Recently added articles from Advanced Composites Bulletin:
Styrene maleic anhydride replacement for interior applications.(AUTOMOTIVE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Large-scale carmakers are using Celestran long-fibre reinforced thermoplastics, with a polypropylene (PP) matrix, as a drop-in solution for former styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) applications. Due to the unfavourable economic climate, Nova Chemicals, the main supplier of SMA in the USA, has ...
Reinforcing agent offers weight savings and improves surface finish.(AUTOMOTIVE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Milliken Chemical has introduced its Hyperform HPR-803 reinforcing agent for polyolefins. The company, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, say that the agent will help carmakers and suppliers achieve greater weight reductions in order to meet recently introduced regulations on ...
Sports car manufacturer finances research centre.(AUTOMOTIVE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... The sports car manufacturer Lamborghini, of Sant' Agata Bolognese, Italy, officially unveiled the Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL) on 6 October 2009 with an event held at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Lamborghini has made a ...
Surfboard uses cellulose reinforcement.(MARINE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... An environmentally friendly surfboard has been launched by Cobra International of Chonburi, Thailand. The surfboard uses renewable Greenlite reinforcements developed by the multinational company, Porcher Industries. In this application, standard glass-fibre reinforcement is ...
Powerboat employs unusual level of composite technology.(MARINE)
Nov 01, 2009 ... A boat, named 'C-Boat', has been created that benefits from a higher level of composite usage than is usual in a powerboat, and as a result is claimed to be light, weighing 1200 kg in total, including the engines, and is efficient in terms of fuel consumption. The boat was manufactured ...