Category Archives: Carbon Fiber

Carbon Composites Players Build Technology Positions

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

The big players continue to make moves to further develop their carbon composite manufacturing capabilities, signaling a growing future for the high-priced, light weighting material. This month, Toray [..]

Africa/MidEast, Automotive, Carbon Fiber, CFRP, Europe, North America, Resin Transfer Molding ,

RTM Process Cuts Cycle Times By 10; Uses Recycled CFRP

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

Cannon Afros has developed a process that cuts the molding time of a large part by a factor of 10. The new process, called ESTRIM (Epoxy Structural Reaction [..]

Aircraft, Carbon Fiber, CFRP, Design, Epoxy, Europe, Reinforcing Material, Resin Transfer Molding, Sports , , ,

BASF, IKV Join Forces to Speed Carbon Composite Molding

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

A new German system could greatly speed production of molded carbon composites to as low as six minutes. The fastest production speed currently in use is a brand-new [..]

Aircraft, Automotive, Boeing, Carbon Composites, Carbon Fiber, Dreamliner, Europe, Reinforcing Material , , ,

Boeing and BMW Tackle Carbon Composite Recycling

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

Re-use of carbon composites will be a major factor in the future of the strong, lightweight material. Boeing has launched several initiatives to find meaningful second uses for [..]

Aircraft, Automotive, Boeing, Carbon Composites, Carbon Composites, Carbon Fiber, CFRP, Dreamliner, Europe, Green, North America , ,

Bayer Brings Nanotechnology to the New Solar Impulse

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

Bayer MaterialScience will be the system leader for a newly designed, bigger cockpit for the next version of the Solar Impulse, a solar-powered, piloted aircraft that may be [..]

Aircraft, Carbon Fiber, CFRP, Europe ,

Auto Composites Powerhouse Is Run By Israeli Kibbutz

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

The corporate firepower behind one of the most significant plastics technology developments in the U.S. today is coming from an Israeli kibbutz formed by a North America Zionist [..]

Africa/MidEast, Automotive, Carbon Fiber, CFRP, Markets, North America ,

First Product Emerges from Dreamliner CFRP Scrap

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

Production of carbon composites for aircraft production creates a large amount of scrap—expensive scrap because of the high content of carbon fiber.  A Boeing engineer says that more [..]

Aircraft, Carbon Composites, Carbon Fiber, CFRP, Consumer Goods, Design, Injection Molding, North America, Reinforcing Material

Toyota & BMW Eye Gains In Carbon Composites, Fuel Cells

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

The top officers of Toyota and BMW this morning announced a long-term collaboration in four technical areas, including materials lightweighting, to improve the efficiency of cars. The other [..]

Asia, Australia, Automotive, Carbon Composites, Carbon Fiber, Composites, Design, Green, Reinforcing Material , , , ,

Intel Readies Dreamliner Approach for Ultrabooks: Carbon Fiber Plastic

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 0

Intel is borrowing a page from the fabulous success of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program to substantially reduce costs of its ultrabook computers. Weight of the Dreamliners was [..]

Asia, Carbon Composites, Carbon Fiber, Design, Electronics, Injection Molding, North America , , ,

Does Lignin Have Legs as a Future Plastics Feedstock?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Doug Smock | Permalink 1

Four Canadian researchers make a case that lignin could become an important feedstock for bioplastics. “Considering the current production of lignin from pulp and paper industries as well [..]

Bioplastics, Carbon Fiber, Composites, Green, North America, Reinforcing Material