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CW Tech Days event delves into composites in space

Register and mark your calendars for the one-day webinar event “CW Tech Days: New Space Applications” on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Six presentations will highlight composite developments contributing to advances in space exploration.

Toray obtains ABS type approval for in-situ VARTM ship repairs

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certifies use of jointly developed CFRP repair technique on FPSO and FSO industrial systems, addressing traditional steel restoration challenges.

Low-cost, efficient CFRP anisogrid lattice structures

CIRA uses patented parallel winding, dry fiber, silicone tooling and resin infusion to cut labor for lightweight, heavily loaded space applications.

Airbus works to improve the life cycle of composites in future aircraft

This companion article to CW's September 2024 Airbus Illescas plant tour discusses recycling, LCA, biocomposites, Fast Track technologies, qualification and more.

Specialized carbon fiber, thermoplastics and thermosets portfolio

CAMX 2024: Toray is showcasing its strength in composite material offerings, including a newly launched bio-based option, for aerospace, defense, recreation and industrial markets.

Autocomposites market is expected to double revenue by 2032

Increase in demand for lightweight vehicles, stringent regulations and a rise in EV adoption are factors that are currently driving growth in automotive composites, according to a recent report.

Filament winding increases access to high-performance composite prostheses

Steptics industrializes production of CFRP prostheses, enabling hundreds of parts/day and 50% lower cost.

Hyundai, Toray team up for composite materials development

Through the partnership, Hyundai Motor Group expects to support its long-term electrification strategy, enhance customer experiences and ensure vehicle safety.

Composites end markets: Batteries and fuel cells (2024)

As the number of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles (EVs) grows, so do the opportunities for composites in battery enclosures and components for fuel cells.

Composites end markets: Pressure vessels (2024)

The market for pressure vessels used to store zero-emission fuels is rapidly growing, with ongoing developments and commercialization of Type 3, 4 and 5 tanks.

Update: THOR project for industrialized, recyclable thermoplastic composite tanks for hydrogen storage

A look into the tape/liner materials, LATW/recycling processes, design software and new equipment toward commercialization of Type 4.5 tanks.

Torayca M46X carbon fiber achieves high tensile modulus with 20% strength increase

Maintaining high strength and tensile modulus exceeding 350 GPa has been achieved using Toray’s nano-level structural control technology.

Top 10 CompositesWorld products of 2023

A variety of novel materials, processes targeting the composites industry’s light weight, sustainability and more rapid production efforts made CW’s top 10 most popular product pieces of 2023 based on Google Analytics.

Modec, Toray jointly develop FPSO, FSO repair solution using CFRP patches

CFRP patch technology will target localized pitting corrosion repairs for floating vessels used by the oil and gas industry, leading to minimal disruption and more streamlined repair.

Toray rCF from Boeing 787 is incorporated into ultra-light laptops

Torayca-based aerospace components have successfully been repurposed into the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12, highlighting the ongoing application of recycled composites.

Toray obtains ISCC certification for European carbon fiber production facilities

Toray Carbon Fibers Europe will product and supply carbon fibers derived from biomass and recycled materials, with future plans to obtain ISCC Plus certification for Japan and U.S. plants by 2024.

Infinite Composites: Type V tanks for space, hydrogen, automotive and more

After a decade of proving its linerless, weight-saving composite tanks with NASA and more than 30 aerospace companies, this CryoSphere pioneer is scaling for growth in commercial space and sustainable transportation on Earth.

Toray announces Torayca T1200 carbon fiber

Torayca T1200 offers an internal structure with high toughness, surpassing T1100 in tensile strength.

Toray reveals glass fiber-reinforced PPS recycling technology

Proprietary compounding process achieves recycled GFRP-PPS pellets offering comparable mechanical strength performance to virgin products.

Toray expands eco-friendly PBT resin offerings

New grades include low-warpage and hydrolysis-resistant glass fiber-reinforced grades, with post-consumer chemical- and material-recycled versions in development.

Toray boosts European carbon fiber production capacity

Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. facility in France will increase to an annual production of 6,000 metric tons of medium and high modulus carbon fiber tows.

