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Category Archives: Carbon Composites
BASF, IKV Join Forces to Speed Carbon Composite Molding
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 [..]
Boeing and BMW Tackle Carbon Composite Recycling
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 [..]
First Product Emerges from Dreamliner CFRP Scrap
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 [..]
Intel Readies Dreamliner Approach for Ultrabooks: Carbon Fiber Plastic
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 [..]
Plastics Star in New Flying Car
Polycarbonate has not won favor as automotive glazing, but it will be used for windows in a car that flies. Engineers of a novel vehicle called Terrafugia have [..]
Turkish Partner Is Key In New Ford/Dow Composite Venture
Targeting weight reductions of up to 750 pounds per vehicle, Ford and Dow engineers and researchers will combine efforts to develop low-cost carbon fiber and component-level manufacturing processes. [..]
New SABIC Executive Discusses Bold Moves At NPE2012
It’s becoming increasingly clear that SABIC’s acquisition of the GE Plastics business five years ago for $11.6 billion was a positive development for the American plastics industry. At [..]
CFRP Super Car Smashes Land Speed Records
A Norwegian super car developer that almost acquired Saab is showing nifty carbon fiber technology at the Geneva Motor Show this week in Switzerland. Its 2013 Agera R [..]
Conductive Composites Get A Big Asian Boost
The marriage of plastics and electricity is a big emerging story. One of the companies of interest is little-known Integral Technologies of Bellingham, WA, a research company that’s [..]