If you've spent anytime around performance vehicles — cars, high speed boats, aircraft, bicycles, etc. — you've likely seen carbon fiber used somewhere in the construction. It might seem like wizardry ...

Growing up, kids dream about having a cool, carbon fiber car, but maturing is realizing that the unique material offers more than just sleek looks. Carbon fiber is created by repeatedly superheating ...

Carbon fiber is known for being incredibly strong, lightweight, and versatile—but how is it actually made? This article breaks down the key stages of carbon fiber manufacturing and shows how different ...

Reinforce3D’s continuous fiber injection process (CFIP) is a post-processing step for injecting continuous carbon fiber and resin into hollow cavities in a finished part (bottom). An example use case ...

RapidMade Inc. thinks its new thermoformable carbon fiber process, Aerolite, has real potential to disrupt how to make lightweight, high strength-to-weight ratio parts. The company is collaborating ...

“The CarbonPro pickup box is the industry’s first use of carbon fiber for a pickup truck box. It is made from Teijin’s Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) material. The CarbonPro ...

A lot of claims have been made about the purported benefits of adding chopped carbon fiber to FDM filaments, but how many of ...

The new BMW M5 Touring is a heavy brute of a thing, tipping the scales at a massive 5,530 lbs (2,508 kg). Those keen to shed a little weight from the super estate now have a series of special M ...

GRAFTON — A company known for high performance carbon-fiber muscle cars and Milwaukee's House of Harley-Davidson have partnered to develop and market a new line of motorcycle accessories. The new ...

Carbon fibers consist of thin filaments (5–10 micrometers in diameter) made of long chains of carbon atoms arranged in a polycrystalline structure. These fibers contain 92–100 wt% anisotropic carbon ...