Carbon Fibers
CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: SGL Carbon
SGL Carbon showcases its entire product portfolio, from carbon and oxidized fibers as well as textile semi-finished products to finished composite components for various industrial and automotive applications.
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McLaren, APL unveil high-performance athletic footwear brand
The all-purpose luxury composite footwear, inspired by McLaren supercars, presents a new silhouette, a three-piece segmented midsole and a carbon fiber plate.
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Cycle Inspect introduces damage, risk assessment service to the composite bicycle industry
Australian startup seeks to bridge the disparity gap between carbon fiber bike ownership and specialists trained to inspect them via an ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) and visual inspections procedure.
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CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Helicoid Industries
Helicoidal fiber-reinforced composites are the inspiration for new developments in rain erosion-resistant substrates, improvement in damage tolerance and sustainable composites.
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CFRTP enables better, greener smartphones
Carbon Mobile’s “monocoque” design eliminates separate case, cover and frame, better protects electronics and simplifies disassembly.
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Boston Materials, Textron Systems to collaborate on hypersonic vehicle thermal protection system
Boston Materials will supply Textron Systems with its Z-axis Fiber technology to enhance performance of high-temperature composites that exceed 3,000°F.
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HORYZN emergency UAV harnesses CFRP tooling from Voith Composites
Voith Composites collaborated with HORYZN, a student initiative that leverages CFRP tooling and composites know-how for its Mission Pulse UAV project.
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Price, performance, protection: EV battery enclosures, Part 1
Composite technologies are growing in use as suppliers continue efforts to meet more demanding requirements for EV battery enclosures.
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Hyundai Motor, Supernal unveil eVTOL vehicle cabin concept
Concept details — such as CFRTP material incorporation, a biomimetic design and a focus on safety — provide a first look at how Hyundai integrate its mobility capabilities to develop commercial urban, regional air vehicles.
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Plant tour: Dowty Propellers, Gloucester, U.K.
Transforming decades of design and RTM production reliability into more sustainable, next-generation composite propellers.
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