Manufacturing and Distribution Industry

Can flying directly from point-to-point become as common as driving? If the team at SAMAD Aerospace has their way, the answer is yes, as Urban Air Mobility becomes more prevalent. And the Q-Starling can be flown by pilots with a modified Private Pilot License (PPL) qualification. SAMAD aerospace’s concept 2-seat Q-Starling is a high-end Personal…

Moi Composites is a start-up 3D printing company using robots and advanced composite materials to create powerful products. To create MAMBO (Motor Additive Manufacturing BOat), Moi’s team worked with expert partners in automation, composites, and the marine industry and utilized their own patented scalable 3D printing technology, Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM). MAMBO’s unique shape, similar…

CAMX 2020 concluded on Thursday, September 24 with Good Day, CAMX! and an address by keynote speaker Joel Whitehouse, Corporate Development Director of Hill & Smith Holdings. Mr. Whitehouse used his presentation to present attendees with a global outlook on the 2020 economy and what may lie ahead in 2021 and beyond. “The global economic…

Hill Helicopters’ HX50 rotorcraft is designed specifically for private owners, delivering the ultimate in luxury while excelling in safety and performance. Hill Helicopters refers to the HX50 as a dream car that offers much more freedom. The development of this concept began in 2007 with market research, and plans are for flight testing of three…

CAMX 2020’s General Session on September 22 looked a bit different this year, as the conference went virtual due to COVID-19. It’s no secret that the pandemic has changed the way we live and work – and things are no different at airliner manufacturer Airbus. “Many things have changed in the last nine months for…

CAMX 2020 kicked off its virtual conference platform on Monday, September 21st with an out of this world discussion. Jim Bridenstine, the 13th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), took to the CAMX virtual stage as the opening keynote speaker to discuss NASA’s agenda and goals, and how composites and advanced materials…

Thanks to a grant of $1.1 million from the Department of Energy’s Small Business Technology Transfer program and Wind Energy Technologies Office, the University of Tennessee (UT) partnered Carbon Rivers LLC to develop and commercialize a new glass fiber recovery technology for retired wind turbine blades. The UT and Carbon Rivers team will work with…

Cummins manufactures air, fuel, and lube filtration products for diesel engines, and, like many U.S. manufacturers, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, wanted to do something to help support healthcare providers. Not far away, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF) were working with Dr. Peter Tsai, inventor of N95 filter media,…

Cyclists competing in the Tour de France can achieve speeds upwards of 60 mph. Skids and crashes at these speeds can cause severe abrasions to cyclists, even preventing them from completing the race. DSM worked in partnership with Team Sunweb and Craft Sportswear to develop a jersey that offers cyclists protection from abrasions at speeds…

When chemical company BASF’s Performance Materials division wanted to develop a prototype for a new part over 10 feet in size, it knew compression molding would be the ideal production method. A compression molding press has the potential to support a fully-automated manufacturing process within a customer’s plant. But BASF pondered how to get an…