Carbon Fiber Knowledge
The latest from the world of advanced composites and carbon fiber technology.
Brazil operates the largest wind power fleet in South America and one of the fastest-growing onshore wind markets in the world, and that build-out is quietly turning the country into a meaningful regional consumer of carbon fiber. The northeast states concentrate nearly all of the count
Thermoplastic overmolding is the manufacturing route that turns carbon fiber from a material problem into a production advantage. Instead of molding a structural part and then fastening or bonding brackets, ribs, flanges, and housings onto it, the entire assembly is made in one mold cyc
Cryogenic machining of composites is the answer to a persistent production problem: trimming, milling, and drilling cured carbon fiber parts without damaging the edge. Conventional machining of CFRP has no shortage of effort — hardened carbide and diamond-coated tools, high-speed spindl
Laser processing of CFRP has moved from laboratory curiosity to production trimming because it offers what mechanical routers cannot: non-contact cutting with no tool wear, high traverse speeds, and the ability to follow complex digital toolpaths without fixturing changes. Aerospace, au
Racing yachts are won by fractions of a knot and tens of kilograms. The hull is the largest single component, so the material that builds it has an outsized influence on speed. Carbon fiber has become the only serious choice for the highest tier of sailing because it delivers a combinat
Offshore wind turbines keep growing because longer blades sweep more area and capture more energy without adding proportional tower and drivetrain cost. That growth has reached the point where the spar cap of a blade must carry compressive loads that glass fiber alone can no longer supp
The battery enclosure is the structural and safety backbone of an electric vehicle, protecting the cells in a crash while containing the heat and gas of a thermal runaway event. Automakers increasingly look to carbon fiber to make this structure lighter, because every kilogram saved in
Carbon-carbon (C/C) brake discs are the highest-performance friction and heat-management component in commercial aviation, capable of absorbing the kinetic energy of a landing aircraft at temperatures that would destroy steel brakes. Because carbon fibers and the carbon matrix that bind
Wind energy became the largest single market for carbon fiber in 2025. According to the ATA 2025 annual carbon fiber market report, wind turbine manufacturing consumed 100,000 tonnes of carbon fiber during the year — the first time the segment has crossed six figures, a 127.3% jump over