Automotive
Graphene Council partners with SAE International
The organizations will partner to share information on graphene and transportation advances and challenges, and will present their results at two events next year.
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Biocomposite of the Year 2019 winners announced
Announced at Nova-Institute’s Biocomposites Conference in Cologne, Germany, the winning entries use natural fiber composites for automotive and consumer goods applications.
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Solvay, Penso collaborate on industrialized production of lightweight structures
The FLAVA automotive project has developed composite technologies for creation of a modular, multi-material body-in-white structure for large production volumes.
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Corvette: A multi-material success history
At the launch of the 2020 C8, Columnist Dale Brosius reflects on the iterations of multi-material innovation in the manufacture of Corvettes over its history.
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ACMA hosts third transportation and defense policy fly-in
Forty ACMA members met with nearly 100 members of Congress and staff to advance legislation enabling composites usage in the aerospace and automotive sectors.
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CEAD, Siemens intensify collaboration for industrial 3D printing of large composite parts
CEAD’s new AM Flexbot includes Siemens’ Sinumerik CNC and Siemens will include a CEAD 3D printing system in its Additive Manufacturing Experience Center
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Vectorply carbon fiber utilized in Corvette bumper beam
Vectorply’s noncrimp carbon fiber fabrics and software were used in the development of the pultruded carbon fiber bumper beam for the 2020 Corvette Stingray.
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New Digimat 2019.1 release enables smarter fiber-reinforced composite design values, allowables and crash modeling
Upgrades include high fiber content virtual test with 10-100 times faster analyses and progressive damage analysis using the Camanho method.
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Toray structural resin system developed for high-end motorsports
The Toray TC346 prepreg resin system is said to have the highest combined Tg and high-temperature mechanical property retention available for the market.
Read MoreEpoxy toughening agent enhances adhesion for automotive applications
CVC Thermoset Specialties’ HyPox RA875 epoxy adduct toughening agent is said to enable improved peel strength at room temperature and temperatures down to -40°C.
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