Press Release: USCAR FABRIC DRAPING R&D SEEKS TO LIGHTWEIGHT LARGE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 9, 2009 – While a fabric draping study may sound more like home decorating than automotive vehicle research, a team of scientists and engineers from USCAR – (the collaborative automotive technology organization for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company) – and the University of Massachusetts Lowell are in the midst of just that – conducting research to see how fabric weaves and directions may allow fiberglass fabric to be used to make larger lightweight structural components.

Sheet molding compound, also known as SMC, has been used to make a variety of lightweight structural  [...] Read More