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Carbon fiber prepregs, fiberglass weaves, automotive interior leather, microfiber, and acoustic composite materials.
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Kevin Wyss, director of graphene applications at Avadain Graphene, told Composites Manufacturing that graphene performance in FRP composites depends on lateral flake size, thickness, defect density, dispersion quality, and resin compatibility rather than the generic label.
Dr. Nagesh Ramaswamy and a University of Houston research team designed, validated, and constructed a full-scale overhead highway sign structure using retired GE37 wind turbine blade sections supplied by Carbon Rivers as primary columns and horizontal members.
Manufacturing & Process Note: Repurposing retired blade spar caps with tensile strengths near 90 ksi shifts the cost burden from raw material procurement to inspection and connection engineering; plant managers should budget for non-destructive testing of legacy laminates and for specialized load-transfer hardware before committing to structural reuse programs.
Volkswagen and supplier Magna are producing rear spoilers, wingflaps and pillar trims for the ID. Buzz using Röhm's PLEXIGLAS® PMMA molding compound in Piano Black via a mold-in-color process that removes the need for coating.
Manufacturing & Process Note: Mold-in-color PMMA eliminates coating energy and VOC emissions, but the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive entering into force in 2026 will require a documented recycling route for every plastic component, so material selection must now be paired with end-of-life planning.
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RACE Composite Repair@RACECompRepairPulse Score1212RACE Composite Repair@RACECompRepairPulse Score1818Autoliv has published its Annual and Sustainability Report 2024. The report covers the company's annual performance and sustainability activities; no further figures or targets are disclosed in the source text.
Autoliv has developed a foldable steering wheel, according to the company's own announcement. The source provides no further technical specifications, materials, dimensions, or production timeline for the foldable steering wheel.
