GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded ruddervators and two compression-moulded access panels manufactured from reused thermoplastic waste material to Bell in June ...

Collins Aerospace announced the acquisition of Dutch Thermoplastic Components (DTC), a leader in the development and fabrication of structural thermoplastic composite parts. With this acquisition, ...

Imagine if a company could reduce its manufacturing cycle time by 80 percent while upgrading the products it was building, decrease the weight of those products by as much as 50 percent compared to ...

ATC Manufacturing (Post Falls, Idaho, U.S.) has been providing advanced composite solutions to the aerospace and defense industries for more than two decades. Founded in 2004 by former Boeing engineer ...

AZoM talks to Tom Smith and James Mondo from TenCate about the unique properties and applications of thermoplastics, especially with regards to the aerospace industry. Thermoplastic polymers are ...

Polymer science advancements are leading to a tenfold increase in plastics use in motion control components within five years. New thermoplastic composites approach metal strength and modulus but with ...