Automotive

Perspectives and Provocations 17 Sep 2020

Natural gas and hydrogen: A renewed opportunity?

Compressed natural gas (CNG) has been steadily gaining ground, and is proving to be a promising market for composites transportation.

Automotive 16 Sep 2020

The Society of Plastic Engineers reveals ACCE and Rehkopf scholarship winners

A total of five scholarships sponsored by the SPE Automotive and SPE Composites Divisions were awarded to students pursuing advanced studies in a composites-related field.

Sustainability 16 Sep 2020

Mafic, The Materials Group partner to increase basalt fiber in thermoplastics

The alliance emphasizes basalt fibers’ capabilities as a replacement for existing filled materials and target structural automotive applications.

RTM 16 Sep 2020

BBG presents self-closing HP-RTM molds for CFRP compact hydrogen tank production

The autonomous concept, sufficient for series production, enables lower investment costs. Up to 15 cylinders can be produced simultaneously per operation.

Infrastructure 15 Sep 2020

KW Special Projects opens facility at Silverstone Park

KW Special Projects is constructing a state-of-the-art Digital Manufacturing Centre in the U.K.’s Silverstone Park. The facility will include support for polymer and metal additive manufacturing.

Workforce Development 14 Sep 2020

Strategic acquisitions, composites portfolio expansion transform Teijin

Expansion of its high-performance materials product portfolio, and strategic acquisitions follow the company’s goal to adapt to changing industries and to turn the company into a Tier 1 supplier for the automotive market.