Industry Digest

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,...

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new bio-inspired composite material based on the structure of a tiny crustacean. The unique structure, called a helicoid, prevents cracks...

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...

Airbus unveiled a bird-like conceptual airliner design with the goal of motivating the next generation of aeronautical engineers, emphasizing how they can make a difference by applying technologies researched...

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...

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...