TRENDS
JUNE 2015
22 CompositesWorld
Notes on newsworthy events recently covered on the CW website. For more
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MONTH IN REVIEW
Airbus A400M test fight crashes in Spain
Several countries have grounded their active-service
A400Ms until the crash cause can be determined.
05/11/15 | short.compositesworld.com/A400crash
Virgin Galactic making progress on the second SpaceShipTwo
This announcement comes six months after the fatal crash of the
frst SpaceShipTwo rocket plane.
05/11/15 | short.compositesworld.com/SS2two
NASA successfully tests morphing wing for next-gen aircraft
Shape-changing FlexFoils made from composite materials ofer
fuel and weight savings plus noise reduction.
05/11/15 | short.compositesworld.com/MorphWing
Airbus A350 XWB aircraft has more than 1,000 3D-printed parts
The parts were used in place of conventionally manufactured parts to
ensure the plane's timely delivery to Qatar Airlines in December 2014.
05/08/15 | short.compositesworld.com/A3503Dpart
CFM LEAP-1B engine begins fight test program
The engine structure features extensive use of carbon fber
and ceramic matrix composites.
05/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/LEAP1B
Zoltek to increase carbon fber capacity in Mexico
The industrial-grade carbon fber manufacturer will double
production capacity at its Mexico facility to 5,000 tons per year.
05/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/ZoltekMex
Two-bladed wind turbine powers Texas desalination plant
New mid-size, lightweight turbine model aimed at cost-efective,
commercial power generation.
05/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/2BladeinTX
North America is fastest-growing market for automotive lightweight materials
The market for these materials is projected to grow a healthy CAGR of
14.4% to reach US$206.8 billion by 2019.
05/04/15 | short.compositesworld.com/NAutolight
Vestas receives 400-MW order for Nebraska wind farm
In megawatt terms, the project will be Vestas' largest single-phase
project ever in the United States.
05/04/15 | short.compositesworld.com/VestasNB
Construction begins for frst U.S. ofshore wind farm
The Block Island Wind Farm, of the coast of Rhode Island,
is on track to start spinning in 2016.
05/01/15 | short.compositesworld.com/USOfshore