New players proliferate, increasing CMC materials and manufacturing capacity, novel processes and automation to meet demand for higher part volumes and performance. The composites industry is under ...

Ian Thomson, technical director of startup CFRP parts producer Moldex Composites Pvt. Ltd. (Surat, India), has more than 25 years’ experience with advanced composites for Formula 1 (F1) and endurance ...

The significance of lightweight construction materials, especially carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), has gained popularity over the past few years. The material’s structural constitution is ...

This Amamco Tool diamond-coated composite drill drills 12.5 times faster than a PCD drill and lasts 4.36 times longer. Inset: The interlocking layers of polycrystalline and nanocrystalline diamond of ...

Toray has developed a high thermal conductivity technology that lifts the heat-dissipating properties of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) to that of metals. Applying this technology to CFRP ...

Until something better and too far-fetched for us to consider at this time comes along, things leaving our planet will need rockets to do so. And those rockets will need fuel, which has to be stored ...

Ever since BMW launched the i sub-brand, we knew that it was going to change the core-brand models as well. The innovations used in the making of the i3 and i8 were bound to find their way into other ...

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are lighter and stronger than metal and are used in a variety of industries, including aviation, aerospace, automotive, marine, and sporting goods. In recent ...

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are a critical class of performance materials, but disruptions from COVID-19 have made the future of the industry uncertain. In a new report, “The Future of ...