Carbon Fibers
Carbon fiber is a high-performance reinforcement widely employed in composite materials due to its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness. Composed of thin strands of carbon atoms, these fibers are renowned for their incredible durability and resistance to various environmental factors. In composite applications, carbon fiber offers outstanding structural support while remaining lightweight, making it a preferred choice in aerospace, automotive, and sports equipment.
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VIEW ALLRock West delivers high-precision composite support tube for particle detection
Large carbon fiber and honeycomb core component, known as the barrel timing layer (BLT) tracker support tube, was delivered to Purdue as part of an upgrade to CERN’s general-purpose proton-proton collision detector for space research.
Read MoreCarbon Conversions offers 3D printing filament reinforced with rCF
Development of re-Evo TDR products that work on a majority of 3D printers is now an available option for companies sending in their carbon fiber waste.
Read MoreHexcel launches HexTow IM9 24K intermediate modulus carbon fiber
Workhorse carbon fiber is particularly suited to primary and secondary aerospace vehicle structure development, aided by its high tensile strength and modulus.
Read MoreSwancor, Massload jointly develop 100% recycled bicycle bottle cage
A blend of recycled carbon fiber and PA6 pellets, the bicycle component will be commercialized in Q1 2024.
Read MoreHead Sports prototype racquets to incorporate bio-circular Torayca fiber
Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. is supplying its ISCC Plus-certified carbon fibers for tennis racquets and pickleball paddles.
Read MoreWAG Wernli to produce composite brackets for Dufour Aero2 drone
The Swiss company was chosen for its C-SMC expertise, which will replace original aluminum brackets to enhance weight savings, corrosion resistance and adhesive bonding capabilities.
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CompositesWorld’s CW Tech Days: Infrastructure event offers a series of expert presentations on composite materials, processes and applications that should and will be considered for use in the infrastructure and construction markets.
LEARN MOREDiscover the types of sensors being used in composites, the physics on which they’re based, their installation, promised benefits and challenges, as well as the potential they offer for even further developments in smart structures.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N NPX1 vehicle debuts carbon fiber hybrid wheel
Twenty-one-inch, ~10-kilogram hybrid wheel, developed by Dymag in partnership with Hankuk Carbon, is part of an intensive development program by Hyundai.
Read MoreSGL Carbon evaluates carbon fibers business strategy
After significant losses in 2023, SGL Carbon reviews all options for its Carbon Fibers Business Unit including a partial or complete divestment.
Read MoreRadome concept highlights composite aerostructures expertise
JEC World 2024: Airbus Atlantic is displaying a carbon and quartz fiber radome, in addition to touching on its capabilities in design, development of aerospace structures, parts and equipment.
Read MoreFiber-reinforced 3D printing material brings sustainability, versatility
JEC 2024: Xenia Materials is unveiling Xegreen 23-C20-3DP, a 100% recycled PET-G carbon fiber-reinforced material grade for high-performance additive manufacturing.
Read MoreMitsui Chemical, Microwave Chemical complete microwave-based carbon fiber demo facility
Completed in December 2023, the pilot production line at Mitsui Chemicals Nagoya Works began trials in January and will supply carbon fiber samples within fiscal 2024.
Read MoreAutomated winding machine supplier forges carbon fiber application growth
JEC World 2024: Custom-designed carbon fiber/epoxy components and automated fiber winding machine offerings will be on display, emphasizing CompoTech’s focus on designing and supplying turnkey composites technologies.
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Who's ready for the Olympics?
With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, this year’s JEC World is bound to be abuzz with talk of this year’s event — from the use of composites in sporting equipment to the roles they play in AAM.
Read MoreOptimizing machining for composites: Tool designs, processes and Industry 4.0 systems
Hufschmied moves beyond optimized milling and drilling tools to develop SonicShark inline quality control system and Cutting Edge World cloud platform for optimized tool use and processes.
WatchComposites end markets: Electronics (2024)
Increasingly, prototype and production-ready smart devices featuring thermoplastic composite cases and other components provide lightweight, optimized sustainable alternatives to metal.
Read MoreDemonstrator project targets circularity solutions in carbon fiber composite sports equipment
The Carbon Fibre Circular Alliance (CFCA) brought together OEMs and technical partners to reclaim short carbon fibers from end-of-life sports equipment, realign into continuous prepreg tapes and remanufacture into new equipment.
WatchDesigning and manufacturing turbine test nacelles
Michigan-based Ground Test Solutions (GTS) shares the design and manufacturing processes involved in building composite nacelle components used in testing jet and helicopter engines.
Read MoreFrom the CW Archives: Airbus A400M cargo door
The inaugural CW From the Archives revisits Sara Black’s 2007 story on out-of-autoclave infusion used to fabricate the massive composite upper cargo door for the Airbus A400M military airlifter.
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