Overview
Trains, buses and subways make extensive use of composites in vehicle body panels, air conditioner enclosures and interior parts and components. Increasing demand for lightweighting in this sector offers good opportunity for more composites application.
Lightweighting a heavyweight
Process combination produces significantly lighter overhead storage bins for big-rig sleeper cabs.
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All signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?
Lightweighting a heavyweight 7/30/2010 Composites TechnologyProcess combination produces significantly lighter overhead storage bins for big-rig sleeper cabs.
Team-built bus body bests all 5/17/2009 Composites TechnologyOEM meets tight development schedule on superlight multipart molded shell to offset propulsion system weight in fuel cell-powered transit bus.
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