On the radar: Composite materials producer ramps up sustainability vision

Toray is one of many companies in the composites industry fostering improvements in recyclability and biocomposites, as exemplified by its latest announcements.

Toray, Honda to jointly validate chemical nylon 6 recycling

Partners have begun verifying depolymerization and monomer separation and refining technologies using subcritical water for recovery of glass fiber-reinforced nylon 6 automotive parts, to be eventually broadened into other applications.

Next-generation airship design enabled by modern composites

LTA Research’s proof-of-concept Pathfinder 1 modernizes a fully rigid airship design with a largely carbon fiber composite frame. R&D has already begun on higher volume, more automated manufacturing for the future.

Toray announces opening of AAM collaboration space in Ohio

As part of the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) space, Toray enables a closer partnership between AAM community members and global composite material experts.

Toray boosts stake in Thai subsidiary to upgrade cellulosic sugar production

Its work to produce bio-based fibers, resins and films will be augmented through a 84.4% stake and a larger facility to enable commercial production of 100,000 metric tons of cellulosic sugar annually by 2030.

Recycling hydrogen tanks to produce automotive structural components

Voith Composites and partners develop recycling solutions for hydrogen storage tanks and manufacturing methods to produce automotive parts from the recycled materials.

Toray to increase carbon fiber tow capacity by more than 20%

Capital investments to Spartanburg, S.C., and Gumi, Korea facilities, in response to market demand, will increase annual capability to 35,000 metrics tons beginning in 2025.

Hybrid prepreg maximizes performance of carbon fiber structures

CAMX 2023: Specialty Materials enhances its Hy-Bor portfolio of prepregs containing boron and carbon fibers, which are used to selectively reinforce aerospace, space and sport goods applications.

Toray subsidiary establishes glass fiber recycling process in Europe

Calculations from SKZ confirm that polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) made with this proprietary recycling process reduces the carbon footprint by 45%.

Toray to develop sugar from biomass waste for production of resins, fibers

The project aims to use waste from sugarcane agriculture for the production of new bio-based materials.

JEC World 2023 preview

JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade event, featuring exhibits, presentations and specialized pavilions covering the entire composites industry supply chain.

Toray announces growth, investment in carbon fiber composite materials

As part of its 2023-2025 management strategy, Toray projects 42% growth for pressure vessels, 30% growth in carbon fiber composite materials revenue and a doubling of capital investment.

Microwave heating for more sustainable carbon fiber

Skeptics say it won’t work — Osaka-based Microwave Chemical Co. says it already has — and continues to advance its simulation-based technology to slash energy use and emissions in manufacturing.

Toray develops rapid integrated press molding technology for CFRP mobility components

The process and material innovation simultaneously shapes, molds, thermosets and bonds the core and skin in the same mold, achieving this 10 times faster than conventional autoclave molding setups.

Toray establishes new research facility fostering sustainable manufacturing innovation

Nagoya-based facility will be a hub for customer and academia collaboration and global R&D to accelerate Toray’s green transformation and explore advanced materials for myriad advanced mobility applications.

Toray, University of Chicago speed up polymer recycling R&D

A jointly developed multi-scale computational predictive technique can accurately predict viscoelasticity from the chemical structures of polymers, ramping up product maturation.

Toray supplies Torayca carbon fiber, prepreg for H3 launch vehicle

Set to launch Feb. 15, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency rocket has been designed with a composite motor case and payload fairing section.

Toray develops high-speed thermal welding for thermoset composites

Novel technology forms a thermally weldable layer on the surface of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoset or thermoplastic components, further validated by demonstrators.

Toray jointly wins Infrastructure Maintenance award for steel pipe repair innovation

Together with Tokyo Electric Power Grid and Yasuda Seisakusho, Toray employed in-situ VARTM with carbon fiber sheets to repair steel pipe corrosion on transmission towers, with application extension underway.

Toray Carbon Fibers Europe to build new carbon fiber production line by 2025

European carbon fiber producer invests approximately €100 million to respond to green energy and aerospace market demand.

