Consumer

Natural Fibers 5 Aug 2022

Furniture designer incorporates Bcomp natural fibers into luxury REI chair

Tras, a Japanese design and manufacturing studio, draws from decades of composites work in motorsport to develop the sustainable ampliTEX-based chair.

Carbon Fibers 3 Aug 2022

McLaren, APL unveil high-performance athletic footwear brand

The all-purpose luxury composite footwear, inspired by McLaren supercars, presents a new silhouette, a three-piece segmented midsole and a carbon fiber plate.

Carbon Fibers 1 Aug 2022

Cycle Inspect introduces damage, risk assessment service to the composite bicycle industry

Australian startup seeks to bridge the disparity gap between carbon fiber bike ownership and specialists trained to inspect them via an ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) and visual inspections procedure.

Consumer 26 Jul 2022

Loop Energy to deliver additional fuel cell systems for hydrogen-electric city bus platform

The order from Mobility & Innovation Production, known for its composite zero-emissions bus platform, advances Loop Energy to the commercial scaleup phase.

Consumer 20 Jul 2022

Sikorsky delivers third CH-53K helicopter to U.S. Marine Corps

This is the third out of seven composites-intensive heavy-lift helicopters that have been delivered to the fleet exceeding all DOD rotary wing platforms, created in a complete, digital environment.

Consumer 12 Jul 2022

Igus Inc. rolls out urban bicycle made entirely from recycled plastic

Lightweight plastics from landfills are used in all parts of the bicycle for a maintenance-free, corrosion-resistant platform, with first functioning model planned for end of 2022.

Sustainability 1 Jul 2022

Materials & Processes: Fibers for composites

The structural properties of composite materials are derived primarily from the fiber reinforcement. Fiber types, their manufacture, their uses and the end-market applications in which they find most use are described.

Construction 29 Jun 2022

Materials & Processes: Resin matrices for composites

The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here’s a guide to selection.

BMI 28 Jun 2022

Materials & Processes: Fabrication methods

There are numerous methods for fabricating composite components. Selection of a method for a particular part, therefore, will depend on the materials, the part design and end-use or application. Here's a guide to selection.