Home

Search History

Clear History

Hot Searches

Change

Subscribe eNews

Once A Week Once Every Two Weeks

Applications

Toray Toraypearl spherical PA12 powder for 3D printing

Polyplastics, Colgate-Palmolive and PTI unveil new technology for lightweight HDPE bottles

KHS SUPREME PET bottle for oxygen-sensitive beverages

Products

NOVA Chemicals commercializes two new SYNDIGO rPE grades

Clariant rice bran wax additives achieve EU approval for food contact plastics

Polyplastics develops new PLASTRON LFT grades with PCR content

Activities

CHINAPLAS 2026: Government blueprint for emerging industries driving new plastics innovation
Fakuma to celebrate 30th anniversary edition in October 2026
Italy pavilion at Plast Eurasia proves its rising presence in Turkish market

Pictorial

Webinars

How to Secure Key Equipment and Material Solutions Ahead of CHINAPLAS 2026? | Pre-Show Preview Webinar Series

[English] ST BlowMoulding : How Smart, Energy-Efficient Blow Moulding Technology Drives Sustainability

[Mandarin] HUSKY：From Injection Molding Machines to Temperature Controllers – Diversified Product Portfolio Breaks Through Molding Challenges and Empowers Advanced Applications in End-Use Segmented Markets – Pre-Show Analysis for Chinaplas

Conferences

7th Edition CHINAPLAS x CPRJ Plastics Recycling and Circular Economy Conference and Showcase

swop x CPRJ The Digital and Intelligent Carbon Reduction Revolution in Plastic Packaging — From Material Innovation to Circular Ecosystem

14th Edition CPRJ Plastics in Automotive Conference and Showcase

Industry Topic

ASEAN: The Next Manufacturing Hub

Innovative and Sustainable Packaging

Green Plastics: News & Insights

CHINAPLAS

CHINAPLAS 2026 Focus

CHINAPLAS 2025 Focus

CHINAPLAS 2024 Focus

Exhibition Topic

K 2025 FOCUS

CHINA INSIGHT

Fakuma 2024 Highlights

News Videos

A visit to Bandera

Haitian South China Headquarters opening

BEILIJIA Double Walled Corrugated Pipe Plant

Conference Videos

【Mandarin session: Webinar playback】SACMI: Your Digitalized Manufacturing, Your Future Today

[Live Replay] LK Group: Smart Manufacturing, New Chapters in Southeast Asia: High-Efficiency Solutions in PET Preform & Thin-Wall Packaging

[Live Replay] Fu Chun Shin (FCS): Data-Driven Digital Rebirth and Intelligent Future of Injection Molding

Corporate/Product Videos

INJECTION MOLDS

Langfang Zhongfeng Mechanical Technology Co., Ltd., the leading pioneer of manufacturing high speed film blowing machine and bag making machines in China

PolySuper South China Branch Grandly & Officially Launched!

Exhibition

Playback TECHHUB 2025@CPRJ Live Streaming for CHINAPLAS

Playback TECHHUB@CPRJ Live Streaming for CHINAPLAS

Events

Playback On April 14, the "6th Edition CHINAPLAS x CPRJ Plastics Recycling and Circular Economy Conference and Showcase" at the Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Nanshan is currently being livestreamed!

Playback 5th Edition CHINAPLAS x CPRJ Plastics Recycling and Circular Economy Conference and Showcase

News

Events

SPE Asia

Special

Live

eNews

Essential Guide

Event Calendar

Survey

CHINA INSIGHT

Comment
(0)

Home > News > Automotive

Award winning thermoplastic composite technology offers vehicle lightweighting solution

Source：Adsale Plastics Network Date ：2024-08-15 Editor ：RC

Copyright： This article was originally written/edited by Adsale Plastics Network (AdsaleCPRJ.com), republishing and excerpting are not allowed without permission. For any copyright infringement, we will pursue legal liability in accordance with the law.

Rebar for Plastics Lattice Technology, the thermoplastic composite lattice technology developed by Braskem, WEAV3D and the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, won the first place of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award’s Future of Lightweighting category.

Braskem x WEAV3D_lightweight PP_480.jpg

Rebar for Plastics Lattice Technology won first place of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award’s Future of Lightweighting category.

The technology is resulted by combination of WEAV3D’s tunable woven composite technology, Braskem’s cost-effective polypropylene (PP) sheets and Clemson Composites Center’s extensive experience in stamp-forming thermoplastic composites from the US Department of Energy's Ultra-Lightweight Door program.

The awarded technology provides a cost-effective lightweight solution to enhance the performance of PP for structural automotive applications.

Compared to conventional composite organosheet, the solution reduces sheet blank weight by about 50% and final part weight by about 23%. It is also efficient as it increases sheet yield of 25-45% by weight, resulting in a 62% reduction in trim waste. Its cost is also reduced by around 50%.

Joel Carr, Technical Service and Development Engineering Team Leader, Braskem America, commented that the innovative material provides for more sustainable lightweight solution to help reduce vehicle carbon emissions while enhancing manufacturing process.