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Composite Nose of Space Rider Reusable Vehicle Passes Dynamic Qualification Tests

The nose of Space Rider, designed by CIRA and manufactured in partnership with Petroceramics, has successfully passed its structural dynamic qualification campaign, confirming full component integrity ahead of flight unit manufacturing.

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Cirrus Breaks Ground on $13 Million Expansion of Grand Forks Manufacturing Facility

Cirrus Aircraft has announced a $13 million expansion of its Grand Forks manufacturing facility to support continued production growth of its composites-intensive SR Series and Vision Jet.

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Alpha Technologies Acquires Metravib Material Testing to Strengthen Global Materials Testing Capabilities

Alpha Technologies, a global leader in rheology testing instrumentation, has acquired Metravib Material Testing, a specialist in dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and fatigue testing, from the Acoem Group.

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Airframe Designs Invests in Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing to Scale Complex Part Production

Aerospace engineering specialist Airframe Designs has doubled its operational capacity with the expansion of its headquarters and services for customers across the aviation, defence, and space sectors.

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Hexagon Agility to deliver composite fuel systems for new fleet of CNG buses in Dallas, Texas

Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, has received an order from GILLIG to deliver compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems for 476 new buses in Dallas, TX, ahead of the region hosting the FIFA World Cup.

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WeylChem Wesseling enters Advanced Materials Market with a New Business Line in Germany and a Strategic Partnership with Novoset

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ACMA Updates Unified Emission Factors (UEF) for Composite Manufacturing Processes

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has revised and redesignated the ANSI/ACMA UEF-1-2019 standard on estimating emission factors for open molding and other composite processes, published in the June 6, 2025 edition of ANSI Standards Action.

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NCC to Locate UK's First Open-Access Carbon Fibre Development Facility in North-West England

The National Composites Centre confirms Northwich, Cheshire as the site for the UK's first open-access carbon fibre development facility.

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Nassimi Unveils Hyphyn™, a Biodegradable Performance Vinyl at NeoCon 2025

Nassimi launches Hyphyn, a performance vinyl engineered to biodegrade in landfills without releasing microplastics or PFAS.

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CRG Defense Acquires ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT 3D Printer to Expand Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing

CRG Defense has become one of the first companies globally and only the second in the U.S. to acquire the ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT, a large-format 3D printer developed by Italian manufacturer Roboze. This advanced system significantly expands CRG Defense's capability to produce aerospace-grade polymer and composite parts at scale.

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Exel Composites Publishes Whitepaper Highlighting Composite Conductor Cores

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Fesher and HMC Sign Airbus A350 Rudder Composite Structure Contract