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Automotive

Form + function = Classy chassis

Sandwich-composite chassis components double as structural and styling elements, reducing cost of ownership.

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Lower cost, less waste: Inline prepreg production

New technologies move direct (fabricator-based) prepregging closer to reality.

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2016 JEC World in Paris (Day 2): Composites in transition

The JEC Europe show has evolved over the past two decades into a very large and very busy convention, with a grown-up feel.

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Aerospace

Solar Impulse 2: Pulse on the future

Not yet through their ‘round the world flight, this superlight solar plane’s airframe-proven materials are already destined for higher callings.

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Sustainability

Natural fiber composites: Market share, one part at a time

Suppliers and adventurous composites fabricators put the “feel good” aspect in the rearview mirror, winning customers by competing on price and performance.

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RTM

LG Hausys invests in HP-RTM machine from KraussMaffei

The machine is producing advanced structural components for the visible part of automobiles, including a CFRP roof panel.

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Carbon Fibers

Filament winding, compression molding combine on BMW M4 GTS

Cytec Solvay is debuting today a novel all-carbon fiber composite hood that it helped develop for the BMW M4 GTS, in cooperation with fabricator C-CON GmbH and automotive metals specialist Läpple AG.

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First 3D woven composite for NASA thermal protection systems

A NASA-led team develops 3D woven quartz preform, hybrid process to infuse it with cyanate ester resin (0.5% voids) and achieves TRL5 in three years to replace CF/phenolic in the Orion spacecraft’s compression pads.

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RTM

JEC World 2016 exhibition and product previews

JEC World 2016 will be held in Paris March 8-10. These are some of the products that will be found at the show.

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IACMI starts to hit its stride

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US) held its second membership meeting in Detroit, MI, US, Jan. 13-14, to coincide with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).

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