Graphene

Compression Molding 1 Feb 2019

Withstanding fire without the weight

New composites meet stringent fire requirements while lightweighting ships, rail cars and battery boxes for electric cars and planes.

Aerospace 4 Jan 2019

Graphene consortium produces graphene-enhanced composite leading edge

Resin used to produce the leading edge showed increased mechanical and thermal properties upon graphene addition, including a decreased fracture speed.

Sustainability 1 Dec 2018

Ford to integrate graphene-enhanced parts into its vehicles

Ford Motor Co. has announced that it will use graphene nanomaterial to enhance foam materials that reduce noise inside its vehicles and increase performance under the hood.

Sustainability 19 Nov 2018

P2T process positioned for recycling

British company Prodrive Composites (Milton Keynes, UK) recently issued a press release about a process, called P2T (Primary to Tertiary), for manufacturing recyclable composite components that can satisfy future end-of-life requirements without any compromise in performance.

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Graphene 9 Nov 2018

National Graphene Assn. partners with Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

The purpose of the GEIC is to foster the commercialization of graphene by providing a cutting edge international research and technology facility.

Thermoplastics 2 Nov 2018

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.

Automotive 22 Oct 2018

Haydale to develop graphene enhanced composite tooling and automotive body panels

Through development in this core strategic area, Haydale is looking to reduce cycle times, as well as reduce weight and increase performance of component material.