Industry Digest

Keep up to date with the latest news of interest to the composites industry

Carbon Fiber Forged Wheels Can Be Produced in High Volume at Competitive Prices

Vision Composite Products selected IDI Composites’ Ultrium™ U660 for its carbon fiber forged wheels. In order to survive harsh conditions, corrosion, and road hazards, automotive aftermarket wheels...

Fiber-reinforced Composite Materials Used in Load Compartment of Mercedes Benz S-Class

The load compartment well in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class must safely accommodate the 48V on-board power supply battery. LANXESS’s Tepex dynalite continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite...

A New IMOCA Boat Will be Built from Declassified Carbon Fiber from Airbus

As the transportation industry works hard to move toward sustainability in manufacturing, a partnership between an innovator in boat building and a world leader in aviation is taking things in a new...

CityAirbus will be a Fully Electric Zero-emissions eVTOL

Airbus is moving further into the Urban Air Mobility market with the new CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL (electric Vertical TakeOff and landing) vehicle, designed to carry up to four passengers. The...

Composite Materials Used to Design Resto-floats Modeled After Classic Cars

You may soon see what appears to be a Volkswagen Bus or 1970s Dodge Charger cruising on a lake, but it won’t be driving on water. It will be part of a new line of products called Floating...

Carbon Mobile Moves Carbon Fiber Smartphone Production to Focus on Sustainability

The Carbon 1 MK II sustainable smartphone is a clear indication of Carbon Mobile’s commitment to sustainability. Working with commerce & lifecycle service provider, Ingram Micro, the company is...