Automotive
Chomarat glass fiber reinforcement lightens mass-produced auto parts
G-PLY, developed for KraussMaffei’s HP-RTM process, reportedly delivers weight savings of 60% for leaf springs.
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Scott Bader's urethane acrylate resins enable Corvette Stingray bumper beam
The company’s Crestapol resins were used for the automotive industry’s first curved, multi-hollow pultruded carbon fiber bumper beam.
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Toray Advanced Composites, NCC sign R&D partnership agreement
As a Tier 1 member of the National Composites Centre, Toray Advanced Composites will collaborate with the the NCC on automotive and aerospace R&D programs.
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Henkel to collaborate with Carbon Revolution on composite wheels
Henkel and Carbon Revolution join forces to speed OEM automotive one-piece carbon fiber wheels development.
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Nova-Institute releases list of European biocomposite producers
According to the report, there are 30 producers of biocomposite granules producing almost 130,000 tons of sustainable materials.
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2019 CAMX award, ACE winners illustrate industry trends
Among this year’s award winners are Continental Structural Plastics, the Institut fur Textiltecnik of RWTH Aachen University, LyondellBasell, Fortify, Spirit AeroSystems and more.
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Composites industry events to highlight thermoplastics, defense, space
A roundup of news about events in the composites industry, including the TPRC’s thermoplastics conference and events from Composites UK, ACMA and more.
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All-composite wheel for electric vehicles wins funding
A project to develop the world’s first commercially viable, low cost, lightweight, all-composite wheel for electric and niche vehicles such as driverless cars wins grant funding of £135,500.
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Plastic-metal hybrid auto structure named SPE Hall of Fame winner
The plastic-metal hybrid front end automotive structure, built by Ford Motor Co. with LANXESS glass fiber-filled PA6 resin, reduced costs and weight compared to all-steel structures.
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