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Axillium convenes new US$55M composite materials industry consortium with lead partner GKN Aerospace

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million (US$28-million) commitment from industry and a £19.6-million The collaboration will help develop technologies from across the UK supply-chain to develop the advanced materials and automation equipment required to manufacture lightweight structures for more sustainable aerospace and automotive applications.

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Alcoa investing $190M at Davenport Works to expand aerospace, industrial offerings; support for larger composite wings

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Alcoa will invest $190 million at its Davenport Works, Iowa, facility to expand its product offerings in the aerospace and industrial markets. This advancement will enable Davenport Works to produce the largest high-strength monolithic wing ribs in the industry.

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Eck Industries exclusively licenses cerium-aluminum alloy co-developed by ORNL; high-temperature automotive and aerospace applications

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Eck Industries has signed an exclusive license for the commercialization of a cerium-aluminum (Ce-Al) alloy co-developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that is ideal for creating lightweight, strong components for advanced vehicles and airplanes. Eck, a privately-owned business based in Manitowoc, Wis.,

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Project Fresson to develop hydrogen fuel cell retrofit for 9-passenger aircraft

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Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS)—the UK SME leading the Project Fresson consortium—will exploit recent advances in hydrogen fuel cell technology to develop a commercially viable, retrofit powertrain solution for the nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.

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BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace to collaborate on battery for electric airplane

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BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace , a Swedish electric airplane maker, will collaborate to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane. BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace announced a collaboration to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane.

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Nidec and Embraer to form JV to develop electric propulsion system for aerospace

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Japan’s Nidec Corporation and Brazil’s Embraer agreed to establish a joint venture company, called Nidec Aerospace LLC, to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace sector. Nidec Aerospace will be jointly owned, with Nidec owning a 51% share and Embraer the remaining 49%.

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YASA spin-out Evolito launches as a business with electric motors for aviation

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YASA spin-out Evolito , a new company developing and manufacturing direct- and indirect-drive electric motors and power electronics for aerospace applications, launched publicly as a privately-owned business. Electrification in aerospace is some ten years behind that of the automotive industry, but the market potential is huge.

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