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GPMC, collaborating with an important Italian OEM and ELG Carbon Fiber, has completed the first developmental phase of the new project for the usage of Recycled Carbon Fibers. This will be one of the first examples of a green, sustainable, technologically advanced solution in the Carbon Composite Materials World. Together with ELG Carbon Fiber, GPMC…

For their new lightweight, 631bhp Lamborghini Huracan Performante, unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini designed and manufactured several components with SMC process. To improve their surface finish, GP Marketing Consulting suggested to Lamborghini the introduction of special carbon veils of reFORM as final layers with excellent results. ReFORM, developed by FORMAX UK (now…

Innovative Tex hybrid carbon/metal fabrics, entirely developed and manufactured by the Italian company G.Angeloni, are engineered for a variety of non-structural and structural applications across a range of industries, from aerospace to sporting goods and industrial field, to enhance the performances of the component, according to the different metal properties. In the automotive field, Innovative…

For Maserati, the famous Israeli architect Ron Arad designed the new showroom’s interior and, in particular, the futuristic loop – a huge, parading circular work, coated in a unique mix of fibreglass and carbon. The structure is 80 metres long, 33 metres of which are taken up by the main axle alone. It weighs all…

With the aim of optimizing their supply-chain, Italian leading motorcycle companies have qualified and gradually subcontracted part of their component manufacturing to the Thai-based company COBRA INTERNATIONAL, thanks to the mediation activities carried out by GPMC. COBRA INTERNATIONAL has availed itself of GPMC’s support and cooperation in the procurement of the best possible carbon reinforcements…

Damping cabin noise? This issue was solved with SMACWRAP®, a thin viscoelastic rubber designed in roll form, developed and patented by the French company SMAC. GPMC supported the Italian company Ri-Ba Composites Srl in the process of study and application of the product in a carbon fibre structure. GPMC has often cooperated with Ri-Ba Composites,…

Selection and development of fabrics and multiaxial reinforcement in cooperation with the R&D departments of the main motorbike and automotive helmets manufacturers.

Angeloni & Formax’s reinforcements cooperation and development of a product for «A-Class» surface. Cooperation in designing state-of-the-art carbon reinforcements for the RTM manufacturing of the Aventador structural body.   From Formax’s case history: “Lamborghini’s challenge to FORMAX was to develop a range of balanced materials that would combine drapability, good structural properties, and an innovative…