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St. Louis, Missouri – February 27, 2018 – Zoltek Companies, Inc., a global leader in the production of low-cost industrial grade carbon fiber, will be showcasing a special display on the new Uniti electric car in the Zoltek booth. Designed and produced in Sweden, the Uniti One debuted on December 7th 2017 and has captured […]

Zoltek Companies, Inc., a global leader in the production of low-cost industrial grade carbon fiber, has its PX35 carbon fiber featured on the new Uniti electric car currently making waves in Sweden. The new Uniti car, debuting on December 7th in Landskrona, Sweden, features an all carbon fiber body in place of a traditional metal

Out-of-Mold, Ready to Paint Carbon Fiber Components for Structural & Semi-Structural Applications The Project The Surface RTM process uses ZOLTEK™ PX35 carbon fiber and a polyurethane (PU) resin system. This is then overmolded with a polyurethane paint coating, resulting in a premium and paintable surface quality composite part, directly out of the mold.This Surface RTM

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

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

Although they typically keep their research efforts close to the vest, automakers and automotive Tier suppliers nevertheless are always in the process of evaluating the multitude of materials available for lightweighting, in their efforts to meet fuel economy mandates. One example is automotive Tier 1 giant Magna International Inc. (Aurora, ON, Canada), a leading automotive

Skipper Nándor Fa is preparing for his private transatlantic training from Les Sables d’Olonne to USA with his renewed Imoca 60 racing boat, made with ZOLTEKcarbon fiber. The 2-crew member left the Vendée Globe village 17th Jun. Nándor is going to sail back from Newport as his solo voyage. The entire update can be read

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

By doubling its production of carbon fiber in 2016 to reach 5000 tons, the company ZOLTEK will create 200 new jobs in Jalisco, which will add to the 250 it already has the plant in the state. Aristotle Sandoval, the Governor of Jalisco and Ignacio Nuño, of ZOLTEKde Mexico, made the announcement without disclosing the

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