Plant tour: Avel Robotics, Lorient, France

From AFP hydrofoils to more efficient aircraft parts, Avel uses digital design, multiprocess production and a rule-breaking approach for complex 4D composites.

Toray launches digital service to optimize resin selections, product development

AI-based database will be able to conduct real-time searches regarding resin material properties to aid in predicting, speeding up optimal material selection, design and prototyping.

Carbon fiber in pressure vessels for hydrogen

The emerging H2 economy drives tank development for aircraft, ships and gas transport.

Toray supplies HiCAM project with thermoset, thermoplastic prepreg technologies

Toray Composite Materials America and Toray Advanced Composites divisions support technologies reducing cost, improving performance and increasing delivery rates in airframe manufacturing.

DLR Augsburg integrates sixth frame to upper half fuselage test shell for MFFD

Clean Sky 2 thermoplastic composite demonstrator advances toward full assembly.

Toray develops eco-friendly Toyoflon textile

Toyoflon TM high-strength textile achieves slide durability 25 times greater than existing counterparts, with friction dropping by more than 50%.

Toray develops novel analysis technology for multi-material structures incorporating UD tape

More precise prediction of properties for multi-material structures, particularly UD tape and injection molding materials, enables swifter part development.

Toray CFRP prepreg for aerospace demonstrates flame retardance, mechanical performance

Employed materials informatics technology established the swift development of a matrix resin with equivalent mechanical properties of aerospace materials, but a 35% lower heat release rate.

Zoltek to expand global large-tow carbon fiber capacity in 2023

To meet wind market demands, the 6,000-MT capacity expansion at the company’s Mexico facility will add up to 35,000 MT total global production capacity.

Hydrogen is poised to fuel composites growth, Part 1

Applications abound for composite tanks to store compressed H2 gas, but challenges exist in cost, size, efficiency and limited carbon fiber capacity.

Ready or not, here come flying taxis and hydrogen

Composites are ripe for entry into a variety of markets, but advanced air mobility and hydrogen storage are poised to put unprecedented pressure on the supply chain.

Toray opens Resins Technical Center in Europe

New center to assist and support in customer development, address digital design for high-performance resins, increase simulation of fiber-reinforced parts and drive automotive application solutions.

Toray Industries develops innovative separation membrane incorporating porous carbon fiber

Independent carbon fiber support and separation layers enhance CO2 permeability and durability, with prospects in hydrogen production, as well as gas separation and purification applications.

Toray develops heat-dissipating CFRP material for flexible thermal management design

Internal graphite sheets and a porous, heat-conductive layer CFRP support attains a thermal conductivity above that of metals without compromising quality, properties.

Lilium announces seven-seater Lilium Jet, acquisition by Qell Acquisition Corp.

The new, larger eVTOL aircraft is slated to be the combined company Lilium’s first to go into serial production, by 2024.

Lilium selects Aciturri for eVTOL fabrication

Spain-based Tier 1 aerospace manufacturer Aciturri will fabricate all composite and metallic structures for the piloted, four-passenger eVTOL Lilium Jet.

Toray nanoalloy technology develops new flexible and toughened polymer

New polymer combines PA6 with polyrotaxane and retains high thermal resistance, rigidity and strength with a bending fatigue limit that is 15-fold that of conventional polymers.

Boeing conducts inspections of 787 composite inner fuselage skin

Boeing reports that it is checking the flatness of inner fuselage skins on all undelivered 787s to verify structural integrity.

AFP tow steering comes of age, Part 1: Current state

It used to be enough that AFP systems could precisely and quickly place and cut multiple tows to build complex aerostructures. Now, fabricators need those tows steered, and the tighter the radius, the better.

Next-generation composites materials and processes explored

A supplement with the November 2020 issue of CompositesWorld takes a close look at some of the technologies that are driving innovation in the composites industry.

Toray International UK, Astar sign agreement for CMSC supply in U.K.

The addition of carbon fiber sheet molding compound supply to the U.K. composite market will add further value to Toray customers.

Toray annual report anticipates subpar earnings until 2022

Although Toray’s carbon fiber and composite materials segment showed growth in fiscal 2019, pandemic-driven headwinds in fiscal 2020 are steering the company toward wind, UAM and energy-related markets.

