Sharklets are large devices made from composites and are 2.4 metres tall. Attached to the A320’s wing-tip during the assembly process, they reduce fuel burn and emissions by improving the aerodynamics ...

Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for future electric vehicles with advanced lightweight composite research that they say will deliver increased... A new carbon fibre material could bring cost and ...

A new project to enable robots to accurately machine holes in composite aircraft components, is on track to save BAE Systems millions Magellan Aerospace announced in late October 2011 a ribbon cutting ...

The MP4/1 remains a testament to Barnard’s character, drive and imagination. In his early years he cut his teeth with Lola, and then McLaren in the early 1970s, before moving to Parnelli and Chaparral ...

LeMond Carbon has announced the results of an independent technical audit conducted by Bureau Veritas (“BV”) of its carbon fibre manufacturing process. The audit was conducted on a pilot line at ...

Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for future electric vehicles with advanced lightweight composite research that they say will deliver increased range and provide greater performance. The Tucana project ...

Woodward and Hexcel have announced that they have mutually agreed to terminate their merger agreement, previously announced back in January. Although we are disappointed with this outcome, we are ...

Rolls-Royce has been involved in developing carbon fibre technologies for several decades and already uses the material for parts within its engines. The new facility will take this technology to the ...

Pratt & Whitney has announced it will open a new ceramic matrix composites research & development facility in Carlsbad, California. The new facility will add an additional 60,000 square foot of R&D ...

This futuristic instrument does away with most of the wood traditionally used when making grand pianos like the Steinway, opting instead for advanced carbon fibre composites, with almost every single ...

Researchers at the University of Delaware’s Centre for Composite Materials (CCM) have created the world’s strongest short fibre composite material that can be stamped into complex shapes, just like ...

Camshafts ensure that the charge-cycle valves in internal combustion engines are opened and closed reliably and precisely. These valves are located in the camshaft module, the standard material for ...