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TRENDS ACMA calls new highway bill a "victory" for composites The bill will assess the performances of bridges built under the Innovative Bridge Research and Construction (IBRC) program. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/HwyBill CFM LEAP-1A engine achieves FAA, EASA certifcation The composites-intensive engine features carbon fber blades and a carbon fber fan case, and will be used on the Airbus A319neo, A320neo and the A321neo. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/LEAP1Acert GE establishes new NDT Technology Solutions Centre in UK It features computed tomography, digital radiography, ultrasonic, eddy current and remote visual technology. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/GE-NDT Europe and China to drive growth for global ofshore wind market In Europe, 3.1 GW of ofshore wind capacity will be grid-connected, with Germany accounting for 75% of added capacity in Europe. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/WindGrowth Cytec opens high-volume processing Application Centre The Heanor, UK facility will focus on developing automated processes to enable high-volume manufacturing of thermoset and thermoplastic composite parts. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/CytecApCtr Boeing completes detailed design for the 787-10 Dreamliner Major assembly of the composites-intensive 787-10 will begin in 2016, followed by frst fight in 2017 and frst delivery in 2018. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/787-10-DD Airbus A320neo receives US, European Type Certifcation The frst NEO aircraft from Airbus is powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100G-JM engines that help improve fuel economy. 12/07/15 | short.compositesworld.com/1stNEOCert Solar Impulse secures funding to continue fight journey The US$20 million will enable Solar Impulse 2 to depart Hawaii after a lengthy stopover for repairs that delayed its Round the World record fight attempt. 11/30/15 | short.compositesworld.com/Si2RTW16 UMaine dedicates ocean engineering lab for wind energy testing The lab will be used to test ofshore wind turbines and similar structures, and provide facilities for thermoplastic composites research and development. 11/23/15 | short.compositesworld.com/UMaineW2 Lockheed Martin receives FAA approval for hybrid airship plan It will deliver heavy cargo and personnel to any location, particularly hard-to-reach areas that lack paved roads and runways, beginning as early as 2018. 11/23/15 | short.compositesworld.com/LMhybridAS Greensboro, NC TEL (336) 373.5933 Hampton, NH TEL (603) 926.1910 www.northerncomposites.com email: info@northerncomposites.com 1 9 6 5 - 2 0 1 6 N O R T H E R N C O M P O S I T E S 51 th ANNIVERSARY ISO9001:2008 AS9120-A 1 9 6 5 - 2 0 1 6 N O R T H E R N C O M P O S I T E S 51 th ANNIVERSARY MITSUBISHI RAYON CARBON FIBER AND COMPOSITES: Woven and unidirectional structural prepegs, flm adhesives, core splice flm and TOWPREG. PRECISION FABRICS GROUP: Nylon, polyester, and Kevlar® peel ply, Value Ply and release fabrics. HENKEL: LOCTITE FREKOTE ® : Mold sealing, cleaning and release products. LOCTITE ® : Aerospace flm and paste adhesives, specialty resins and primers. BONDERITE ® : Surface treatment systems. NORTHERN COMPOSITES: Vacuum bagging flms, release flms, breather fabrics, sealant tapes, pressure sensitive tapes and tooling materials. BGF INDUSTRIES: Woven E-glass, S-glass, aramid and carbon fber fabrics. DIAB: DIVINYCELL ® F, P, H, HT & HP grade foam sandwich cores. BCC: Plastic tooling systems, modeling board, epoxy, urethane and silicones. Technical sales & service for: H i g h T e m p e r a t u r e B o n d T o o l s • BMI • Epoxy M i l l F i x t u r e s P r e s s u r e I n t e n s i f i e r s / C a u l s B a c k u p S t r u c t u r e M a t e r i a l s • Panels, Tubes, Angles B a c k u p S t r u c t u r e K i t s C O M P O S I T E T O O L I N G 6262 W. 34th Street South ● Wichita, KS 67215 Phone: 316-946-5900 ● Email: Sales@BurnhamCS.com JANUARY 2016 22 CompositesWorld Notes on newsworthy events recently covered on the CW Web site. For more information about an item, key its link into your browser. Up-to-the-minute news | www.compositesworld.com/news/list. MONTH IN REVIEW