• Hexcel broke ground on a new Applications Center at Wichita State University’s NIAR to accelerate composite materials R&D and aerospace manufacturing innovation.
• Project targets automated composite processing, materials characterization, process development, structural build, and validation to shorten paths from concept to manufacturable parts.
• Work will link Hexcel’s Salt Lake City applications lab with NIAR’s automated equipment in Wichita, supported by full-scale structural validation in Kent, Washington.
• Center is designed to provide aerospace and defense customers an integrated development environment, combining materials science with automated manufacturing capabilities.

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