Category: Industry Digest

The new Smart Fortwo car got a little smarter: Automotive supplier Fehrer Composite Components has developed a new lightweight roof in a sandwich-type design. The component is currently the...

A 12-foot fiberglass boat weighing just 121.25 lbs (55 kg) folds for transport in as little as 45 seconds, according to developers Cobra International and Quickboats. The boat, called...

A new structural design solution provides an instant preliminary study of motor and sail boats between 25 feet and 70 feet. The solution, launched by 3A Composites Core Materials...

MAI Carbon Cluster Management GmbH, a partner of BMW & Audi, says production costs of carbon fiber could soon be lowered by 90 percent. Their $102 million research project...

Researchers at MIT are developing various shape-shifting materials, including carbon fiber composites, wood grains and textiles, that could lead to self-assembling structures or more efficient cars and planes. The...

At CAMX, Antonio Nanni, professor and chair of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Miami, discussed critical issues related to the advancement of composites...

As the environmental, social and economic impacts of a product over its entire life cycle receive increased attention, many companies are wondering about conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA)....

There’s no doubt that interest in additive manufacturing has reached new heights recently, but Steven Woods, senior project manager at GE Power & Water, noted that additive manufacturing techniques...

The first composites were a mixture of straw and mud prepared by our ancestors nearly 4,000 years ago, said Dr. Andrew George of Brigham Young University at yesterday’s CAMX...