Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2019
The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo have entered into a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research into the advanced design and manufacturing of high-strength, intelligent, lightweight materials for use by the automotive sector.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 13, 2017
During this technical collaboration, researchers at MSU and UDRI will identify cost-effective combinations of resins from Ashland, sizings from Michelman, and carbon fibers from Zoltek that can be used to fabricate prepregs that can be compression-molded into composite parts. —Bryan G. Dods, IACMI CEO.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2015
The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
The University of Michigan team is using Twaron to reinforce the undercarriage of their vehicle, utilizing the material’s superior abrasion resistance and high strength-to-weight ratio. Toho Tenax America , the Teijin Group’s US-based carbon fiber business, will be providing the Tenax carbon fiber to both teams.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2017
Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. These projects will pursue innovative approaches to developing novel precursors for high-strength carbon fiber at half the cost of current materials. Carnegie Mellon University. University of Connecticut. Northwestern University.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2014
University of Colorado Boulder. University of Wisconsin - Madison. University of Connecticut. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Demonstration scale plasma oxidation of carbon fiber This project will scale up a carbon fiber oxidation technology that reduces energy consumption and oxidation time.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Clemson University. This project will utilize a systems approach to design and demonstrate an ultra-lightweight carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites door assembly through the integration of unique designs, novel materials, and manufacturing technologies and joining/assembly of subsystems. The University of Alabama.
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