Joining Forces
Industry professionals must work together to tackle the challenges of mixed-material joining. Even the best designed composite component doesn’t usually operate solo. In many applications, composites are...
The Koenigsegg Regera Uses Composites in Innovative Ways
The new Koenigsegg Regera is loaded with carbon fiber composites, including a carbon fiber intake manifold with optimized intake tracts, a body made from pre-impregnated carbon fiber/Kevlar and lightweight...
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...
