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.

McLaren Composites Technology Centre Delivers First Prototype Carbon Fiber Chassis

The carbon fiber MonoCell, the tub that forms the main structure of McLaren’s cars, has been shipped from the company’s innovation and production center to the McLaren Production Centre for stringent crash...

Samson Switchblade Carbon Fiber Flying Car Debuts Transforming Tail

With the push of a button, the tail of the Samson Switchblade, a carbon fiber flying car, transforms from driving to flying mode in only two minutes. The Switchblade is a three-wheel, street legal vehicle...

AMRC and Prodrive Working Together to Manufacture Recyclable Composite Components

Prodrive, a motorsport and advanced technology company, is working with lightweighting and materials researchers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to advance its...

Porsche Revolutionizes Sports Cars with New Composite Based 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport

Porsche recently debuted the 718 GT4 Clubsport as the first production race car built with natural fiber body parts. It is an updated version of the 2015 GTS Clubsport, made for both amateur racers and...

Materials with Mass Appeal

Composites are moving into new applications for rail and bus travel. For more than 50 years, thermoset composite producer Norplex-Micarta has done a steady business in manufacturing materials for mass...

Audi, Airbus and Italdesign Test Flying Taxi Prototype

Audi (Ingolstadt, Germany), Airbus (Toulouse, France) and Italdesign (Moncalieri, Italy) debuted a flying and driving 1:4 scale prototype of its Pop.Up Next flying taxi concept at Drone Week in Amsterdam. The...