Automotive
CTC’s CEO on digital manufacturing for composites
The Composite Technology Center (Stade, Germany) advances composites production and sustainability through Industry 4.0 working groups.
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Hydraulic hybrids: Boosting fuel economy without batteries
Carbon fiber helps to lightweight hydraulic accumulators, increasing efficiency in hybrid vehicles and myriad other applications.
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SMC is on the upswing (and check out this design competition)
There’s a lot going on with sheet molding compound (SMC) right now, including a design competition for best SMC design, with the winner announced at Composites Europe.
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Composites in Class A body panels: Evolution continues
Low-density SMCs lead the way as fiber-reinforced polymers make headway in auto components that must please the eye.
Read MoreClass A composites: A history
Composites have made a lingering and increasingly positive impression in the for exterior automotive body panels.
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Carbon composite driveshaft: Tailorable performance
This racing and aftermarket specialist designs and produces custom driveshafts for multiple markets.
Read MoreComposite driveshafts in production vehicles
Perennially appealing to auto racing and supercar enthusiasts, the composite driveshaft, for a time, also found use, from 1980 though the early 2000s, on a few production cars and vans as well.
Read MoreUSAMP team gives update on development of third-generation advanced high-strength steels
When complete, the ICME model is expected to aid the development of 3GAHSS alloys for use in lightweighting automotive vehicle components and assemblies.
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Hybrid steel/composite transmission gears
Scalable gear design trims heavy-truck weight, preserves wear life, controls cost.
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