Peggy Malnati MMT, Contributing Writer
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CFRTP enables better, greener smartphones
Carbon Mobile’s “monocoque” design eliminates separate case, cover and frame, better protects electronics and simplifies disassembly.
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Can 3D printing debottleneck prototype tool production?
Preliminary IACMI/ORNL study evaluates viability of using polymer additive tooling to compression mold SMC.
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New polymer expands composites options in demanding environments
Aromatic thermosetting copolyester offers unique properties, availability in multiple form factors.
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Hybrid battery cover: Materials, process decisions
A Q&A with Timo Huber, vice president of HRC’s Advanced Composite Technology Center, discusses material and process considerations for HRC Group’s SMC electric vehicle battery cover research project.
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Hybrid battery cover: CAE approach
A Q&A with Benedikt Fengler, co-founder and composites simulation specialist for Simutence provides a more in-depth take on moldfilling, warpage and assembly simulations performed in HRC Group’s SMC battery cover feasibility study.
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SMC material configurations tailored to automotive battery enclosure design
SMC battery cover offers various module configurations, levels of performance, mass and cost for electric vehicles.
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Modular cutting and stacking system advances flexible, fully automated operations
Integration of next-gen cutting and stacking systems into production lines brings new level of efficiency, quality control.
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Riding pretty: Hybrid upper control arms move to pickups
Short-glass/PA6 with metallic inserts reduces mass, running torque, joint wear on the Ram 1500 half-ton pickup truck.
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Short carbon fiber compounds expand reach of thermoplastic composites
With fiber weight fractions of up to 50% and an array of thermoplastic matrices available, injection molding compounds are expanding composites’ capabilities.
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Reactively polymerized resin expands organosheet market, opportunities
Johns Manville to introduce Neomera, a new family of thermoplastic composites.
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Industry veterans form new company to produce next-gen natural fiber composites
With deep roots in agricultural hemp production, INCA Renewable Technologies is set to produce lighter, stronger, greener and less costly composites.
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Thermoplastic composites: Structural bumper bracket
Hybrid bracket reduces mass, increases design flexibility, package space in pickup front bumper.
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