Automotive and Mobility

New Balance wins trademark dispute in China, but at what cost?

August 23, 2017

Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products

New Balance won $1.5 million in damages and legal costs—probably not much in the grand scheme of things. Now all it has to do is collect the money.

UK companies team up to develop composite employing graphene

August 23, 2017

Automotive and Mobility

Aerospace, Compounding, Materials

Stephen Moore

Aerospace, military and motor racing among fields where application is targeted

BASF acquires 3D printing filament manufacturer

August 23, 2017

3D Printing

Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Business, Materials, Medical

Stephen Moore

Dutch company Innofil3D is a leader in the production of customized thermoplastic filaments

Automotive trends spark conversations at Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Summit

August 22, 2017

Automotive and Mobility

Clare Goldsberry

Engineers from Hyundai-Kia and Fiat Chrysler preview some of the talking points at this week’s event.

Braided carbon wheels première in Porsche 911 Turbo S

August 20, 2017

Automotive and Mobility

Materials

Stephen Moore

The automaker has become the world’s first vehicle manufacturer to offer lightweight wheels with braided carbon fiber.

Resonant ultrasonic systems offer superior processing option for milling and cutting brittle lightweight materials

August 18, 2017

Automotive and Mobility

Materials & Assembly, Automation & Motion Control, Aerospace, Automation

Stephen Moore

The improve efficiency and quality, and in combination with industrial robots deliver tolerance similar to those for machine tools.

German company develops hybrid process for 3D printing with carbon fibers

August 16, 2017

3D Printing

Aerospace, Automotive and Mobility, Injection Molding, Materials, Medical

Stephen Moore

The technology lays carbon fiber reinforcement directly along the load paths while the additive base structure serves as support for compressive loading.

Styrenic sheet composite material delivers on structural and aesthetic demands with a single material

August 13, 2017

Automotive and Mobility

Materials

Stephen Moore

StyLight from Ineos Styrolution is being proposed as an alternative to solutions such as long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene and sheet molding compounds.