Electric Vehicles
Styrene-free resins: More than emissions reduction
Since the first introductions of low- and no-styrene resins, the emphasis has shifted from mere compliance to comparable — or better — performance.
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Get ready for Composites 4.0!
It might seem like science fiction, but it must be our path if we are to make composites competitive.
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Converting the structural chassis to composites
Germany’s largest producer of GRP leaf springs for cars and trucks broadens its product range to CFRP stabilizer bars, which cut weight 50% vs. steel.
Read MoreSAMPE Europe Summit 2016
SAMPE Europe held its one-day Summit Paris 2016 event at the Hotel Pullman Paris Eiffel Tower on March 7. CW’s technical editor Sara Black was in attendance and noted the following standout presentations.
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Honda’s Clarity Fuel Cell sedan features hybrid-molded rear bumper beam
The rear bumper beam is made of the Tepex composites material from the Lanxess subsidiary Bond-Laminates.
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Can we make recycled carbon fiber “sexy”?
Although we have methods to create useful product forms from recovered fiber, creating demand for those products will require new entrepreneurial effort.
Read More2050 Motors to showcase China-built CFRP-bodied e-GO EV, Ibis to follow
2050 Motors Inc. announced on Nov. 15, 2015 that the first off-the-assembly-line carbon- fiber-bodied e-Go Electric EVs (electric vehicles) to enter the Western Hemisphere had arrived in the US the previous week.
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Tour of ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
3D printing was the focus during the tour of the ORNL facility in Knoxville, TN.
Read MoreFord to invest $4.5 billion in vehicle electrification
The investment, to be made by 2020, will include the addition of 13 new electrified vehicles and a more social sciences-based approach to vehicle design and development.
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CAMX 2015: Award winners, keynote report, show news
If you didn't make it to CAMX 2015, the event was, by all accounts, a success. Feedback from the exhibit floor and the conference was positive and upbeat, and with 7,500+ attendees, the show has established itself as North America's largest composites trade event.
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