Automotive and Mobility

‘Color, Material, Finish’ — a New Catch Phrase in Automotive Design

Mar 31, 2021

As consumers increasingly focus on the comfort and aesthetics of automobile interiors, Covestro is strengthening its “color, material, finish” capabilities and moving up the value chain from being a material supplier to an innovative partner.

Ricoh 3D Adds Carbon-Fiber Composites to Portfolio through Partnership with Impossible Objects

Mar 31, 2021

Novel 3D-printing process allows cost-effective manufacture of reinforced composite parts with strength-to-weight ratios and performance parameters that rival metals.

EVs and ICE Vehicles Will Need to Share the Road for a Long Time

Mar 30, 2021

A total switchover to electric cars is a long way off. One of the many challenges for manufacturers is profitability, pure and simple.

Environmentalists Focus on ‘Toxic’ Plastics, But Who Speaks for the Trees?

Mar 29, 2021

Making plastics from wood is trending, pushed by the desire to create biodegradable plastic with the mechanical strength of fossil-based plastics. But is it wise to harvest trees that take decades to grow and serve as carbon sinks?

Molder Slashes CO2 Emissions, and Other News from the Plastics Supply Chain

Mar 26, 2021

In the news this week: How injection molder Rosti cut CO2 emissions by as much as 40%, strategies for managing supply chains in turbulent times, and the development of metal- and halogen-free heat stabilizers for polyamides.

Polyacetal Filament Delivers Formaldehyde-free 3D-Printing Capability

Mar 26, 2021

Material innovation from Jabil eliminates harmful fumes from overheating of filament.

Additive Manufacturing Continues to Grow Despite Pandemic, Reports Wohlers

Mar 26, 2021

Although the rate of growth declined compared with previous years, the additive manufacturing industry expanded 7.5% last year, reaching a value of $12.8 billion.

Honeycomb Panels Yield Lighter Pop-Up Camper Roof

Mar 25, 2021

Polypropylene honeycomb panels are 80 percent lighter than the plywood alternative.

Carbon-Fiber ABS Offers Route to 3D-Printed Tooling

Mar 22, 2021

The first composite material for Stratasys’ F123 Series 3D printers is 15% stronger and more than 50% stiffer than standard ABS, without the weight of metal.

Lordstown Motors’ Stunning Order Numbers Called a Mirage

Mar 22, 2021

Hindenburg Research alleges that Lordstown’s order numbers are a “largely fictitious” prop for raising investment capital and claims that the company has “no revenue and no sellable product.”

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