The Alpha launch vehicle: Designing performance in, cost out

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha 2.0 launch vehicle, designed to deliver satellites into low Earth orbit, gets a composites makeover in pursuit of larger payload capacity and more cost-effective performance.

Toray finalizes funding for sustainability initiatives

According to Toray Industries, the finance aims to provide ongoing support for corporate activities that contribute to materializing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Australian start-up builds first recycled carbon fiber composite surfboard

Juc Surf uses 100% recycled carbon fiber scrap materials for a more sustainable surfboard that doesn’t sacrifice performance.

Lilium, Toray reach carbon fiber supply agreement

Toray will provide carbon fiber directly to Lilium during development of the Lilium Jet eVTOL craft, and then to suppliers during prototyping and production. Includes video of Lilium Jet test flight.

Boron fiber: The original high-performance fiber

History and future developments for high-performance boron fiber.

Toray introduces high tensile modulus carbon fiber and thermoplastic pellet

With a carbon fiber diameter of 7 microns, the Torayca T series balances cost performance with a high tensile modulus.

Composite output shaft ready for automotive proving ground

Unlike automotive driveshafts, automotive output shafts cannot leverage shaft length as a factor when making the case for composites. Instead, other beneficial features have made a composite output shaft able to compete with metal shafts, especially in electric vehicles.

Transparency Market Research releases Aerospace Composites Market report

Findings predict the global aerospace composites market value and trends between 2016 and 2024.

Toray to provide prepreg carbon fiber for OceanGate submersibles

Materials from Toray Composite Materials America have been selected for composite pressure vessels on deep-sea submersibles.

"Green" carbon fiber: Renewable energy powers fiber production

Zoltek is first in the industry to use “green” electricity to produce a portion of its heavy-tow carbon fiber.

Spherical polyamide particles developed for 3D printing

Specifically designed for additive manufacturing, Toray’s new spherical synthetic particles can be used to produce high-strength, heat-resistant 3D-printed parts.

Porous carbon fiber: Permeable, adsorptive and conductive

New Toray development holds promise for advanced batteries, gas-separation technologies for fuel cells.

Toray uses carbon nanotube composites for ultra-high frequency communication

Toray says that its ultra-high frequency (UHF) printed radio-frequency identifier (RFID) has potential application in retail and logistics operations.

Composites' role in seawater reverse osmosis desalination

Part two of a two-part series on the role of composites for meeting California’s 21st-century water needs.

Toray opens R&D Innovation Center for the Future

The Shiga, Japan facility will spearhead Toray’s global research as its functional materials headquarters.

Toray creates world’s first porous carbon fiber with nano-sized continuous pore structure

Applications include lighter structures for batteries, H2 production and CO2 recycling.

Toray begins thermoplastic resin production in India

Toray’s new India-based facility should reach its full operating capacity of around 5,000 metric tons in the near future.

Toray develops sustainable fibers made of recycled plastic

Made of recycled PET bottles, &+ brand fibers are a result of Toray’s fiber production technology and a proprietary contaminant-filtering system.

Cutting the cost and time of tooling for composites

New 360 material achieves CFRP/Invar tool performance with less investment.

Thermoplastic composites: Poised to step forward

The evolving role of thermoplastic materials and processes and their future in next-generation commercial aircraft.

Toray aerospace prepreg optimized for vacuum-assisted pressure molding

Toray has developed a new aerospace-grade prepreg designed for use in a novel out-of-autoclave, vacuum-assisted pressure molding process.

Toray develops flexible PPS resin

The company has developed a new polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin that reportedly has the world’s highest flexibility level while maintaining heat resistance and chemical resistance.

TenCate Advanced Composites changes its name to Toray Advanced Composites

The new name was announced at JEC World 2019. TenCate Performance Composites, a subsidiary of TenCate Advanced Composites, will subsequently change to Toray PMC.

Thermoplastic composite pipe on the rise in the deep sea

Demonstrators, pilot programs and qualification efforts are paying off as thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) makers take orders for deep-sea oil and gas applications.

