Audi’s bulkhead; Porsche’s wheels, inserts: OEMs talk composites at SEMA
Automotive

Audi's bulkhead; Porsche's wheels, inserts: OEMs talk composites at SEMA – Repairer Driven NewsAudi’s carbon-fiber bulkhead on the 2019 A8 adds 33 percent to the vehicle’s torsional rigidity, but a collision trainer said it also adds more time…

Losing weight: Plant-based fibres lighten composite panels
Automotive

Losing weight: Plant-based fibres lighten composite panels – PLANTA new binder technology addresses the challenges.

Porsche’s Natural Fiber Is Like Carbon Fiber Made From Plants
Automotive

Porsche's Natural Fiber Is Like Carbon Fiber Made From PlantsThe 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport debuted with a wing and doors made from flax. This could be the future of composites.

Volvo spinoff reports success with carbon-fiber-steel Polestar 1 body in crash test
Automotive

Volvo spinoff reports success with carbon-fiber-steel Polestar 1 body in crash test – Repairer Driven NewsVolvo spinoff Polestar in the fall reported its 600-horsepower carbon-fiber electric hybrid Polestar 1 experienced a “successful first crash t…

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PolyOne Takes on Fibers and Composites Maker Fiber-Line
Energy

PolyOne Takes on Fibers and Composites Maker Fiber-Line | Powder/Bulk SolidsAmerican specialty polymers firm PolyOne Corporation will take ownership of global engineered fibers and composite materials maker Fiber-Line in a $120 million transaction, a company press release announced…

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ORNL ADVANCES 3D PRINTED POTENTIAL OF PAPER-MAKING WASTE
3D Printing

ORNL advances 3D printed potential of paper-making wasteAt Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee, scientists are applying 3D printing to recycle and reuse a common byproduct of the manufacturing industry. Produced in large quantities as waste fro

Carbon Fiber Composites Increasing As Recycling Candidates In Aftermarket
Aeronautics

Carbon Fiber Composites Increasing As Recycling Candidates In AftermarketOf all structural elements on aircraft, carbon fiber materials have been the most arduous to recycle.

Ford finds graphene helps PU rise to challenges
Automotive

Ford finds graphene helps PU rise to challenges – Utech-polyurethane.comFord has developed PU foam containing tiny amounts of graphene. The nanomaterial can make huge improvements in foam performance. Sarah Houlton investigates

MIT research honored with Physics World “Breakthrough of the Year” awards
Research

MIT research honored with Physics World “Breakthrough of the Year” awards"Magic-angle" graphene named 2018 Breakthrough of the Year; first ionic plane and earliest evidence of hydrogen gas named to top 10 breakthroughs.

Israel develops wing components to make F-35s invisible to radar
Aeronautics

Israel develops wing components to make F-35s invisible to radarIsrael Aerospace Industries announced Thursday that F-35 stealth fighter components for the outer wings to make them invisible to radar have entered production.

IAI Inaugurates New Line for F-35 Wing Skins
Aeronautics

IAI Inaugurates New Line for F-35 Wing SkinsThe skins will be manufactured by means of innovative technology called Automatic Fiber Placement that comprises layers of composite materials.

Composites industry hopes to touch $2.5 billion by 2021

Composites industry hopes to touch $2.5 billion by 2021The composites industry expects to achieve a market size of $2.5 billion by registering a compounded annual growth rate of 14 per cent by 2021.Driven by a strong demand among end-use sectors such as t

3D printed end use parts manufactured by CRP showcasing at MIA EEMS 2019

CRP at MIA EEMS 2019CRP will be showcasing 3D printed parts manufactured in Windform composite materials for Energica motorcycles on sales

Ford And MSU Expand Research Partnership
Automotive

Ford And MSU Expand Research PartnershipFord and MSU have renewed and expanded their research partnership to allow for more collaboration on projects related to automobiles.

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