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Out of Autoclave 31 Jul 2015

SPE’S ACCE 2015 Preview

Automotive composites remain a hot topic in the Motor City.

Automotive 2 Jul 2015

Chassis: Unique architecture and materials

Trident Sports Cars Ltd.’s Iceni chassis is formed from 4003 low-chrome/low-carbon stainless steel. It isn’t pretty, but it won’t rust and more importantly, it’s very resilient , making it perfect, says the company, for chassis construction

Automotive 2 Jul 2015

Torque-multiplication: A Euro 7-ready diesel supercar?

The all-composite body on Trident Sports Cars Ltd.'s Iceni sports car is the attractive package designed to showcase the centerpiece of the company's drivetrain, it's design team’s unique torque-multiplication technology, for which the company holds 64 patents.

Glass Fibers 2 Jul 2015

Bespoke sports cars’ composite body speaks volumes

Glass-reinforced plastic artfully captures classic curves, crash-protects passengers and stunningly packages its maker’s high-performance but highly fuel-efficient diesel powertrain.

Carbon Fibers 1 Jun 2015

Prepreg compression molding makes its commercial debut

Ultra-thin, preformed laminate designs enable CFRP decklid manufacture at lower-than-expected mass and at cycle times approaching mass-production speed.

Filament Winding 30 Apr 2015

Uncompromising composite hyperbaric oxygen chamber closes the gap

Flexible filament-wound composite reduce weight and cost, increase performance of first portable high-pressure oxygen-delivery system.

Sheet Molding Compound 2 Mar 2015

Autocomposites Update: Engine oil pans

As thermoplastic composites makes inroads into these complex, modular parts, weight and cost go down, functionality goes up.

1 Feb 2015

H2 storage methods

Hydrogen can be compressed and held under very high pressures, or liquefied and held at cryogenic temperatures.

Automotive 1 Feb 2015

DuraStor/HOST participants

In 2010, a multi-partner, multi-year research program called Low Cost, Durable Thermoplastic Hydrogen Storage Tanks, or DuraStor, was formed to address these problems by investigating a drop-in replacement for Type IV tanks. A UK-only program called Hydrogen – Optimisation of Storage and Transfer (HOST) picked up where DuraStor left off in mid-2014. These were the participants.