Reinforcements
Fall is officially here — it's time to think about carbon fiber
As we enter fall and the final week of September, it's time to think about carbon fiber — specifically CW's annual Carbon Fiber conference, which will be back in Knoxville, TN, US, this year, Dec. 8-10 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Read MoreSlideshow of SPE ACCE 2015
A look at the 15th edition of SPE’s Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE).
Read MoreSlideshow of SPE ACCE 2015
A look at the 15th edition of SPE’s Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE).
Read MoreAVANCO: Driving the industrialization of CFRP structures
The AVANCO Group is producing high-quality CFRP parts into a wide array of applications from six production facilities in Germany and the US.
Read MoreSPE ACCE 2015 show report
Was this the year, finally, for the big break-through for automotive composites? Maybe, depending on to whom one talked or the presentation one heard.
Read MoreTeijin (quietly) announces plans for Sereebo rollout in automotive
Somewhat buried in its Integrated Report 2015, Teijin says the company's thermoplastic-based, high-speed molding process, dubbed Sereebo, is ready for commercialization, necessitating in the process a new Teijin manufacturing facility somewhere in the U.S.
Read MoreAutomotive front axle: A glass act
The development of glass-fiber reinforced car axle is a sign of the new, expanded role composites will play in the design of future automobiles.
Read MoreMini-autoclaves for visual carbon parts
This side story to CW's Plant Tour of Mubea Carbo Tech spotlights the company's mini-autoclaves.
Read MoreHP-RTM: A means, not an end
This side story to CW's Plant Tour of Mubea Carbo Tech explores MCT's HP-RTM technologies.
Read MoreAeroengine Composites, Part 2: CFRPs expand
Proven in fan blade/case applications, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers migrate to previously unanticipated destinations nearer the engine “hot zone.”
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