A polypropylene (PP) grade with 20% short glass fiber reinforcement has been applied in a structural foam injection molding process (SFIM) to mold a dashboard carrier and air ducts in the FAW-VW Golf A7. The Fibermod GE277AIC grade from Borouge (Singapore) reportedly achieves high flowability paired with high stiffness and impact ratio, realizing high flow length

Engineers responsible for designing Britain’s new high-speed railway (HS2), potentially linking London with cities as far north as Glasgow and Edinburgh, have started investigating how fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials could play a key role in building the network. During a two-day visit to the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol, UK, earlier this year,

Avec la plus grande usine de thermoplastiques d’Europe et la cinquième plus grande au monde, Daher revendique son expertise dans la fabrication de pièces thermoplastiques fibres longues pour les activités aéronautiques, et travaille déjà à leur trouver de nouvelles applications. Plus généralement, l’entreprise mise depuis quelques années sur l’utilisation des composites dans les secteurs de

Ford’s Lightweight Concept vehicle uses a mix of high-strength steel, aluminum, composites and other advanced materials to demonstrate the company’s lightweighting capabilities.   Ford Motor Co. (Detroit, Mich., USA) on June 3 unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing

The Brazilian composites sector reported revenue totaling US$ 385 million in the first quarter of 2014, 11.2% higher than in the same period of the previous year and 0.5% higher than the result of the last quarter of 2013. From January to March this year, 53,700 tons of composites were produced in the country, a

In what one believer calls “the church of space solar power” (SSP), the doctrine is utopian. New work underway may make it achievable, too. Advocates contend that if mankind could tap the boundless energy of the Sun flowing through near-Earth space, convert it to microwaves for transmission to the ground and plug it into the

La FIM vous invite le 18 juin 2014, à l’occasion de son assemblée générale, à un débat sur le thème de l’énergie et du changement climatique. Un sujet au cœur des évolutions industrielles en cours.   Dans le cadre de la campagne « concevoir et produire en France dans une économie globalisée », la mécanique française a