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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.

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RTM

F1-inspired MonoCell: Racing safety for the road

Resin transfer molding makes CFRP passenger cell mass-producible for new model supercar.

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Automotive

SPE's ACCE 2010 preview

Charting a composites course through the auto industry’s “perfect storm.”

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Thermoplastics

Lightweighting a heavyweight

Process combination produces significantly lighter overhead storage bins for big-rig sleeper cabs.

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That "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.

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Natural Fibers

Interior innovation: The value proposition

OEMs and Tier suppliers ask materials and molding processes to go “green” and do more for less.

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Report from Detroit: NAIAS highlights

Electrics and hybrids make headlines, composites suppliers see hopeful signs after OEM restructuring.

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Carbon Fibers

Quiet revolution: Composites in EVs

Startup automakers make use of composite body/chassis components to extend the range of hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles.

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Aerospace

Carbon Fiber: UP!

Despite 2008-2009 recession lows, prognosticators at CompositesWorld's recent Carbon Fiber Conference predict a decade of highs.

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Sustainability

UBSs: 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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