Category: Columns

Lockheed Martin developed a heat shield using a tiled Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) thermal protection system to protect the Mars 2020 rover from the intense heat during entry,...

The world’s first carbon fiber rail bogie (CAFIBO) is being developed by a consortium of companies including ELG Carbon Fibre, Magma Structures, the University of Birmingham, the University of...

Ford Motor Company will soon be using a composite material made of coffee chaff – the dried skin of the bean which comes off during roasting – from McDonald’s coffee...

A team of Florida A&M University – Florida State University (FSU) College of Engineering researchers from FSU’s High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) is developing a design for a heat shield...

The new carbon fiber bumper beam on the 2020 mid-engine Corvette is drawing attention on this game-changing vehicle for parts and processes in the automotive world. When General Motors...

RS Technologies’ RS composite utility pole, protected with an RS Fire Shield™ made from fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), survived forest fire conditions in Canada’s Northwest Territories with no damage to...

With a wet weight of only 1300kg, the Candela 7 is 45-50% lighter than a traditional glass fiber fossil fuel-powered boat. With experience from fighter jet and traffic airplane...

The new EarthRoamer LTi expedition vehicle features an all carbon fiber body that is much stronger and lighter than any traditional RV or overland camper body. EarthRoamer expedition vehicles...

Composites manufacturers are all too familiar with quality challenges. Inclusions and foreign object debris (FOD), incorrect ply orientation, internal voids, porosity, disbonds, delamination and more, both on the surface...