Automotive
Improved intumescent: Topcoat allows better laminate performance
Applied to a cured laminate surface, a new intumescent topcoat provides Wright Composites (Galgorm, Ballymena, Northern Ireland) a passive fire barrier that permits the use of a laminating resin with less fire-resistant filler, making possible a tougher part.
Read MoreF1-inspired MonoCell: Racing safety for the road
Resin transfer molding makes CFRP passenger cell mass-producible for new model supercar.
Read MoreSPE's ACCE 2010 preview
Charting a composites course through the auto industry’s “perfect storm.”
Read MoreLightweighting a heavyweight
Process combination produces significantly lighter overhead storage bins for big-rig sleeper cabs.
Read MoreThat "new car" smell: Sniffing out the regulatory trends
Environmental consultant Pat Hooper contends that growing concern about auto interior air quality is the elephant in the room that the composites industry can't afford to ignore.
Read MoreInterior innovation: The value proposition
OEMs and Tier suppliers ask materials and molding processes to go “green” and do more for less.
Read MoreReport from Detroit: NAIAS highlights
Electrics and hybrids make headlines, composites suppliers see hopeful signs after OEM restructuring.
Read MoreQuiet revolution: Composites in EVs
Startup automakers make use of composite body/chassis components to extend the range of hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles.
Read MoreCarbon Fiber: UP!
Despite 2008-2009 recession lows, prognosticators at CompositesWorld's recent Carbon Fiber Conference predict a decade of highs.
Read MoreUBSs: Coming to North America
Common in Europe and Asia, the composite underbody shield might finally catch on in the U.S. and Canada.
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