Composites Use in Mass Transit
Led by needs to reduce emissions and increase efficiency, there are a variety of opportunities and efforts toward incorporating lightweight composites into more mass transit vehicles like railcars and buses, from vehicle bodies and frames, to doors, tracks, bogies and battery enclosures.
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SABIC debuts EN45545 rail-compliant, fiber-reinforced compound
LNP Thermocomp AM DC0041XA51 offers the rail industry a solution that can be used for on-demand printing of large, complex exterior and interior parts in relatively small build numbers.
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Longtime partner New Flyer selects Hexagon Purus to outfit hydrogen transit bus
Hexagon Purus will continue to supply Type IV hydrogen tanks for the Xcelsior Charge H2 fuel cell electric bus, the tanks of which will be produced out of Hexagon’s new Maryland facility.
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LIST opens innovation center focusing on sustainable composite materials
The Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM) will be supported by major players in rail, aerospace, automotive and space to transition sustainable composites research to commercialization.
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Hexagon Purus opens new U.S. facility to manufacture composite hydrogen tanks
CW attends the opening of Westminster, Maryland, site and shares the company’s history, vision and leading role in H2 storage systems.
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Kimya features Kimya PC-FR 3D filament for the transportation sector
Flame-retardant polycarbonate filament reaches EN45545 certification and meets REACH and RoHS standards for production of parts in railway, automotive, electronics.
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Voith H2 storage tanks made with in-house towpreg winding
Plug & Drive H2 storage system displayed at IAA Transportation 2022 uses 700-bar tanks for heavy-duty commercial and construction vehicles.
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Latest Mass Transit News And Updates
Plastic Omnium supports development of Safra Hycity hydrogen-powered buses
Passenger transportation retrofit specialist will receive Plastic Omnium’s Type IV high-pressure hydrogen vessels, fuel cell systems, and technical and product launch support.
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Röchling launches sustainable vacuum forming materials for railway structures
Röchling’s Maywoflamm plus RC and Maywoflamm NFPA RC can be manufactured using up to 70% recycled material, making it possible to increase sustainability in customer applications.
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Ballard Power and Wisdom Motor Co. partner to accelerate adoption of fuel cell commercial vehicles
As part of the collaboration, the companies plan to introduce and demonstrate a double-decker fuel cell bus in Hong Kong this year.
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Hexagon Purus and CIMC Enric for construction of joint production facility and New Energy R&D management center
Investment agreements establish new facilities in China, aiming toward increased production capacity of hydrogen storage vessels.
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H2Bus hydrogen-electric bus launches in Europe
The eight-meter minibus demonstrates the viability of hydrogen fuel cell technology in transit vehicles, complete with Loop Energy eFlow technology and hydrogen storage tanks.
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Hexagon Purus selected for contracts in global hydrogen bus market
Orders for Polish bus OEM and New Flyer play a role in delivering Type IV hydrogen cylinders to fuel cell vehicles in Europe and North America.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Refrigerated railcar floor expands composites horizons
TrinityRail, in an effort to update a 20-year-old design, seizes the opportunity to apply composites in a structural application in its refrigerated railcar. It’s a first for the rail and composites industry.
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TU Munich gears up for full-scale Hyperloop demonstrator
As a new, university-directed research program, the Technical University of Munich Hyperloop team works to scale up its SpaceX competition-winning pod design.
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The industrialization of thermoplastic epoxy
Fast-processing composites that are strong yet tough, thermoformable, reformable, recyclable and even FST-compliant save cost in aircraft and rail equipment.
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FAQ: Mass Transit
How are composites used in buses?
Opportunities for composites have arisen as more all-electric buses have been designed and developed.
Like consumer vehicles, battery enclosures for battery-electric buses are likely to use composites for their light weight, design flexibility and tailorability to meet a range of property requirements.
Several all-composite or partially composite all-electric bus designs have also been developed.
Source: EV battery enclosure inspires material, process innovations
Are composites used in hyperloop designs?
- Some! Several designs have included carbon fiber composite components in the pods and/or tracks for various prototype and competition models over the past several years.
- Source: Into the Hyperloop
