Electric Vehicles
BMW chooses SGL Carbon as supplier for iNEXT
SGL Carbon will supply carbon fibers and semi-finished textile products for a range of components in BMW’s upcoming next-generation electric vehicle.
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Continuous tapes, D-LFT meet up in new compression molding process
Design research for an automotive load floor module drove development of a new compression molding process for direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites.
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Hybrid thermoplastics give load floor impact strength
Project leads to development of new compression process for selective application of D-LFT on UD tape laminates.
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CAMX 2018: Second look, more new developments
Curved pultrusion for automotive, Smart Susceptors for primary structure repairs and Huntsman advances leaf springs for trucks, carbon wheels for automotive, “thin-ply” ailerons with Airbus and Nanocomp Technologies.
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The long view for composites in long-haul trucks
Composite components on heavy trucks and trailers continue to grow, both in volume and in kind, but they won’t be carrying structural loads until the mid-2020s.
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Pushing EVs forward
Multifunctional chassis design and novel composites processes enable lighter, longer-range, safer electric vehicles.
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IACMI consortium aims to close the loop on automotive carbon fiber prepreg scrap
Carbon fiber recycling start up Vartega leads a project to close the loop on automotive carbon fiber prepreg manufacturing scrap for use in new automotive applications.
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Keynoter Kuehmann to explore SpaceX, Tesla design engineering strategy
This year’s General Session CAMX Live!, being held at 8:30 a.m. today in the Dallas Ballroom of the Omni Hotel, features as keynote speaker Dr.
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Hexagon announces third composite hydrogen tank contract for fuel cell vehicles
A third automotive OEM commits to Hexagon Composites as supplier of composite hydrogen tanks for fuel cell vehicles.
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New research project aims to boost electric vehicle performance
The research will develop cost effective, scalable carbon fiber composite solutions, with goal of boosting the performance of electric vehicles.
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