Automotive

Sheet Molding Compound 9 Nov 2015

Finalists named for SPE annual automotive awards competition

The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will host its 45th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition on Nov. 11 in Detroit.

Carbon Fibers 9 Nov 2015

Bentley, Emerald Automotive and Nissan join composites lightweighting initiative

The three automotive OEMS are working with the UK Lightweighting Excellence Programme, which seeks to manufacture composite components in medium to high volumes.

Defense 6 Nov 2015

CAMX 2015: Automotive, military innovations and on-floor demos

ACMA’s and SAMPE’s second combined event featured plenty of new products and thought-provoking conference sessions for the composites industry.

Carbon Fibers 2 Nov 2015

“Intelligent Lightweighting”: A strategy that works

A CW columnist and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US), Dale Brosius suggests a realistic approach as carbon fiber competes with aluminum and steel for the future of automotive manufacturing

Autoclave 31 Oct 2015

Classic Reflections Coachworks: Tacoma, WA, US

They didn’t invent the wheel, but they take pride in reinventing — via high-quality CFRP and precision manufacturing — newer-model Corvettes with exteriors inspired by iconic Corvette stylings from this classic’s early days.

Mass Transit 30 Oct 2015

CW Business Index at 44.6 — Contraction again in September

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, reviews the CompositesWorld Business Index through September 2015.

Aerospace 30 Oct 2015

Is it time for carbon fiber manufacturers to cooperate?

In anticipation of CompositesWorld's 2015 iteration of its annual Carbon Fiber conference, set for December, CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan looks ahead to the future as he recalls some tough questions about carbon fiber standardization posed by last year's keynote speaker.