Deployable composite structures and mechanisms represent a frontier in materials engineering, where innovative fabrication techniques and advanced design principles are utilised to create lightweight, ...

Hill Helicopters engineered composite main rotor blades using a novel single-cure manufacturing process for stiffness and ...

ATK: Alliant Techsystems has delivered a technological first to NASA: a full-scale, crew module structure made of composite materials. The Composite Crew Module (CCM) is a unique capsule design that ...

The team’s patented process eases assembly of hollow continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite parts. This is precisely where the change of paradigm occurs, making it possible to democratise ...

As automakers seek to reduce the curb weight of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs), metal chassis components have become a significant target for conversion to composites or hybrid systems.

Highly skilled and motivated staff create a wide portfolio of composite products, from cabins and sidewalls to sandwich roofs and floors for rail vehicles, using state-of-the-art composite technology ...

Initiatives such as the Shift2Rail European programme are encouraging research into innovative rail product solutions with the aim of doubling the capacity of the European rail system, increasing its ...

A couple years ago we told you about researchers studying the structure of the mantis shrimp's club to improve military body armor. Now, a slightly different team has come up with that material, and ...

Market-leading manufacturer of low-carbon advanced composite materials, Composite Braiding, has unveiled a cutting-edge, lightweight twin track cantilever assembly to the rail industry – its ...