Car body panel produced using ProDrive’s Primary to Tertiary process. Composite materials such as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) offer significant advantages where high strength and low weight are required.…
Fluid transfer system component testing at Smithers Rapra’s new Suzhou product testing lab. Provider of testing, consulting services, training and market reports for rubber, plastics, and composites, Smithers Rapra has…
By Larry Smentowski, Rockwell Automation Smart manufacturing or Industry 4.0 initiatives present an opportunity to help all automakers address their challenges. But those initiatives will only be successful if automakers…
Forming die created with Sciaky's EBAM technology. (Image courtesy of Sciaky.) Industry analyst firm SmarTech Publishing has issued a new report entitled “Additive Manufacturing in Automotive 2018” that examines the…
In early June, Samuel, Son & Co. announced plans to expand its automotive metals processing center in Brantford, Ontario, by the end of 2018. The Brantford facility has already undergone…
Still from a Keen Security Labs video demonstrating researchers remotely applying the brakes to a Tesla Model S. (Image courtesy of Keen Security Labs.) At the Black Hat security conference…
Since the invention of the automobile, body materials ranging from steel, iron and other metals to plastics, composites and even wood have jockeyed for position as the main structural material…
Aluminum is trending up in automotive, according to a 2017 Ducker Worldwide survey. The survey projects that aluminum content in North American passenger vehicles, particularly light trucks and SUVs, will…
