Materials

Nanomaterials

SGL Carbon inaugurates production hall for graphite-based automotive components

This completes a 3-year expansion project of SGL Carbon’s production capacities for specialty graphite-reinforced automotive components in Bonn, Germany.

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Automotive

The coming decade: Clarity with a strong dose of uncertainty

Columnist Dale Brosius considers the potential and uncertain role of composites in aerospace, automotive and other markets in the coming decade.

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Nanomaterials

Toray uses carbon nanotube composites for ultra-high frequency communication

Toray says that its ultra-high frequency (UHF) printed radio-frequency identifier (RFID) has potential application in retail and logistics operations.

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Weaving

Sigmatex launches recycled carbon fiber non-woven fabric

The non-woven fabric is produced from high-quality carbon fiber waste with sizing intact, said to offer improved fiber to resin bond strength with area weights from 100-600 gsm. 

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Trends

Thermoplastic composites incorporated into vehicle seatback concept

Covestro’s Maezio carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites were used to develop a lightweight, sustainable seatback concept for a Chinese car manufacturer.

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Consumer

REIN4CED to produce composite bicycle frames for Accell

REIN4CED recently opened an automated production facility in Belgium to produce hybrid carbon fiber and steel composite frames for Accell mountain bikes.

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Core

Glass fiber core manufacturer Spheretex moves to new facility

The company announced that it has moved to a new production and warehouse facility in Neuss, Germany as of Jan. 1, 2020.

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Consumer

CFRP preform technology is fast, flexible, efficient

Porsche racecar is first to sport part-via-preform technology.

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Carbon Fibers

SGL Carbon to produce carbon fiber composite air taxi landing gear

SGL Carbon will begin serial production of its ultra-light composite landing gears in early 2021.

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Thermoplastics

Severstal invests in Airborne automated composites manufacturing

Airborne will work with steel company Severstal to explore integration of metal and composites.

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