Automotive
SPE announces dates, deadlines for automotive awards gala
The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers will host its 45th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Burton Manor in Livonia, MI, US.
Read MoreGlass/epoxy RTM process yields “four-in-one” auto suspension blade
Hutchison (Levallois Perret, France) caused a stir at JEC Europe with its Trifunctional Auto Suspension.
Read MoreCarbon/epoxy overbraided, RTM’d spring carrier beam
Munich Composites (Ottobrunn, Germany) won a JEC Innovation award in the Transportation Category for its carbon fiber air spring carrier part.
Read MoreDow: 60-second epoxy is in range with liquid compression molding
Dow Automotive Systems (Horgen, Switzerland) made big news at JEC Europe 2014 with the introduction of VORAFORCE, its ultralow-viscosity, fast-cure epoxy for automotive molding.
Read MoreHexion is Hexion again, with a 60-second epoxy in hand
Resins manufacturer Hexion (Columbus, OH, US), which has spent the past few years going by the name Momentive, is back to being called Hexion.
Read MoreSchuler composite press in operation at National Composites Centre
This press is producing parts within less than five minutes.
Read MoreThe rise of HP-RTM
Decades of development have propelled it to prominence but its future demands industrial solutions for handling cost, complexity and process control.
Read MoreArmored-vehicle and rapid-transit pods
Composite crew/passenger compartments drop vehicle weight but boost functionality.
Read MoreCarbon fiber migrating into other vehicles
With the Hyundai Intrado and BMW 7 Series, carbon fiber appears poised to migrate even further into automotive structural applications.
Read MoreField repair: Step-sanding tool kit and more
Onsite repairs to damaged composite parts, historically, have involved a time-consuming process, the success of which depends on the skill and experience of the repair technician and the availability of suitable tools.
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