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CoCure Technology Innovation by Structural Composites Transforms Industry Applications
Composites One hosted a live LinkedIn Composites Tech Talks with IACMI and Structural Composites to present a case study on how composites are changing the way companies make parts. Structural Composites explained how it has used government and commercial research funding to create and deploy innovation hybrid composites technology solutions for marine, defense, transportation, and Read More…
Transportation Industry is Trucking Ahead with Composites
The use of composites in commercial trucking dates back over half a century when fiberglass was first used for its strength and weight reduction benefits. Today, the benefits of composite materials in transportation manufacturing have expanded beyond fiberglass and are seen in commercial trucks, buses, and trailers, to enhance fuel economy and meet weight restrictions. Read More…
Automotive Manufacturing Driven by New Technology
Composites are gaining popularity in the automotive market for their corrosion-resistant properties, superior strength, and stiffness coupled with their lightweight increasing fuel economy. It is these benefits among others that make composites like carbon fiber a growing substitute for steel and aluminum materials in automotive parts including body panels, firewalls, and trunk beds. Composites are Read More…
Out-of-Autoclave Manufactures Major Benefits
The notion of composites is all about combining materials to achieve a result better than their original form. The same can be said for the production methods that are used to manufacture composites. As the applications for composites continue to evolve, so do the advanced processes that are used to make them. Out-of-autoclave composite manufacturing Read More…
Understanding Thermoset and Thermoplastics
We all react to heat differently, which is a simple description of the distinction between thermoset and thermoplastics—they behave differently when heat is applied to it. The chemical properties of thermoset become permanently strengthened when exposed to heat. Once thermoset plastics are altered by exposure to heat, they cannot be remolded. Thermoplastics, on the other Read More…
Resin transfer molding benefitting auto industry in 2019
Composite materials are made using a variety of processes. However, one process that may see increased use in the automotive industry in 2019 is resin transfer molding. The increase in the use of this process is primarily due to the benefits it offers to this industry. Some of the benefits resin transfer molding is bringing Read More…
Use of compression molding by auto industry picks up in 2019
Composites have been steadily making inroads into the automotive industry for years now. However, this year may see more composite components hitting the road than any other. Many composite parts are being developed or produced for 2019 vehicle models, and compression molding is one of the composite component production processes being used to create these Read More…
Shaping the automotive industry with vacuum infusion composites
Automotive manufacturers have a lot of demands to meet. Their consumers want quality products at affordable prices, while investors want to make profits. This means that automotive manufacturers need to use the most optimal methods for producing quality automotive components. The automotive industry uses a lot of composite materials in its structural and mechanical components, Read More…
Corrosion-Resistant Composites: Benefits for Semi-Trailers
Corrosion resistance is one benefit to composites bring to many transportation applications. Composites are used in everything from aircraft to ships. However, one transportation application that particularly benefits from composites is semi-trailers. Corrosion resistance and other benefits composites offer semi-trailers One tool that’s extremely important to the U.S. transportation industry is the semi-trailer, and these Read More…
Composite Bike Rims Benefit Cycling Canadian Commuters
Composites are present in a wide range of Canadian-manufactured products from building materials to aircraft. However, one composite product that’s bringing benefits to Canadian commuters is composite bike rims. Benefits of composite bike rims for Canadian commuters According to one source, almost 223,000 Canadians commuted to work by bicycle in 2016. For all of these Read More…
Injection-Molded Composite Energy Absorbers Proven Worthy
Injection molding is a process used to make composite parts for a variety of industries. One industry that has increased its use of such parts over the past two decades is the automobile industry. Composite energy absorbers for car bumpers have brought many benefits to automobile manufacturers. Benefits of composite energy absorbers made by injection Read More…
Four Benefits Composites Bring to Hyperloop Pods
The modern subway and rail system are poised to get a very futuristic upgrade thanks to the world’s first composite hyperloop pod. Indeed, composite materials are bringing many benefits to the first passenger pod manufactured by Hyperloop Transportation Technology (Hyperloop TT). Benefits of using composites in hyperloop pods Composite materials have become a vital part Read More…
Canada & U.S. Partnership: Helping Auto Companies Design with Composites
The United States has one of the largest auto industries in the world, and now they’re partnering with Canadian companies to help them design composite parts for the next generation of safe and fuel efficient North American automobiles. How Canada-U.S. Partnership Could Bring Composite Benefits to Future Automobiles Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics are a type of Read More…
