Mass Transit

Wind/Energy 8 Dec 2014

ADL to purchase GKN carbon fiber Hybrid Power flywheels

Scotland-based bus and coach manufacturer ADL will purchase 250 GKN Hybrid Power flywheels for energy storage and discharge.

Sustainability 18 Aug 2014

London Underground explores composite materials

Mind the gap! The iconic London subway system develops lighter doors made with composites, in partnership with the National Composites Centre, for more efficient transport.

Automotive 4 Aug 2014

Voith to introduce new composites for rail

German innovator offers lightweight while the U.K. “is at materials crossroad” for High Speed Rail 2 set to start construction in 2017.

Consumer 1 Jul 2014

Aerospace and industrial next-gen advanced composites: A two-way street?

The head of his own consulting company and the president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), HPC columnist Dale Brosius sees “aerospace” and “industrial” innovation as a two-way street.

Mass Transit 1 Jul 2014

High-performance vs. general purpose

Jeff Sloan notes the closing gap between “aerospace” and “industrial” composites.

Automotive 18 Apr 2014

Move over honeycomb, thermoplastic sandwich is commercialized as DYNATECH

PEI foam core/skin sandwich panels claim to save up to 40 percent weight and 30 percent cost in rail and aircraft interiors vs. honeycomb.

Automotive 4 Mar 2014

Composite flywheels: Finally picking up speed?

A wave of new composite flywheel developments for bus, rail, auto, heavy truck, construction equipment, and power grid support promises fuel savings, improved efficiency and reduced emissions — i.e. sustainability in the global quest for more energy.

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Mass Transit 23 Mar 2013

Cutting train doors with precision

GFMI Aerospace & Defense uses waterjet cutting technology to produce glass fiber/epoxy door panels for a major rail car manufacturer.

Adhesives 1 Feb 2013

Deep draw: Unique laminate architecture enables bus part

For a major mass-transit manufacturer, Amtech LLC (Wapato, Wash.) successfully thermoforms a luggage cover with a remarkably deep draw of 40 inches (1,016 mm), using a laminate architecture that includes a top layer of 0.180-inch/4.5-mm gauge Grade 4800 thermoplastic sheet, supplied by Boltaron (Newcomerstown, Ohio).

Wind/Energy 31 Mar 2020