Automotive
Swedish show truck turns heads
Fifty-one years ago, Swedish car mechanic Sven-Erik Bergendahl, nicknamed Svempa, started his tow truck business with a 1957 Plymouth sedan that he transformed into a truck, and since then, Svempa has created eye-catching and souped-up tow vehicles for car and truck shows across Europe.
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Composites enable portability in driving simulator
FRP design enables portable, light-tight, enclosure with an image-projection-grade inner surface.
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ELG Carbon Fibre’s new nonwoven line manufactures 2.7m wide recycled carbon mats
The company believes the materials will appeal to OEMs in the transportation sector seeking cost effective alternatives to virgin carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting.
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Local Motors launches new division to help manufacturers innovate faster
Called Forth, the new division is a crowd-powered, SaaS platform to advance product development on everything from small appliances to cargo drones.
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Teijin + CSP = Tier 1?
The news yesterday that Teijin Ltd. is buying Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) might have seemed, at first glance, like an odd pairing, but you need to mull it over only a few minutes to see that it makes sense.
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BMW 7 Series Plant: Dingolfing, Germany
Via four different manufacturing methods, CFRP goes mainstream in automated multi-material BIW and assembly operations at BMW’s busiest plant.
Read MoreTeijin Ltd. to acquire Continental Structural Plastics
Teijin, as part of its efforts to become a Tier 1 automotive composites supplier, pays US$825 million for automotive composites specialist Continental Structural Plastics.
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Mikrosam delivers automated filament winding line to Magna
Integrated production cell for high-volume production of composite CNG tanks installed in Graz, Austria plant.
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CAMX 2016 Exhibitor Previews: Part 2
CAMX, in its third year, is growing and expanding, and the quantity and quality of new products and technologies being introduced at the show is impressive. CAMX Connection asked exhibitors to tell us about the products they will feature, and the response has been tremendous. This week features Part 2 of 2 of the CAMX 2016 Exhibitor Previews.
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2016 end of summer book report
CW's Jeff Sloan takes a closer look at three books that focused on the creative application of design engineering and materials to achieve a specific goal.
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