4M Carbon Fiber joins carbon fiber consortium Composite Applications Group

4M Carbon Fiber Corp. (Knoxville,  TN, US) has announced that on Nov. 1 it joined the Composite Applications Group (CAG, McDonald, TN, US), a consortium of companies that produce carbon fiber, use fiber in composite parts, deploy advanced carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) technologies and utilize composite parts in products.

CAG’s mission is to build relationships between companies in the consortium and customers interested in developing composite solutions for their changing product needs. The consortium is based upon the premise that as the carbon fiber and composites industries continue to make rapid technological advancements, there is a need for research and development organizations, composite and carbon fiber manufacturers, and national laboratories to come together with end-users and identify the best solutions that match each one’s unique needs and capabilities.

CAG partners and include:

• Structural Composites Inc.
• Cornerstone Research Group
• Magnum Venus Products
• Nippon Electric Glass (NEG formerly PPG)
• TruDesign
• Diversified Structural Composites
• Nona
• SpinTech
• Advantec
• Dayton T Brown
• Compsys Inc.
• 4M Carbon Fiber
• American Dynamic Flight Systems
• Oak Ridge National Lab
• BASF
• Interplastics Corp.
• GreenTex Solutions
• ECC Corrosion

CAG customers include:

• Wabash National
• Heil Trailer International
• Inoac USA
• Transcraft
• Mueller Company
• Department of Energy
• Walker / Brenner Tank
• Trinity Industries
• ARCOSA
• Volkswagen North America