MC-21 airliner faces one-year delay due to U.S. sanctions

The Russian airliner schedule will reportedly be delayed until 2021 as U.S. sanctions have interrupted the supply of composite materials for the aircraft.

JEC World 2019 Preview

The JEC World trade show and conference, the largest composites event in the world, will be held at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, March 12-14, 2019.

Aston Martin and TenCate partner on Valkyrie hypercar

TenCate to supply advanced composite materials for a broad range of end-use applications throughout the car, including structural, cosmetic and high-temperature components.

Spirit AeroSystems joins TPRC as Tier-1 member

The TPRC’s membership base has grown to a community of 20 members focused on progressing the use of thermoplastic composites.

The International 14: High-tech but still accessible

Naval architect Paul Bieker and Henderson Boat Co. team take this venerable marine racing class to a more affordable performance/cost combination.

TenCate celebrates assembly of thermoplastic composite consortium in Brazil

The SPIRIT consortium seeks to collaborate and develop a regional knowledge-base in thermoplastic composite technology for the next generation of aircraft.

Plant tour: Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, KS

Spirit AeroSystems was an established aerospace supplier when it earned that distinction, winning the contract for the Boeing 787’s Section 41. Now its sights are set on the next generation of aircraft.

Drones: Composite UAVs take flight

First seen in defense applications, unpiloted aircraft development is surging in the commercial world, enabled by a host of new material, process and assembly technologies.

The spread of spread tow

Advancing from “lighter and thinner” to boosting strength, stiffness, impact resistance and productivity, spread tow unlocks new applications and markets.

Toray announces new out-of-autoclave CFRP technology

New fabrication technology for carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) enables both improved dimensional accuracy and energy savings.

JEC World 2018: The highlights

JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade show and did not disappoint this year.

Wind blade spar caps: Pultruded to perfection?

Introduced to the market about five years ago, pultruded, carbon fiber-reinforced spar caps, incorporated as the reinforcing member of wind turbine rotor blades, are a byproduct of the evolution and increasing technological sophistication of the global wind energy industry.

Wood/carbon composites for architecture

Innovative organic architecture enabled with wood/carbon laminates, software tools.

Safran and Toray partner to supply high performance carbon fiber

The two companies have validated the terms of the implementation agreement for the supply of higher performance carbon fiber composite.

Carbon Fiber 2017 final highlights

Applications and enabling technologies for carbon fiber promise new market penetration – challenges notwithstanding.

Size-unlimited OOA composite process enables next-gen system

United Launch Alliance selects Ruag Space for lower cost/improved quality out-of-autoclave manufacture of Vulcan’s composite primary structures.

Aerospace growth climbs with carbon fiber

The business case for carbon fiber in narrowbodies has become a lot stronger now that these operational benefits are in evidence.

The composites super cycle — are we still living the dream?

Predicted before the 2008 recessionary crash, the super cycle’s foundations were to be built on an increasing use of composites in aircraft. How did it play out?

Supply and demand: Advanced fibers

Demand for advanced fiber, virgin and reclaimed, is on an upswing after a dip during the recent recession. Fiber suppliers are gearing up to meet an expected increase in demand as manufacturers in a number of composites end-markets scale up or start up part development and production programs

Solar Impulse 2: Pulse on the future

Not yet through their ‘round the world flight, this superlight solar plane’s airframe-proven materials are already destined for higher callings.

Oil & gas: Will the composite riser rise again?

A new effort to develop a undersea pipe resets the long-term development course, again, toward an all-composite design for deepwater-capable oil and gas risers.

Plant tour: Spirit AeroSystems: Prestwick, Scotland, UK

Global aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems ventures into out-of-autoclave (OAA) composites manufacturing via vacuum infusion.

Volvo 65: Identical and optimal composite spars and rigging

“One design” concept takes the boat out of the yacht-racing equation, pitting teams against the wind, sea … and each other.

Slideshow of SPE ACCE 2015

A look at the 15th edition of SPE’s Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE).

Aeroengine Composites, Part 2: CFRPs expand

Proven in fan blade/case applications, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers migrate to previously unanticipated destinations nearer the engine “hot zone.”

