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Compression molding press technology adapts to meet new composite material processing requirements
Faster compression molding presses keep pace with new highly loaded, low-flow thermoplastics and thermosets.
Read MoreCorvette gets leaner with carbon fiber hood
Advances in materials and processing yield high-volume, low-mass hood for GM flagship.
Read MoreAdvances in sizings and surface treatments for carbon fibers
As carbon reinforcements find new applications, unfamiliar processes and resin systems make sizing and treatment surprisingly hot topics.
Read MoreVinyl ester composite parts in boat stern drive resist corrosion and damage
Volvo Penta's Ocean Series brings vinyl ester composites to the powertrain end of the boat.
Read MoreNAIA auto show spotlights pop-free SMC, cars with carbon fiber
Detroit auto exhibition spotlights pop-free SMC, cars with carbon fiber.
Read MoreSMC resin and primer advances prevent paint pops
David White writes this article in his capacity as executive director of the non-profit Automotive Composites Alliance (ACA), which promotes the uses and benefits of composites in automotive industry. Also the VP of sales and marketing for Meridian Automotive Systems in Dearborn, Mich., U.S.A., White is a graduate
Read MoreComposites Oust Magnesium In Big Volume Engine
DaimlerChrysler shaves part cost, investment and time to market in replacing magnesium valve covers with vinyl ester BMC.
Read MoreComposites Open Road To Innovation In India
Railway and automotive applications point the way to composite mass production.
Read MoreBoom ahead in carbon fiber market?
Could it be that carbon fiber is heading for a boom? Consider unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) just one new, relatively high-volume application (see News, p. 9). In a draft of a future "road map," the Pentagon wants to spend 10 billion dollars by 2010 to quadruple the size of the unmanned force. Based on successes
Read MoreCarbon Composites for Sports Cars and Mass Market Cars
A confluence of market demand, new product development and competition among automakers fuels growth in use of carbon fiber composites.
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