With the increased electrification of vehicles, automotive OEMs are looking to lightweight but durable materials with optimal structural properties for weight savings, extended range and fuel economy.

In the automotive industry, especially in lightweight construction for hybrids and electric vehicles, there is growing demand for components that are not just light, but also exhibit high stiffness ...

The compounder of custom sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics announced the availability of two new ultra-low density SMC formulations. Core’s new, ultra-low ...

One aspect of HRC’s large study evaluated the performance of chopped carbon fiber-reinforced SMC (CF-SMC) and chopped glass fiber-reinforced SMC (GF-SMC), with and without unidirectional (UD) CF ...

Thermoset molder and compounder Mar-Bal Inc. has expanded its product mix into sheet molding compound (SMC). SMC materials sold by Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based Mar-Bal will be sold through the firm's ...

Core’s new, ultra-low density Hydrilite ™ SMC has a nominal density of 0.98 sp.gr. while exhibiting mid-range mechanical performance and a high-quality surface appearance. The achievement places the ...

Continental Structural Plastics took two significant steps as summer came to an end: It restructured to become Teijin Automotive Technologies, unifying the worldwide vehicle materials business of the ...

If there's one factoid the average person knows about Corvettes, it's that those muscular molded panels are made of fiberglass. Well, they were, anyway. That factoid was only true up until around the ...