Carbon Fibers
Hybrid steel/composite transmission gears
Scalable gear design trims heavy-truck weight, preserves wear life, controls cost.
Read MorePlant Tour: Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing, Bristol, RI, US
Precision thermoplastics parts manufacturer expands into hybrid composites to help meet OEM demand for higher performance while trimming weight, cost and lead times.
Read MoreAerospace and industrial composites: Now on divergent paths?
The aerospace and industrial markets’ advanced composites challenges and their solutions will differ widely.
Read MoreTeijin acquires CSP: A safer growth choice?
Teijin’s presence in Auburn Hills is clearly another step into vertical integration of the supply chain.
Read MoreRecycled carbon fiber for lower-priced lightweight in heavy trucks?
Though its recent SuperTruck project used CFRP to slash over 3,200 lb, Volvo says it needs lower cost materials like recycled carbon fiber.
Read MoreCW Plant Tour: Composite Technology Center, Stade, Germany
A cornerstone of Germany’s CFK Valley, CTC pushes composites forward via automation, recycling, digital thread-based manufacturing and more.
Read MoreDyneema Carbon is prepared to handle all impacts
By marrying carbon with Dyneema, impact energy absorption can reportedly be increased by up to 100% while removing the risk of splintering.
Read MoreRecyclable epoxy proven in HP-RTM
Recyclamine hardener performs well in global processing trials and cradle-to-cradle recycling demo.
Read MoreFor the Corvette, a smooth ride depends on composites
On a vehicle already famous for having a long history of composites use, finding a new part on which to apply the material is a challenge, but PolyOne’s Advanced Composites Glasforms unit managed to do just that.
Read MoreIs supersonic flight making a comeback?
Boom Technology (Denver, CO, US), a 2014 start-up aircraft developer, is in the process of building the XB-1, a flying 1/3-scale demonstrator of its supersonic (faster than sound) commercial aircraft.
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