Automated preform process boosts properties and cuts cycle time

Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) achieves optimized fiber orientation for up to 150% increase in stiffness and reduced cycle time, weight and material waste.

Composite air brakes: Stopping the world’s fastest car

CFRP sandwich structures a key element of deceleration in the Bloodhound SSC rocket-powered racer’s two-run attempt at resetting the land speed record.

Thermoplastic composites “clip” time, labor on small but crucial parts

Preconsolidated carbon fiber/PPS and PEEK and automated thermoforming enable six-figure production of connectors for the Airbus A350 XWB.

Supply and demand: Advanced fibers (2015)

Demand for advanced fiber, virgin and reclaimed, is on an upswing after a dip during the recent recession. Fiber suppliers are gearing up to meet an expected increase in demand as manufacturers in a number of composites end-markets scale up or start up part development and production programs.

Hidden potential: An indifferent year for M&A belies a rich vein of opportunity for acquirers

Guest columnist David Schofield, cofounder and managing director of Future Materials Group (Cambridge, UK), an independent strategic advisory firm, sees much unseen and, therefore, untapped potential.

Pressure vessels for alternative fuels, 2014-2023

Lower fuel costs and escalating emissions standards are driving a 10 percent annual growth in alternative fuel pressure vessel sales.

Toray wins carbon fiber supply contract for Boeing 777X composite wings

Tokyo-based Toray, the world's largest manufacturer of carbon fiber, will expand its current contract for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to include the 777X composite wings.

Spread-tow technology takes off

New, ultralight-areal-weight prepreg tapes form the thin-ply laminates will enable Solar Impulse 2’s sun-powered flight around the world.

Carbon fiber: Key to cost-conscious rehab

Carbon composites are effective solutions for repairs and upgrades of reinforced concrete.

The democratization of carbon fiber

Composites industry consultant and regular HPC columnist Dale Brosius says the battle for carbon fiber’s industrial market will be won by suppliers with the lowest costs and greatest capacities.

Ramping up to the carbon fiber supply challenge

HPC guest columnist Tom Lemire, president of T.F. Lemire Consulting Inc. (Irvine, Calif.), comments on the necessary response of carbon fiber suppliers to the likely increasing demand for carbon fiber in the coming years.

Composites steady radio telescope reflector

Precise carbon fiber-reinforced dish prototype could be the model for as many as 2,500 telescopes in the Square Kilometre Array.

All-composite ROTORwing prototype UAV

Composites enable construction, and handle unique VTOL loads, of unmanned aerial vehicles’ helicopter-to-airplane conversion.

2014 JEC Europe Review

The composites world met again in Paris, vibrant, stronger, and more forward-looking than ever before.

VX Aerospace: Small company, big performance

Innovative design, OOA manufacturing and C-PLY laminate construction produce “big fabricator” aerostructures in fewer steps at low cost.

Why are suppliers morphing into fabricators?

CT managing editor Mike Musselman asks the question and examines the forces at work to make it a compelling trend. Part I of II.

Thermoplastic composites save weight in rotorcraft aerostructure

This helicopter structure outdoes both metal and thermoset-composite alternatives.

Fossil and mineral resources: Composites expand

Attention-grabbing applications in these challenging, corrosive environments are positioning fiber-reinforced polymers for continued growth.

Toray + Zoltek = potential game changer?

Consultant Dale Brosius, also president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), sees the Toray buyout of Zoltek as a potential auto-industry game changer.

Carbon fiber composites: Into the automotive mainstream?

Altair Engineering Inc.'s (Troy, Mich.) VP of aerospace solutions Robert Yancey asks if automakers will follow aeromanufacturers in embracing carbon fiber.

In-house prepregging: Cost/benefit calculus

Scaled-down systems are flexible enough for R&D and production, but can they earn their keep?

JEC 2013 at first blush

CT Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan risks some immediate reactions to his week in Paris at the JEC Europe 2013 composites trade show.

Market Outlook: Surplus in carbon fiber's future?

Participants at CW’s Carbon Fiber 2012 Conference see one coming as early as 2016.

