Asia-Pacific is projected to register the fastest CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period. The region's growth is primarily driven by improvements in the cost-efficiency and scalability of composite ...

Toyota Motor Corp. has added more carbon fiber production capacity in house, and it's not just for supercars and not just about cutting weight. Core Molding Technologies Inc. is expanding its ...

Electric vehicle adoption and stringent emissions regulations are driving unprecedented demand for automotive lightweighting solutions. While carbon fibre wheels deliver compelling advantages up to 50 ...

Back in 1989, Radius Engineering published: “a versatile Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process for producing high quality aerospace composite laminates has been demonstrated. Low-void-content ...

Vacuum-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (Vartm) could provide low-cost and high-volume readily applicable to large-scale structures, including airframes, according to the Center of Excellence for ...

Rib parts (top) trialed using spring-frame molding (shown here, bottom, with curved C-channel part) and double diaphragm forming (DDF) processes in the DARPA-funded and Boeing co-funded RAPM program ...

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the manufacture of sheet molding compound and molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics. It focuses on producing large-format moldings. It offers ...

Epoxy resins are well known for their difficulty in pumping. This can be down to several factors ranging from their high viscosity, and sensitivity to shear wot the speed at which they can set when ...

Historically, most designers of structural composite components for aerospace applications have taken for granted the need for an autoclave cure. Despite the fact that cost and time advantages of ...