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Government funding to accelerate vehicle weight reduction through composites |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 17 April, 2015 |
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Sigmatex, the independent converter of carbon fibre, has been awarded Government Funding through the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) for a project that aims to produce higher volumes of composites in the UK to accelerate vehicle lightweighting. The Sigmatex LX Programme is one of 20 supply chain projects from across the country that will benefit from a total of £67 million of government investment through the AMSCI programme, with £109 million being invested in the same projects by industry. |
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Loopwheels - re-inventing the wheel |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 17 April, 2015 |
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Loopwheels is a shock-absorbing wheel with an integral suspension system. It was created with the help of an Araldite composite bonder and has been nominated for the prestigious ′Designs of the Year 2015’ sponsored by the Design Museum in the UK. |
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Increased research efforts to speed up commercialisation of carbon fibres |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 06 February, 2015 |
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Carbon Fibres Technology‒9 Dimensional Assessment, finds that end-user industries such as the automotive and aerospace sectors are also contributing to funding along with carbon fibre manufacturers, highlighting the intent towards wider adoption. The increasing emphasis on reducing fossil fuel consumption and hence addressing the issue of global warming is underlining the business case for carbon fibre. |
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Expanding carbon nanotube manufacturing capacity |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 21 October, 2014 |
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Tortech Nanofibres, a subsidiary of Plasan based in Israel, is installing additional capacity for the manufacture of its non-woven carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet at its manufacturing facility. This will more than triple output, once full commissioning is completed in the next few months and is seen as an important step towards a full scale industrial manufacturing capability. |
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French carbon fibre precursor plant targets aerospace market |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 07 October, 2014 |
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Hexcel Corporation is to expand its carbon fibre production capacity through the addition of new precursor and carbon fiber lines in Roussillon, France. The $250 million investment will also include the associated Quality Control laboratories and offices. |
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Stand-up paddle boards reinforced by low carbon fabric |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 10 March, 2014 |
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BlkBox Surf is an American brand and manufacturer of Stand-Up-Paddle (SUP) boards that is using TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics to achieve weight savings and mechanical performance benefits, together with a pro[rietary resin known as Resin-X. |
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Wingless aircraft based on advanced composite reinforcement |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 23 February, 2014 |
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For the first time at JEC Europe 2014, Chomarat is will presenting a quarter-scale version of the VX-1 KittyHawk (Paris, March 11-13 2014, M29 Hall 7.3). This aircraft, designed by VX Aerospace, has an unique shape that is structurally efficient thanks to the use of C-Ply, Chomarat’s advanced composite reinforcement material. |
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Process breakthrough integrates moulded plastic features and inserts with high quality carbon composite components |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 17 January, 2014 |
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A new process from Prodrive will make carbon composite components easier to incorporate into premium and luxury vehicle interiors. Features normally added in a separate operation, such as clips and inserts for threaded fasteners, can now be moulded directly onto the back of high quality composite panels, producing a more cost-effective part than a conventional bonded assembly, and one with greater mechanical strength. Already producing parts for the first two production applications, both premium automotive interiors, the process removes a major barrier to the wider use of composites. |
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Tow carbon fabrics save over 50% of weight on e-Go aircraft |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 10 November, 2013 |
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In front of a large invited audience, the e-Go prototype took to the skies of Norfolk on 30 October 2013 for its official First Flight. In the careful hands of the company’s Chief Test Pilot, Keith Dennison, the aircraft gracefully took to the air and flew a lively display sequence. |
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Non-crimp fabric carbon reinforcement used for automotive roof panel |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 25 October, 2013 |
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Chomarat specialises in textile reinforcements for composites, is an active participant in the "RTM in-mould Coatings" project thanks to its line of spread NCF carbon reinforcements. For the first time, a carbon roof panel for the Roding Roadster is made in real time, and mass produced, at the K’2013 show. This innovative project is the birthchild of a partnership between major players in the composites field, under the leadership of KraussMaffei. The use of C-Ply Spread as a reinforcement contributes to the success of this project. |
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Mystery £15 million order for carbon fibre composite body assemblies get rumours buzzing |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 17 October, 2013 |
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A record £15m order for supercar composite body structures and trim is going into production at Prodrive. In the biggest composites contract in its history, the company is supplying most of the composite components for a new supercar now entering production with one of the world’s most prestigious vehicle manufacturers. To support this, and other recent orders, Prodrive has recruited and is training another 40 production technicians. |
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Carbon spread fibre reinforcement for high-end Class A parts |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 19 September, 2013 |
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Chomarat is extending its line of carbon reinforcements with C-Weave SP, a new line of spread carbon fabrics for composite parts with high aesthetic performance requirements, especially for the high-end automotive, sports & leisure, luggage,and telephone markets. |
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Bicycle frame features spread tow carbon fabrics |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 19 September, 2013 |
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Kemo Bikes has showcased its new range of road bikes at the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The top of the line frame model KE-R8 5KS is built using TeXtreme spread tow carbon fabrics for high specific stiffness. |
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Carbon reinforcements for high-end markets |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 12 June, 2013 |
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Chomarat is extending its line of carbon reinforcements with C-Weave SP, a new line of spread carbon fabrics for composite parts with high aesthetic performance requirements, especially for the high-end automotive, sports and leisure, luggage and telephone markets. |
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Carbon fabric based on spread tows "could save airlines millions in fuel costs", claim |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 14 April, 2013 |
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TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon reinforcements are used in Formula 1, America’s Cup, advanced aerospace applications and various sporting goods products such as bicycles, etc. This unique carbon fabric from Sweden could also substantially reduce weight of existing aircraft and thereby enable significant savings in fuel costs. |
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JEC Composites Exhibition: Carbon fibre prepreg content on each A350 XWB is worth over $4 million to Hexcel |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 26 March, 2013 |
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At the 2013 JEC Composites show in Paris, Hexcel provided details of its work on the Airbus A350 XWB, which represents the largest contract in the company’s history, with overall revenues of between $4-5 billion. Hexcel’s total content on each A350 XWB is now claimed to be worth over $4 million. When Hexcel was awarded the contract in 2008 to supply carbon fiber prepreg for all the A350 XWB composite primary structures, it secured the contract by developing a complete composite proposal, including carbon fibre prepreg and associated products. |
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Institute for Advanced Manufacturing unveiled |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 06 October, 2012 |
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Wednesday 19 September 2012 saw Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, welcomes Atlas Composites Managing Director Shaun Moloney and a select group of guests to the official launch of Nottingham Universities new £3.5 million Institute for Advanced Manufacturing. |
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Prodrive to double workforce at Milton Keynes composites plant |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 12 September, 2012 |
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Technology consultancy and precision-manufacturing specialist Prodrive is nearly doubling the size of the workforce at its composites plant in Milton Keynes. The company is actively recruiting now and will take on a further 80 people during 2013, making it one of Europe’s largest composites specialists with close to 200 employed in its manufacturing operations. |
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Cricket helmet could prove match-winner |
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| Carbon Fibres
: 15 January, 2010 |
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A new lightweight cricket helmet worn for the first time by Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara in the 2009 World Twenty20 tournament could prove a match-winner for the East Anglian manufacturing firm behind the design. |
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Metal-plated fibre products are ready for use
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| Carbon Fibres
: 28 October, 2004 |
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A patented range of metal-plated carbon-fibre products is now commercially available for use in aerospace, defence, automotive, construction, medical and electronics applications. |
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