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Case Study: 60 Second Cycle Time for Carbon Fiber Automotive Front Ends

The Team Zoltek™, KraussMaffei Technologies, and Lanxess have developed carbon fiber vehicle parts that outperform glass in Impact Strength, Tensile Strength, Tensile Modulus, and Density. KraussMaffei Technologies has successfully demonstrated direct compounding injection molding using ZOLTEK™ PX35 Commercial Carbon Fiber with Lanxess Durethan® Polyamide 6 polymer. The molding process was demonstrated using a complex front

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ZOLTEK to Support Project to Optimize Resins and Sizings for Vinyl Ester/Carbon Fiber Composites

ZOLTEK is partnering with industry leaders including Ashland, Michelman, University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), Jobs Ohio, and Michigan State University (MSU) to work in conjunction with IACMI, a Manufacturing USA institute driven by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the U.S. Department of Energy to improve the composite fabrication process. Click here to read

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Case Study: Carbon Fiber as a Replacement for Glass Fiber in D-LFT Auto Parts

Download the Mechanical Study of Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastic Carbon/Polyamide 6 and its Relations to Processing Parameters here. Source: CompositesWorld Carbon fiber as a replacement for glass fiber in D-LFT auto parts : CompositesWorld The automotive industry has used glass fibers in direct, long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) manufacturing for many years to produce a variety of

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ZOLTEK Signs Strategic Agreement With Hungarian Government

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó and ZOLTEKCEO, Mark Kawamura, met March 9, 2015 to sign a formal strategic cooperation agreement. This agreement outlines a plan to expand production capacity and employment at ZOLTEK’s plant in Nyergesújfalu in northern Hungary, which is already the largest carbon fiber factory in the world, and

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