A Swedish company called PaperShell wants to replace plastic parts with parts made from paper, and has announced a partnership with electric scooter maker Cake. The material would have numerous ...

The Eastwood kit's Speed Tip uses a heated tip that allows you to push the welding rod through it so it comes out soft and hot on the other end. Other methods include hot-gas welding, which uses hot ...

Recent government requirements for greater fuel efficiency have led to lighter cars hitting the market, but there's only so much that can be shaved off the body and chassis. To find further weight ...

Tesla Motors is acquiring one of its suppliers of stamped parts, Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Riviera Tool LLC, to help it bring tool building capabilities in-house for future business in both metal and ...

Efforts to produce lighter vehicles necessarily include engine parts, such as the cylinder casing, which could shed up to 20 percent of its weight if it were made of fiber-reinforced plastic rather ...

Guardian Industries Corp. has spun off its automotive trim operations as a wholly owned subsidiary, SRG Global Inc. The new unit aims to be one of the largest global suppliers of chrome-plated plastic ...

Ford Motor Company noted a milestone moment in the long race to make vehicle manufacturing more sustainable, the company announcedtoday. It has found a way to convert the waste from olive trees ...

If your car’s siding or spoiler starts to crack, break loose, and almost slide away, you want to use the best adhesive to hold the pieces in place. Although most vehicle parts are held together with ...

Producing plastic parts that are stronger than steel is the technical expertise of Global Polymer (Madison, SD), a compression molder that has earned a reputation for delivering innovative solutions ...

Swoboda CZ is located in Jihlava, Czech Republic, 120 kilometres south-east of Prague. The plant, which is part of the global ...

From the ocean, where this plastic crap doesn't belong, to a new vehicle you can go buy today. We love to see it. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to ...