Automotive

Automotive

Lessons from Spring Hill

General Motors and Chrysler were back in Washington, D.C., in mid-February, asking for more bail-out money.

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The outlook for composite pressure vessels

Environmental and economic pressures continue to drive growth in the market for composite pressure vessels used in personal and public transportation applications.

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Out of Autoclave

NAIA 2009 show highlights

The Detroit auto exhibition’s hybrid and electric vehicle introductions underscore the need for lightweighting with low investment cost, which composites can provide.

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Automotive

Bitter pill for the Big Three

It appears that the U.S. auto industry, or at least the automakers known as the Big Three — GM, Ford, Chrysler — is in the midst of choosing which bitter pill to swallow.

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Adhesives

What's new in automotive front-end modules?

Composite and hybrid composite/metal solutions reduce cost and weight and increase assembly efficiency on passenger vehicles.

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Automotive

High-Volume Preforming for Automotive Application

 More than a dozen parts for four Aston Martin models are mass produced in France using Ford Motor Co.'s optimized Programmable Preforming Process and resin transfer molding.

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Automotive

SPE'S AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES SHOW PREVIEW

Conference continues growth trend despite tough North American market.

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Automotive

Composites: A Band-Aid or a Fix?

Having spent many years developing composite materials, applications, and solutions for industry issues, I believe we have come to a crossroads. We all too often take quick, short-term actions to address our tasks and issues at hand. I characterize these as Band-Aid solutions. For example, sending government represe

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Adhesives

Composites Pick Up New Applications in Light Trucks

Long a bastion of steel, the tougher-duty pickup segment of the light truck market is warming to the benefits of composites.

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Taking Subjectivity out of Class A Surface Evaluation

Toward the goal of more consistent, repeatable and quantifiable Class A surface analysis, automakers and systems suppliers are developing and employing automated surface inspection tools.

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