Carbon Revolution wins new wheel contract – but where will they be made

By Peter Roberts Carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution‘s birthplace of Geelong, Victoria, or perhaps Mexico will manufacture a new wheel to be produced in a deal announced by the newly minted American-listed Carbon Revolution PLC. The company said it has been awarded a wheel development programme by a premium brand of a major…

New recycling method sees stronger fibres recovered from composites

A UNSW Canberra engineering researcher has developed a method to recycle carbon fibre which saves energy and can recover more of the material, according to the university. Carbon fibre composites are found in many applications with environmentally-friendly aims, for example in wind turbines and lightweight structures for transport. However, fibres have proved difficult to recycle,…