity Thermoplastic for Wind Turbine Blades

Hive Composites has announced a breakthrough in thermoplastic composites following a two-year Innovate UK-funded research project, developing MET-OL, a low molecular weight form of PBT that melts at just 140°C for rapid fabric infusion in wind turbine blade applications.

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Archer Acquires Overair Patents and Mission Critical Composites Facility to Advance Next-Gen Defense Aircraft

Archer acquires Overair's tiltrotor patents and a Southern California composite manufacturing facility to speed up its defense aircraft program.

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Greene Tweed Secures 10-Year Strategic Agreement for Advanced Thermoplastic Composite Engine Components

Greene Tweed has signed a 10-year, multi-million-dollar strategic agreement with one of the world's largest commercial engine manufacturers to supply more than 50 custom-designed parts using its proprietary Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composite material.

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Vertical Aerospace Partners with Aciturri Aerostructures for VX4 Airframe Production

Vertical Aerospace has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Aciturri Aerostructures to manufacture the airframe for its electric and hybrid-electric VX4 eVTOL aircraft.

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CRP USA Showcases Advanced Space Components at Small Satellite Conference 2025

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Dawn Aerospace and Scout Space Complete First Supersonic SDA Payload Flight

Dawn Aerospace completed its first demonstration flight carrying Scout Space's Morning Sparrow SDA payload aboard its composites-intensive Aurora spaceplane, reaching 67,000 ft and Mach 1.03 from New Zealand's Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre.

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Beyond Gravity Powers Key Systems for Upcoming MetOp-Second Generation Weather Satellite Launch

Mid-August will mark the launch of the first MetOp-Second Generation (MetOp-SG) polar-orbiting European weather satellite aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Built by Airbus Defence and Space, the satellite will carry Beyond Gravity's state-of-the-art radio occultation instrument to deliver high-precision humidity and temperature data, enhancing global weather forecasting and climate monitoring until 2050. Beyond Gravity also supplied the satellite's six-meter-...

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PRO-SET® Epoxy and Ovington Boats to Sponsor 2025 Flying Fifteen World Championships

PRO-SET Epoxy and Ovington Boats have been named joint lead sponsors of the 24th Flying Fifteen World Championships in Weymouth Bay, UK, marking the first time the championship will be hosted in the UK.

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AZL Aachen Launches Joint Study to Explore Composite Opportunities in Space and Defence

AZL Aachen GmbH is launching a new international collaboration titled 'High Value Composite Applications' to evaluate and quantify the potential of fibre-reinforced plastics in space and defence applications, with more than 50,000 satellites expected to orbit Earth by 2035.

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CompoTech's Zero-Degree Fibre Technology Disrupts Composite Manufacturing with High-Stiffness CFRP Beams

Czech-based composites innovator CompoTech is reshaping the future of CFRP components through its proprietary zero-degree axial fibre placement technology, a departure from conventional filament winding.

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AZL Launches Joint Partner Project to Optimize Thermoplastic Pressure Vessel Production

AZL Aachen GmbH has launched a new Joint Partner Project focused on benchmarking design-for-manufacturing strategies for thermoplastic pressure vessel production, targeting hydrogen and CNG vessel applications.

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Tras Ltd. and SGL Carbon Launch Flax Fiber Toyota Hilux Body for Asia Cross Country Rally

Tras Ltd., a Japanese automotive innovation firm, has revealed a natural fiber composite body for the Toyota Hilux, designed to compete in the upcoming Asia Cross Country Rally in Thailand, scheduled for August 8-16. The rally-ready Hilux stands out for its sustainable body panels made with flax fibers, delivering a unique natural aesthetic and motorsport-grade performance.