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DECEMBER 20, 2011

signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and commercialize carbon fiber and derivatives. The joint venture will develop and globally market a broad range of products and technical service support in the rapidly expanding carbon-fiber based composites industry.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Teijin Limited has achieved a significant reduction in the cycle time required for molding carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) automobile cabin frame, bringing it to less than one minute. Long-fiber thermoplastic pellet: high-strength pellet made from carbon fiber, suited for injection molding of complex parts.

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APRIL 28, 2010

has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). As the world’s largest manufacturer of carbon fiber, Toray has identified expansion of its Carbon Fiber Composite Materials Business in the automotive field as one of its top priorities.

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Automobile Carbon Fiber Parts Mercedes 210

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. The joint venture will be operated through two companies, one based in North America (SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC), and the other in Germany (SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG).

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Carbon Fiber BMW Carbon Mitsubishi 186

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JULY 12, 2023

The untouched supercar is coming in overdue 2024 with a plug-in hybrid powertrain and in all probability the carbon-fiber bath shared with its Revuelto weighty brother. We additionally listen it’ll ditch a V-10 in bias of a turbocharged V-8. Caterham has previewed a deliberate electrical sports activities automotive.

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Automobile Ferrari Carbon Fiber Electric 40

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JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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JANUARY 18, 2016

the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, has developed innovative microwave carbonization and plasma surface treatment technologies to support the increased production and use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in automobiles, high-speed railcars and aircraft.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Energy Production 150

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AUGUST 31, 2016

A US Department of Energy (DOE) program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance US manufacturing has funded 13 new industry projects for a total of $3.8 GM and EPRI. Sepion’s polymer membrane technology provides a counterpoint, yielding long-lasting lithium-sulfur cells.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (TTE), the German subsidiary of Toho Tenax, itself the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, has developed an integrated production system for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) that enables manufactured composite parts to be optimized for required shapes and properties.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW Group and the SGL Group already operate a joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (B Earlier post.).

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BMW Carbon Fiber Carbon Automobile Manufacturer 255

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The network is launching one of their many joint projects today—an eight-month project to develop and manufacture multi-material battery enclosures for electric vehicles. A component concept will be elaborated in detail. © AZL Aachen GmbH.

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Czech Republic Production Carbon Fiber Portugal 221

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JULY 10, 2012

Stratasys, a maker of additive manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are partnering to develop fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing for production use. The company holds 380 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally.

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MAY 24, 2018

To prepare for this growth, the company unveiled plans for two major new facilities: a brand-new building near its original automobile factory for expanding fuel cell (FC) stack mass production, and a new line in an existing plant to manufacture high-pressure hydrogen tanks.

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Hydrogen Toyota 2020 Production 321

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The automobile delivers alike efficiency to the coupe however {couples} this having the ability to shed the roof on the ones lengthy summer time days. The track-focused Mustang arrives for 2025 and guarantees an output of greater than 800 hp, along side carbon-fiber frame panels and a rear transaxle.

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Aston Martin Pininfarina Carbon Fiber Alaska 40

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

The 45,000 m² site will begin manufacturing composite automotive components in serial production beginning in mid-2013. blades, doors and visible carbon components. The company’s customer base includes nearly all of the well-known automobile manufacturers, primarily from the premium. Benteler-SGL is. Beginning in.

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Austria Production Carbon Fiber Automobile Manufacturer 225

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JULY 15, 2023

Caterham Undertaking V Caterham previewed a deliberate electrical sports activities automobile this presen with the expose of the Undertaking V idea. Lotus Eletre Probably the most automobiles we examined this presen used to be the Lotus Eletre electrical SUV.

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Ferrari Automobile Porsche Carbon Fiber 52

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JANUARY 19, 2013

The SEPARION technology is manufactured exclusively by Evonik and allows the battery cells to store energy generated from a portable wind turbine. Evonik’s silica-silane technology for rubber formulation reduced the rolling resistance of the vehicle’s tires, lowering fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Toyota will virtue the then 2023 Tokyo auto display to offer an electrical sports activities automobile thought. Toyota has showed it’s operating on an electrical sports activities automobile for showrooms, and that it has a number of design choices at the desk.

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Toyota Aston Martin Carbon Fiber Automobile 40

Baua Electric

JULY 29, 2023

Maxima: Manufacturing of the flagship sedan, closing redesigned in 2015, will finish on the near of the tide type hour in August, in step with AutoForecast Answers. For the 2024 type hour, Nissan will dial up the automobile’s efficiency appears with a rounded entrance fascia, stiffer pressure and untouched carbon fiber seats.

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Nissan Carbon Fiber Automobile Gasoline-Electric 52

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

In collaboration with KraussMaffei, Henkel has developed a process for the manufacture of components based on glass or carbon fiber and using high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) technology that creates a surface quality good enough for automobile exteriors.

