Automotive
IRG CosiMo thermoplastic composites consortium unveils new facilities
IRG CosiMo combines companies along the whole thermoplastic composites process chain from materials to processing machinery to applications in automotive and aerospace.
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Carbon fiber hot rod sets new record
After breaking the land speed world record in September, Team Vesco’s Turbinator II has gone on to exceed 500 mph.
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Thermoplastic composites: Scenic view
First use of thermoplastic composite guide rails to replace aluminum brings many benefits to fixed-glass, roller-blind sunroof modules.
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Composites Index breaks out of slowing growth trend
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index broke out of its three-month trend of slowing growth, increasing to 57.7 in August.
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A clean technology for clean, zero-emissions buses
Monocoque composite body designed to support all bus loads.
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Automotive tipping point?
CW Editor Jeff Sloan predicts a tipping point for autocomposites after attending this year’s Society of Plastics Engineers’ Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (SPE ACCE).
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Making prepreg tape more accessible
Cygnet Texkimp’s new slitter-spooler offers economical production of high-quality tapes and vertical integration for manufacturers to access a much wider market.
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Sustainable, inline recycling of carbon fiber
Shocker Composites and R&M International are developing a supply chain for recycled CF with zero knockdown vs. virgin fiber, lower cost and, eventually, lengths delivering structural properties close to continuous fiber.
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Scott Bader expands in Japan
The new business will supply the growing composites market in Japan with composite and adhesive products coupled with technical support.
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Fraunhofer opens new project center for lightweight construction
The new center in Poland aims to promote the development and production of hybrid lightweight components.
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