Carbon Fibers
4M Carbon Fiber employs plasma oxidation technology to produce carbon fiber
Woodland Holdings plans to change its company name to 4M Carbon Fiber and produce low-cost, high-quality carbon fiber using plasma oxidation.
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F-35 program reaches composites milestone
Orbital ATK celebrates completion of its 5,000th composite part for the F-35 program.
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Carbon fiber has designs on production wheels
A high-performance CFRP wheel manufacturer for nearly 20 years, Dymag is now part of a broader effort to reduce their cost and migrate them into volume vehicles.
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Airborne, Siemens and SABIC partner to mass produce thermoplastic composites
Flexible, automated production lines, featuring radically low conversion costs, aimed at millions of parts/yr — CW’s interview with all three companies.
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Moldex takes stake in MCT Engineering
Moldex Composites, the advanced composites division of Rockman Industries is taking a strategic stake in composites firm MCT Engineering.
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ELG Carbon Fibre and Sanko Gosei formalize partnership
Recycled carbon fibre market leader ELG Carbon Fibre and Sanko Gosei formalize their commercial partnership after years of technical collaboration.
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Toho Tenax hybrid prepreg combines carbon fiber, CNT
New high-tensile, highly shock-resistant prepreg incorporates carbon fiber developed for aerospace applications and specialized carbon nanotubes.
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Toho Tenax recognized for “Closed Circle of Thermoplastic Composites”
Recycled compound shows 34% less environmental impact and 40-60% lower cost vs. original formulation.
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Composites-intensive folding bike: Simplifying multi-modal transportation
The world’s lightest folding bike relies on CFRP for high stiffness and strength at low weight.
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Carbon Fibre Preforms for low-cost and zero waste
Chopped fiber preforms in seconds, 1200°C burn resistance for hours, low-cost CFRP to replace metals
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