Tokyo — Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has long reserved costly carbon-fiber-reinforced components to such applications as the hood and roof of its low-volume, high-performance GT-R sports car. But thanks to a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A unique, automated production platform developed by a French industry consortium – and utilizing an epoxy resin system from Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”) – ...

TOKYO — Nissan has long reserved costly carbon-fiber components to such applications as the hood and roof of its low-volume, high-performance GT-R sports car. But thanks to a production breakthrough, ...

CLINTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When a major aerospace OEM needed a thermally conductive, autoclavable resin to advance the performance of 3D-printed composite molds for compression molding, it ...

KraussMaffei Group reports that a South Korean automotive supplier, LG Hausys, is using KM's high-pressure resin transfer molding system (HP-RTM) to produce components made of carbon-fiber reinforced ...

Carbon fiber has been used in race cars and high-end road cars for decades, but the lightweight material is still considered too expensive for mainstream cars, though that may change soon. Nissan is ...

One-piece, one-cure. ESE’s E2 line of composite wheels uses tailored fiber placement (TFP) and a proprietary compression resin transfer molding (RTM) style process to produce a one-piece all carbon ...

This unique versatility is accomplished with a Double Acting – Distributed Pressure System (DA-DPS™) Press, Multi-Component (Multi-K) Injection System, a thermal oil temperature control unit, and ...

Hexcel (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) is featuring range of composite innovations for customer applications in aerospace, automotive, energy and marine markets. Visitors to JEC can see an Integrated Wing ...

From theory to practice, CIDETEC’s 3R vitrimer technology has been tested across some of the most demanding industries. From wind turbines to hydrogen tanks, from cars to aircraft and rail, ...