Sustainability
McLaren opens Composites Technology Center
Jan. 16, 2018 marked the opening of the Yorkshire manufacturing center that, from 2019, will start producing carbon fiber tubs for McLaren Automotive (Woking, UK), the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars.
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A partnership for sustainable composites
CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company.
WatchComposites Germany invites papers
The trade association Composites Germany (Frankfurt, Germany) invites presentations for the upcoming 4th International Composites Congress (ICC), which will take place in Stuttgart November 5-6, 2018, just before Composites Europe.
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Fold-to-form CFRP battery boxes, HP-RTM wishbones
Williams new EV platform demos 223 composite forming process and £20 suspension arms using recycled carbon fiber.
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CW's top 10 digital content of 2017
CW’s first list of 2018 is a simple one: The top 10 most viewed articles on the ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ website in 2017.
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ELG's new CARBISO product on display in Japan
ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd (Coseley, West Midlands, UK) will be exhibiting for the first time at the Automotive World Show in Tokyo from January 17-19, 2018. The company will introduce its trademarked CARBISO range of recycled carbon fiber products for high volume, automotive applications.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 a strong event
CAMX 2017 – The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, concluded on December 14, 2017 in Orlando, FL, US. Despite having been postponed in September due to Hurricane Irma, the premier composites event in North America united 6,554 people.
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Composite fendering piles fit the bill
Composites replace wood in New Jersey marine fender project.
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What’s the most important type of mechanical test for composites?
When the opportunity arises, I like to ask those familiar with composites testing this question: What type of mechanical test do they consider to be the most important for composite materials?
Read MoreDriving down costs: Technologies to follow in 2018
Cost drives most decisions about composites use, but most innovation now focuses beyond material cost.
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