Composites

Delve into the realm of 3D printing plastics where innovation meets engineering. From traditional petroleum-based materials to eco-friendly alternatives like polylactic acid (PLA), discover the versatile and ever-evolving world of plastics.

The V-Carbon technology is based on a patented “chemolysis” recycling process and offers up to 85% of carbon fiber’s original strength.

A UNSW Canberra researcher claims to have advanced CF recycling. But major challenges remain, says one industry expert. Carbon fiber composites are super strong super lightweight and super difficult to recycle effectively. Embedded in a (usually thermoset) polymer matrix, carbon…

The model predicted the fiber orientation pattern more accurately, improving the material properties estimations of composites produced by 3D printing.

Chevrolet’s first electric hybrid Corvette wins 2023 SPE Vehicle Team Engineering Award. Sports car is powered by electric motor and a small-block V-8.

BComp, a Swiss composites company brings to the table a natural fiber alternative for reinforced plastics compared to carbon fiber.

Kia Corp. wants to go green in its future car interiors. This involves using a range of natural and recycled materials, from mushrooms to fishing nets.

Automaker Subaru and a U.S. soccer club celebrated their “zero-landfill” stadium in Pa. by unveiling a large soccer ball sculpture made with recycled trash.

Israel’s UBQ Materials Ltd., developer of advanced materials made from everyday waste, has secured more funding and is creating new end-use applications.

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has partnered with two European firms to develop a lightweight polymer composite battery enclosure for electric vehicles (EVs) that features consolidated part design. It showcased the product at the recent Battery Show trade fair in…

Led by carbon fibers and thermoplastics, global opportunities will drive demand and value Carbon fiber will be the dominant composites material through 2031, when the value of the global market for all composites is forecast to reach $88.7 billion, an…

Company names Tom Fitzgerald Jr. vice president of composites manufacturing.