Automotive

Automotive

iPul pultrusion system enhances Carbon TT’s CFRP profile production for vehicle chassis

Krauss Maffei’s subsidiary, Pultrex, delivers a customized iPul pultrusion system for the production of large profile parts for around 70,000 vehicle chassis annually.

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Automotive

The Society of Plastics Engineers names top five innovators

The organization’s Hall of Fame committee selected its top five leading innovations from the previous 37 winners from 1983 to 2019.

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Riding pretty: Hybrid upper control arms move to pickups

Short-glass/PA6 with metallic inserts reduces mass, running torque, joint wear on the Ram 1500 half-ton pickup truck.

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Prepregs

Teijin boosts heat-resistant carbon fiber prepreg production

Renegade Materials Corp., its U.S. subsidiary, is expanding its prepreg production capacity by approximately 2.5 times to meet advanced aerospace solutions and industrial applications.

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Automotive

Honda Aircraft Co. unveils HondaJet 2600 concept

The single-pilot, transcontinental light jet concept aircraft is said to feature a carbon fiber composite fuselage and over-the-wing engine among its features.

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Carbon Fibers

IDI Composites selected for high-performance carbon fiber forged wheels

Composite performance wheels offer 40% less weight and high-volume production cost competitive with aluminum alloy alternatives.

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Hyundai selects IDI Composites’ Fortium thermoset material for Santa Cruz truck box

The Fortium series imparts 40-65% discontinuous glass fiber reinforcement with high-strength and impact resistance in “scratch black” for a highly functional truck bed in the 2022 Sport Adventure Vehicle (SAV).

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Sustainability

Hemp fiber composites incorporated into electric racecar bodywork

Aiming for higher sustainability, Bercella and Romeo Ferraris developed several hemp fiber composite bodywork components for the Giulia PURE ETCR vehicle.

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Automotive

The Native Lab launches new edition of monocoque design course

The online workshop begins Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 and offers nine sessions covering an in-depth composite monocoque design process from former McLaren and Koenigsegg car designers.

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Lanxess Tepex composite material lightweights luxury sedan load compartment well

PA6 Tepex dynalite thermoplastic blank reinforced with continuous glass fiber fabrics withstands high mechanical stresses and achieve 30% lighter weight than comparable sheet metal components.

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