Manufacturing Industry
BMW's research, technology helps spawn carbon-fiber roof.(News)(Brief Article)
Plastics News, July, 2003
Byline: Rhoda Miel BMW AG is continuing its research into carbon fiber, with production under way in Europe for a car using a carbon-fiber-reinforced roof system. The Munich, Germany-based carmaker produced a concept carbon-fiber car in 2000 as part of a technology experiment. Now it is making the roof of its M3 CSL from a proprietary process in Landshut, Germany, that it said improves overall production efficiency.
In developing both the materials and technologies, BMW has improved and automated production of carbon-fiber components, providing a "foundation for the increased use of carbon fiber materials in a modern automobile,'' the automaker said in a July 16 report. The manufacturing process begins by placing five layers of carbon fiber on top of...
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