Composites slake the world's thirst

As the global thirst for drinkable water increases, the composites industry is drinking in the tremendous possibilities in seawater desalination.

Auto composites quest: One-minute cycle time?

Faced with high fuel prices and ever-more stringent restrictions on tailpipe emissions, automakers are taking composites into their own hands.

Composites reshaping auto industry

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan observes signs at the JEC Europe 2012 trade show that indicate the auto industry is seeking to partner with suppliers int he composites industry on lightweighting strategies for prpduction passenger vehicles.

Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentum

All signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?

Automotive evolution or real revolution?

HPC's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks, Are efforts by BMW and GM to put carbon composites in cars a harbinger of things to come, as we hope, or flashes in the pan?

Composites enable new advances in engine technology

CompositesWorld's conference director Scott Stephenson recalls a presentation at the recent Carbon Fiber 2010 conference (Dec. 7-9, La Jolla, Calif.) by Doug Ward of GE Aviation (Cincinnati, Ohio) on design trends in commercial jet engines that favor the use of composites.

Carbon fiber market: Cautious optimism

As the recession recedes, the demand for carbon fiber, and the supply to meet it, will exceed prerecession expectations.

Besting Big Ben: A Marvel in Makkah

Composite design makes possible the world’s largest clock and tallest clock tower.

The Private Space Race

NASA passes the development torch to legacy contractors and NewSpace entrepreneurs, igniting a new competition in space transport.

F1-inspired MonoCell: Racing safety for the road

Resin transfer molding makes CFRP passenger cell mass-producible for new model supercar.

Carbon Fiber: UP!

Despite 2008-2009 recession lows, prognosticators at CompositesWorld's recent Carbon Fiber Conference predict a decade of highs.

Carbon fiber reclamation: Going commercial

As the first commercial-scale carbon fiber recycling operations go online, research continues into both recycling alternatives and applications for recyclate.

Inside R and D: A-VaRTM takes flight in Japan

Tests show out-of-autoclave process can reduce costs on new regional jet.

Low-cost methods realize high-concept Superbus

Multifunctional mass-transport vehicle concept takes shape via resin-infused carbon/epoxy and vacuum-formed glass-reinforced thermoplastic sandwich construction.

Paris Air Show review

The biennial aircraft showcase confirms composites as an established,permanent presence in commercial aircraft construction.

High Wind in China

China's renewable energy mandates motivate huge growth in its wind energy market, spurring production of composite components on the Chinese mainland.

JEC Composites 2007 Product Showcase

This year’s Parisian exhibition provides key evidence of the composites industry’s unprecedented breadth and technical sophistication.

JEC COMPOSITES 2007 Highlights

Advanced composites make notable marks not only in traditional aerospace apps, but in automotive, sport and infrastructure arenas as well.

Thermoformable Composite Panels, Part II

Preconsolidated sheet stock for load-bearing applications features continuous fiber - not only glass, but carbon and aramid as well.

Innovative Composite Design May Replace Aluminum Chassis

It's been called the automotive engineer's dream material. Able to assume any shape while delivering stiffness, strength and light weight, carbon fiber has been the material of choice for years in structural components and stylishly aerodynamic exterior panels on race cars and exotic supercars costing more th

Composites connect with the world of cabling

Composite cables prove they can handle high tension - on land, over water and under the sea.

Composite tidal turbine to harness ocean energy

Glass, carbon composites are the materials of choice for system that harvests energy from tidal currents.

Ultralight carbon fiber/epoxy road bike from Kestrel

Kestrel is the first name in carbon fiber bikes, on the strength of a lengthy list of bike-industry firsts that include the first-ever production carbon fiber bike frame (1986) and first all-carbon mountain bike frame in 1988. Recently, the company unveiled a new version of its Talon SL road bike. At $3,699, it isn't

Rygerkattall — carbon fiber composite passenger ferry

Shipbuilder Brødrene Aa (Hyen, Norway) recently launched the Rygerkatt, an all-carbon fiber composite passenger ferry, built for Norway's largest passenger ferry operator, Rodne & Sønner.

Fighting Ships Augment Combat Readiness With Advanced Composites

Navies adopt composite materials for stealth and speed.

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