Lightening up vehicle batteries with carbon fiber
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A United Kingdom-based make of lightweight composite battery systems for electric vehicles is collaborating with a carbon fiber supplier in a program is intends to put to use at its Richmond, Ky., facility.
TRB Lightweight Structures, a global high-volume composites manufacturing company and a manufacturer of composite battery enclosures for Evs has initiated a collaboration with Kordsa, a specialized Turkey-based carbon fiber fabric supplier, in a bid to is lighten up the composite housings it produces.
The TRB Lightweight Structures site in Kentucky is a joint venture with Toyota Tsusho America.
The project originated at TRB’s facilities in the UK but will be expanded to include the company's US facilities in Kentucky. Kordsa’s strong global supply chain will enable the company to provide carbon fiber fabrics to TRB both from Turkey and its US-based company, Fabric Development Inc. Kordsa shipped the first orders to the UK in November.