Mass Transit

Automotive 2 Dec 2024

New Flyer selects Hexagon Purus H2 tanks for fifth consecutive year

Type 4 tanks will continue to be supplied for the mass mobility provider’s Xcelsior Charge FC fuel cell electric transit buses.

Mass Transit 25 Sep 2024

Büfa partners with Končar to develop composite electric rail platform

Končar-Električna to use Büfa fire-retardant composite materials for electric vehicle development.

Mass Transit 30 Aug 2024

Composites reinvent transportation

Celebrating National Composites Week, CW shares ways in which composites continue to evolve mass transit.

Mass Transit 22 Mar 2023

SABIC debuts EN45545 rail-compliant, fiber-reinforced compound

LNP Thermocomp AM DC0041XA51 offers the rail industry a solution that can be used for on-demand printing of large, complex exterior and interior parts in relatively small build numbers.

Sustainability 22 Mar 2023

Composite sidewall cover expands options for fire-safe rail components

R&D project by CG Rail explores use of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and recycled manufacturing scrap to meet fire safety, weight and volume targets.

Pressure Vessels 15 Feb 2023

Longtime partner New Flyer selects Hexagon Purus to outfit hydrogen transit bus

Hexagon Purus will continue to supply Type IV hydrogen tanks for the Xcelsior Charge H2 fuel cell electric bus, the tanks of which will be produced out of Hexagon’s new Maryland facility.

Sustainability 3 Feb 2023

LIST opens innovation center focusing on sustainable composite materials

The Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM) will be supported by major players in rail, aerospace, automotive and space to transition sustainable composites research to commercialization.

Mass Transit 2 Feb 2023

Hexagon Purus opens new U.S. facility to manufacture composite hydrogen tanks

CW attends the opening of Westminster, Maryland, site and shares the company’s history, vision and leading role in H2 storage systems.

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Mass Transit 9 Dec 2022

Kimya features Kimya PC-FR 3D filament for the transportation sector

Flame-retardant polycarbonate filament reaches EN45545 certification and meets REACH and RoHS standards for production of parts in railway, automotive, electronics.