Foamed plastics in automotive for lightweighting and carbon footprint reduction

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door USING BIO-DERIVED CNC as bubble nucleating agent and reinforcement for foamed plastics in automotive application for lightweighting and decreasing carbon footprint. CARBON REDUCTION Working with industry partners, the Clemson team engineered and constructed an ultra-lightweight thermoplastics composites door that enables [...]

Hybrid single-shot process for metals and composites streamlines and increases cost savings in manufacturing

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door MOTIVATED BY THE CONCEPT of the integrative production systems, hybrid process of polymer injection molding and sheet metal forming, known as Hybrid Single-Shot (HSS), has been introduced to manufacture sheet metal-polymer components using a single tooling, machinery, and operating system. During [...]

5.81M Clemson-led project may lead to fuel-saving, ultra-light auto doors

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door A TEAM LED BY CLEMSON UNIVERSITY will soon begin a $5.81 million research project aimed at developing an ultra-lightweight door expected to help automakers in their race to meet federal fuel economy standards. SCALABLE Researchers will use carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites [...]

Foamed thermoplastics for automotive lightweighting in body-in-white applications

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door USING SUPERCRITICAL FOAM INJECTION molding technologies to lightweight hang on parts such as bumpers and trims. This is part of a four-year project that to address the needs of Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). NUCLEATING Principal investigator Dr. Srikanth Pilla, [...]

Streamlined manufacturing, cost savings with hybrid single-shot process for metals and composites

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS INVENTED AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY could help reduce the time and cost it takes to manufacture components that are composed of different materials and need to be joined together, researchers said. Even better, the process could be automated [...]

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door

Ultra-lightweight 100% recyclable scalable production door IN 2016, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS began work for a $5.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to pioneer technology for fuel-savings, energy efficiency, and to meet the U.S. corporate average fuel economy standards. RECYCLABILITY Working with industry partners, the [...]

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