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Carbon Fiber Production Carbon Manufacturer 186

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MAY 22, 2013

Offering high strength combined with low weight, glass or carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials are especially suited for the manufacture of motor vehicle components. Particularly for mass-produced automobiles, resin injection processes such as RTM now predominate.

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Production Carbon Fiber Automobile Manufacturer 186

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MARCH 24, 2016

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a production method they estimate will reduce the cost of carbon fiber as much as 50% and the energy used in its production by more than 60%. Reduction in energy consumption in manufacturing will enable earlier net energy payback—i.e.,

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Manufacturer Energy 150

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MAY 29, 2013

32%; manufacturing and assembly 1?4% 55% of total life cycle energy demand, while manufacturing and assembly account for 1?16%. CFRP = carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, GFRP = glass-fiber reinforced plastic, HSS = high-strength steel, c = fuel-mass coefficient). Vehicle LCAs. 4% and the rest.

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Emissions Energy Ford Vehicles 247

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MARCH 13, 2024

Besides, incumbent auto component players, new players and startups have also entered into EV component manufacturing. Our commitment began with CNG kit manufacturing in 2010, followed by investments in EV R&D in 2017. Additive manufacturing techniques facilitate rapid prototyping and customization.

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India Auto Global Parts 52

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Composites containing carbon fibers, based on DSM’s EcoPaXX polyamide 410, Akulon polyamide 6 and Stanyl polyamide 46, will facilitate significant weight reduction in automobile body and chassis parts, while glass fiber reinforced composites will be targeted at reducing the weight of semi-structural components.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Insight Volvo 199

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JUNE 29, 2018

In total, the plant manufactured more than 376,000 cars in 2017. The car bodies for all Rolls-Royce models are also manufactured at the site. These components are being delivered to all automobile and engine plants of the BMW Group production network. BMW Group Plant Dingolfing.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Their processing capability does not yet meet the required industrial production rates, particularly in the automobile industry, in part due to the number of units to be produced, environmental standards, and so on. It is a project-driven partnership that will provide solutions requested by car manufacturers and their supply chain.

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Companies Netherlands Carbon Fiber Industrial 225

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MAY 20, 2016

Researchers led by a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new laser process that could make joining carbon fiber composites and aluminum for lightweight cars and other multi-material high-end products less expensive—as well as making the joints more robust. Adrian Sabau.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Long Beach Polymer 170

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

These projects, funded as part of DOE’s Small Business Phase III Xlerator program, will help small businesses develop manufacturing processes to scale up production of their new, proven technologies. manufacturing base for permanent magnets. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer 210

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MARCH 23, 2015

Audi, the only manufacturer to date to have won the Le Mans 24 Hours with hybrid racers, has doubled the amount of energy recovered per race lap from 2 to 4 megajoules (MJ). During braking, energy is recovered which the system subsequently feeds back to the front axle on acceleration. —Jörg Zander, Audi Sport’s new Head of Engineering.

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Audi 2015 Diesel Hybrid 150

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JUNE 12, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded more than $54 million—leveraging approximately an additional $17 million in cost share from the private sector—for 13 projects to advance transformational technologies and materials that can help manufacturers significantly increase the energy efficiency of their operations and reduce costs.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

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JANUARY 12, 2018

million to seven projects to advance innovation in US manufacturing through high performance computing. Part of DOE’s High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program ( earlier post ), the seven new public private partnerships will enable greater collaboration between DOE national labs and the US manufacturing industry.

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Waste Eaton 150

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MARCH 1, 2013

The inner layer consists of gas-impermeable polyamide polymer, while a second layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) gives the tank its extremely high strength; a third layer of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) provides rugged protection against damage from the outside. lb) less than its conventional counterpart.

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MAY 9, 2010

has signed a long-term basic supply agreement with the aerospace and defence company EADS to supply carbon fiber prepreg for aircraft application primarily for Airbus S.A.S. The agreement this time enables a framework for Toray to directly supply a wider range of products, including its high-performance carbon fiber prepreg to EADS.

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Carbon Fiber Supplies Carbon 2008 186

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

To achieve this, Renault collaborated with French automotive industry partners such as car glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain, seat supplier Faurecia, tire company Michelin and Continental (brake system). Renault said that EOLAB breaks new ground in the automobile industry by using magnesium sheeting.

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Plug-in MPG Hybrid Plug 370

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JULY 10, 2010

Grant applications are sought to develop new magnetic materials to allow low cost, easily manufacturable permanent magnets with energy products comparable to what is commercially available today with sintered magnets at temperatures up to 240°C. The strength of the current NeFeB PMs is weakened significantly as temperature rises.

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