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Waseda University smashes record for longest carbon nanotube forests ever made
Novel technique yields a carbon nanotube forest of record length, potentially revolutionizing the future of many industries
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M-Technologie becomes BA France S.A.S
With the rebranding to BA France S.A.S, Broetje-Automation introduces its French subsidiary as the fully responsible operator for the South-West European Aerospace industry. BA France, based in Toulouse and Saint-Nazaire, will be the first point of contact for the largest aerospace community in Europe. Furthermore, BA France will be the…
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Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries strengthen partnership in sustainable energy
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Vestas) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), a leading global manufacturing and engineering firm, have signed an agreement to expand their partnership in sustainable energy. The strengthened partnership entails that Vestas will acquire MHI’s shares in the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW) joint venture, and MHI…
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4IR technology adoption to drive Strata expansion
Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has leveraged Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology to strengthen core manufacturing capabilities, diversify product portfolio and pivot into new areas of manufacturing.
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Bostik inaugurates an industrial adhesives plant in Japan
Arkema announces the start-up of a new world-scale industrial adhesives plant in Japan.
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SkyDrive conducts first public manned flight in Japan
SkyDrive, a developer of urban air mobility solutions, announces that it conducted a public demonstration flight of its new SD-03 flying car model on August 25, 2020. It was the first public demonstration of a flying car in Japan.
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Japan Composite to acquire DIC Kako’s SMC and molding operations
Japan Composite (owned 65 percent by Mitsui Chemicals and 35 percent by Nippon Shokubai) has agreed to acquire the sheet molding compound (SMC) and molding operations of DIC Kako (Chiba, Japan). The two companies signed the contract for the deal on August 3, 2020. The business acquired will be JC Kako and is…
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Mitsubishi Chemical to acquire European carbon fiber recycling companies
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation decided to acquire two German carbon fiber recycling companies, CFK Valley Stade Recycling and carboNXT, through its subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, as a part of the company’s efforts to promote the circular economy. The acquisition is slated for completion around early August.
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Axiom to expand its CMC product portfolio with C/SiC and SiC/SiC composite
Axiom, a specialist in the development and supply of oxide/oxide CMC prepregs for aerospace and industrial applications, is to develop a line of carbon/SiC and SiC/SiC composite intermediates under license from JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) and NITE (Nano-Infiltration and Transient Eutectic-phase) Corporation of Japan.
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Development of a carbon fiber reinforced plastics pump
Naniwa Pump Manufacturing has developed an ultra-light weight pump made of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics). This high durability marine pump constitutes a ”first in the world”. It has been supplied for the Kawasaki Heavy Industry built Jet Foil “SEVEN ISLANDS YUI”. Tokai Kisen and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and…
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