The software’s purpose is to provide composite industrial players (including processors, suppliers, designers, and subcontractors) an effective and user-friendly method for resolving: run-of-the-mill ...

DarkAero replaced butt joints in the center wing box assembly to increase the flight test envelope in high-speed gust load conditions for its DarkAero 1 prototype composite aircraft.

Hanover, Pa.-based thermoformer McClarin Composites LLC and a business unit of ExxonMobil entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with an aim to "disruptively accelerate the growth of ...

Vehicle manufacturers are aggressively adopting lightweight composite material strategies to meet requirements for increased design freedom and flexibility, high strength, stiffness and reduced ...

In mid-2011, BASF (Ludwigshafen) took another step forward on the road to plastic applications in automobile bodies and chassis by establishing its cross-divisional, multi-material Lightweight ...

The past year has seen a lot of technology breakthroughs in engineering composites, especially those aimed at lowering cost and boosting processing speed of carbon composites for volume manufacturing, ...

In the on-going commitment to reduce weight even further in automotive structures, many OEMs and suppliers are focusing on implementing the best and most cost-effective processing techniques to ...

At the JEC Europe 2015 composites show in Paris March 10-12, many companies showcased their carbon fiber composites and related products, especially for high-volume automotive manufacturing. Last year ...