Automotive

The automotive industry is no stranger to composites. In addition to enabling groundbreaking vehicle designs, composites are also being used to reduce vehicle weight and cut CO2 emissions.

CSP’s Composite Engine Shroud Gives the New Ford Explorer a Quiet Ride

Continental Structural Plastics, a Teijin Group company, is supplying Ford Motor Company with the industry’s first composite, dual-wall-dash engine shroud for use in the 2020 Ford Explorer. Powertrain noise,...

Renault Lightweights Megane RS Trophy-R, Down to Its Carbon Fiber Wheels

Renault introduced the Megane RS Trophy-R, a race-prepared vehicle, equipped with one-piece Carbon Revolution carbon fiber wheels among other improvements in lightweighting and aerodynamics. Based on the...

Graphene-enhanced Composite Tooling and Automotive Body Panels on BAC Mono R

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC), working alongside both Haydale and Pentaxia, built the lightweight BAC Mono R body using graphene-enhanced carbon composite materials. The BAC Mono R is a...

Continuous-fiber-reinforced Composites Used in Large-scale Auto Production

The Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced composites from LANXESS are being used in large-scale production of various structural components for lightweight automotive design. The lightweight rear seat shell of the...

The Mobility Alliance Proves Lightweighting Potential in Hybrid Automotive Body Parts

The Mobility Alliance, a strategic alliance between Henkel and RLE International designed to drive automotive innovation, has examined and validated the potential of high-performance structural foam for...

Printing Tools for Vehicle Production

3D-printed composite tooling could have many benefits, but automakers have to make sure it’s ready for the assembly line. Additive manufacturing (AM), now used extensively for vehicle prototyping, is...