Automotive
Carbon fiber components featured in Polestar 1
Carbon fiber components have been used extensively in the car’s structure, including the bonnet, boot lid, side panels, doors and the entire roof structure.
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Magna forms JV with BJEV to engineer and build electric vehicles in China
The engineering and manufacturing joint ventures are expected to take over an existing BAIC manufacturing facility in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, where the first production vehicles are planned for 2020.
Read MoreBrad Dunstan 1960 - 2018
In memoriam of Brad Dunstan, automotive engineer, industry advocate.
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Teijin breaks ground for carbon fiber facility in South Carolina
TENAX manufacturing to start second half of 2020, targeting aerospace and automotive industries.
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How is tow spread?
ITA characterizes tow spreading processes and parameters as it develops new technology to speed production (100 m/min) and reduce width variation (<1mm).
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Rear wall reboot: One-stop, tow to tape to CFRP part
Audi and Voith Composites iterate the CFRP rear wall from R8 sports car to A8 luxury sedan via an automated production line able to output hundreds of parts per day.
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Webinar: Building a Case for Automated Composite Lay-up
CompositesWorld is presenting a free CGTech sponsored webinar on Thursday June 21, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, on automated composite lay-up.
Read MoreReflections after 60 columns about composites innovations
During the span of columnist Dale Brosius’s first 60 columns, several composites industry advancements have been truly eye-catching.
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Improving composites processing with automated inspection, Part II
Three additional inspection equipment providers describe their development of inline production quality-control systems.
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McLaren Automotive to begin work on new composites technology centre
The McLaren Composites Technology Centre will manufacture the lightweight carbon fiber tubs used in the company’s sports cars and super cars.
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