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Carbon Fibers 21 Dec 2016

Recycled carbon fiber for lower-priced lightweight in heavy trucks?

Though its recent SuperTruck project used CFRP to slash over 3,200 lb, Volvo says it needs lower cost materials like recycled carbon fiber.

Aerospace 26 Nov 2019

CW Plant Tour: Composite Technology Center, Stade, Germany

A cornerstone of Germany’s CFK Valley, CTC pushes composites forward via automation, recycling, digital thread-based manufacturing and more.

Consumer 16 Dec 2016

Dyneema Carbon is prepared to handle all impacts

By marrying carbon with Dyneema, impact energy absorption can reportedly be increased by up to 100% while removing the risk of splintering.

Glass Fibers 14 Dec 2016

Owens Corning donates fiberglass composites for restoration at Pearl Harbor

This program will restore the historic Battleship Row mooring quays, while helping U.S. Army personnel transition to civilian jobs.

Automotive 8 Dec 2016

Recyclable epoxy proven in HP-RTM

Recyclamine hardener performs well in global processing trials and cradle-to-cradle recycling demo.

Pultrusion 8 Dec 2016

For the Corvette, a smooth ride depends on composites

On a vehicle already famous for having a long history of composites use, finding a new part on which to apply the material is a challenge, but PolyOne’s Advanced Composites Glasforms unit managed to do just that.

Aerospace 7 Dec 2016

Is supersonic flight making a comeback?

Boom Technology (Denver, CO, US), a 2014 start-up aircraft developer, is in the process of building the XB-1, a flying 1/3-scale demonstrator of its supersonic (faster than sound) commercial aircraft.

NDT 7 Dec 2016

Composites in the Martian suit

When humans do finally travel to Mars, they will have to be well protected from a less-than-hospitable environment. The suit designed to do the job is already in development at NASA, and it relies heavily on composites.

Aerospace 7 Dec 2016

Patent issued for carbon fiber used in rocket nozzles

A professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville developed a new process to make carbon fiber that forms ablative rocket nozzles and heat shields.