Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightweight material, like laptop casings or mobile device chassis.

When engineers at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (GDATP) recently designed the ammunition container for a new aircraft weapon system, they decided very early in the process to make ...

No less an authority than ex-General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt says he believes that Arris Composites’ high-speed, low-cost carbon fiber could push metals out of cars. The Berkeley, Calif.

For a camera enclosure part, pre-consolidated carbon fiber is rolled out onto the Eastman S125 cutting table. Precision cutting enables Rapid Composites’ ultra-fast composite molding process. Speed, ...

Combining a high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) process with carbon fiber pre-processed to incorporate a binder resin has reportedly realized an an integrated production system for carbon ...

RocTool SAS has aimed its 3iTech process of heating a mold using electromagnetic induction at molding carbon-fiber-reinforced parts. The inductors — superheated cartridges — are integrated inside the ...

Victrex (West Conshohocken, PA) has developed a new polyaryletherketone (PAEK)-based polymer and an innovative hybrid molding technology that enable overmolding of a PAEK-based composite with ...

The auto supplier's Polycon Industries division in Guelph, Ont., manufactures the auto industry's first volume production of carbon fiber hoods AURORA, Ot.—Magna International Inc. has been selected ...

Lightweight structural components for automotive can now be made in high volume manufacturing using carbon fiber reinforced SMC. Using a unique Daron® resin from AOC, these parts feature superior ...