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New aircraft fuselage architecture

Welding the world’s first thermoplastic aircraft fuselage As part of the Clean Sky 2 program, Fraunhofer in Stade, Germany, is demonstrating the assembly of the

10. April 2024

Takes one to know one – Inspection of foam-cored sandwich with CFRP skins

Inspection of foam-cored sandwich with CFRP skins For aerostructures it is crucial to inspect built-in sandwich structures for flaws. Thus, Dolphitech, reknowned provider of NDT

8. April 2024

Reusing recycables

Hybridly reaching the finish line: Multidisciplinary project team develops innovative resource-saving solutions Currently, the industrial use of lightweight solutions still often fails due to high

2. April 2024

Review of the CU Innovation Day “Advanced Air Mobility – Opportunities for Composites”

On March 20, 2024, the CU Innovation Day “Advanced Air Mobility – Opportunities for Composite Materials” took place in the CU MixUp World. The field

26. March 2024

4th International Summer School on Fatigue and Damage Mechanics of Composite Materials

Summer School After three successful editions in 2015, 2019, and 2022, with an overall participation of more than 200 enthusiastic PhD students and young researchers

26. March 2024

The Composites United CMC community met in Stade as part of the Ceramic Composites March Meetings

It was that time again. The Composites United CMC community met in Stade as part of the Ceramic Composites March Meetings. In addition to a

19. March 2024

Webseminar Wednesday: Novel Matrix-NDT Technology for improved composites testing

Matrix Array Ultrasonic Testing (MAUT) is a technology used for the inspection of all types of materials in various markets including the aviation industry, marine,

18. March 2024

Composites United market report 2023 published – Overview of the current composites market environment

“Solid growth and strong increase in production capacity in the 2023 reporting year for the overall carbon fiber market“ Since 2010, Composites United e.V. (CU)

14. March 2024

International Consortium Launches Initiative to support EU businesses to Enhance Resilient Supply Chains for Europe

Oslo, Norway, 9 March 2024 – The ResC4EU Consortium proudly announces the launch of its collaboration and support initiative “Resilient Supply Chains for Europe”

12. March 2024

AOC and BÜFA extend their partnership into Sweden

AOC and BÜFA are expanding their existing collaboration in distribution to Sweden through BÜFA Composites Nordics. This agreement will enable customers in the region to

4. March 2024