Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), also known as fiber-reinforced polymers ... The simple molded parts have reduced the production and operational costs and are 25% lighter than the sheet aluminium ...

Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) are a composite material consisting of ... which offers a 25% reduction in weight compared to aluminum sheeting. There is also a 95% reduction in the number of ...

He notes that carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) already is widely used to reduce mass ... The U Series features continuous, unidirectional carbon fiber in a sheet-form intermediate product with ...

Nissan is the latest automaker to attempt to mass produce the material, announcing Wednesday a new production process for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic ... involve bonding sheets of the material ...

Scheider joined Mekco, a fabricator of fiberglass-reinforced plastics and a division of ConceptWorks ... and totally different from his background in sheet metal fabrication and machining.