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New Super Plastics Can Beat Metals
An under-the-radar Arizona-based company has developed new molding and sizing technology to produce what it calls “the strongest line of injection moldable thermoplastic composites available.” The...
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Obama Administration Supports Cheaper, Biobased Carbon Fiber
Developing cost-competitive biobased carbon fiber is emerging as one of the key projects of the Obama administration’s year-old Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. The idea is a good one: Establish...
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New Composite Described As Drop-In For Cast Magnesium
A new long-fiber thermoplastics composite from Plasticomp, Winona, Minnesota, is described as a drop-in replacements for die-cast magnesium. The big benefit: reduced weight, as much as 40 percent....
View ArticleKia Boosts Mechanicals of CFRP in Award-Winning Frame
Carbon composite replaces steel in a panoramic sun roof frame in the 2015 Kia Sorento. The number of parts is reduced from 33 to four and weight is [..]
View ArticleNPE2015: Newest Version of Composite Pedal Cuts Weight 30%
Development of high-speed, low-cost systems to produce composite parts for automotive and other high-volume applications is a major strategy at Engel, a leading global producer of injection molding [..]
View ArticleArburg Provides First US Window To Innovative Composite Project
Arburg will demonstrate an interesting lightweighting process that could prove attractive in particular for automotive applications at NPE2015 in Orlando, Florida, March 23-27. The booth demonstration...
View ArticleAdvanced Manufacturing Consortia Will Be A Major Obama Legacy
President Barack Obama has made major progress despite significant headwinds. The President’s legacy will include the Affordable Care Act, the revival of the American economy from near collapse, [..]
View ArticleLightweighting Will Be Major Theme At NPE
One of the major themes at NPE2015 in Orlando, Florida, next month will be technologies that enable lightweighting, particularly for transportation applications. In the large booths of the [..]
View ArticleEngel Cell Automates Composite Overmolding
One of the big ongoing stories today in plastics—really manufacturing in general—is the increasing automation and cost reduction in processes to mass produce high-strength engineering composites, often...
View ArticleEngel, Siempelkamp Build Big Machines for VW Composites Project
A research lab founded by Volkswagen to advance automotive use of large integrated composite components is getting a substantial addition—an Engel v-duo machine with 3,600 tons of clamping [..]
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