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Category: Industry Digest

Keep up to date with the latest news of interest to the composites industry

BMW Motorrad’s Latest Patent Introduces a Motorcycle with an Innovative Carbon Fiber Chassis

August 14, 2020

BMW Motorrad is a leader in the use of carbon fiber in vehicles. The high-end HP race bike, designed for track use, features a carbon fiber chassis with a...

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Teijin High-Performance Fiber Strengthens NASA Mars Rover Landing Parachute

August 07, 2020

The Mars Perseverance Rover is carrying the heaviest payload yet in its latest mission to seek signs of past life on Mars and to gather rocks and soil to...

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Carbon Fiber in Clear View on New Donkervoort Supercar

July 30, 2020

The core of Donkervoort Automobielen’s JD70 is a hybrid chassis built of a tubular steel ladder frame reinforced with carbon fiber for added strength and reduced weight. That’s just...

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Recycled Carbon Fiber Gets Second Life in Surfboards

July 23, 2020

Sustainability is a core value of JUC SURF. The three founders of JUC Surf have experience working with carbon fiber in manufacturing with leading companies such as Boeing and...

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Delivery Truck Being Designed of Sustainable Natural Woven Composites

July 16, 2020

  Featuring panels made from sustainable, natural, woven flax composites and an all-electric drivetrain, the Volta Zero electric truck is a clean, efficient way for logistics companies to transport...

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Diamond Aircraft Introduced the DA50 RG, an All Carbon Fiber Airplane

July 10, 2020

Diamond Aircraft introduced the new 5-seat all carbon fiber DA50 RG airplane, outfitted with retractable gear and powered by a 300hp Continental CD-300 jet fuel engine. Luxury, safety, fuel...

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Aston Martin AMB 001 Carbon Fiber Motorcycle Undergoing Prototype Testing

July 01, 2020

The AMB 001 motorcycle by Aston Martin and Brough Superior, featuring a carbon fiber tank, fin, body panels, and more, is undergoing dynamic prototype testing at a racetrack in...

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Electric Rigid Inflatable Boat Built with Sustainable Composite Materials

June 25, 2020

RS Electric Boats’ new electric Pulse58 rigid inflatable motorboat is designed and built with sustainable composite components. RS Sailing’s sister company, RS Electric Boats, has a focus on sustainability...

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Carbon Fiber Exoskeleton Protects Workers and Boosts Productivity

June 18, 2020

German Bionics debuted the fourth generation of Cray X, designed of carbon fiber and the latest in a line of workplace exoskeletons designed to be worn on the workers’...

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Carbonhaus is the World’s First Building Made of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Concrete

June 12, 2020

A two-story building on the campus of Technical University in Dresden, Germany is the world’s first building made from carbon fiber reinforced concrete. The world’s first building made of...

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