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• TAG Heuer outlines its vision with carbon-fiber frames

  Filed under: Gadgets There are lots of watchmakers that cultivate relationships with automakers and Formula One teams, but few have managed to establish themselves quite like TAG Heuer, whose sponsorship of F1, among other motorsport disciplines, has made their products synonymous with racing. Now TAG is hoping to carry its status into the optics industry, and this is their latest effort: the TAG Heuer C-Flex. If you were wondering why more eyeglass companies haven't made frames out of carbon fiber, this is the answer. The C-Flex is made of the lightweight, high-strength (and high-cost) wonder-material, with fixtures from titanium in a flexible design said to be inspired by the suspension on an F1 car that, along with the patented nose pads, instantly adjusts to your face. The TAG Heuer C-Flex was unveiled at the recent Silmo optical show in Paris, where it won the Golden Award for its innovative design, and will become available (for an assuredly princely sum) in Spring 2009. [Source... Posted Nov 04 2008, 11:56 PM by Autoblog Filed under: Gadgets, CarbonFiber, carbon fiber, carbon, tag heuer, TagHeuer, CarbonFibre, carbon fibre, tag glasses, tag heuer eyeglasses, tag heuer c-flex, TagGlasses, TagHeuerCarbonFiber, TagHeuerC-flex, TagHeuerEyeglasses, tag, tag heuer carbon fiber

• Japanese firms working to make carbon fiber mainstream

  Filed under: Green , Japan , Tech On the surface, carbon fiber sounds like a wonder-product which can replace much of the heavy metal, especially steel, that makes up the vast majority of nearly every automobile's structure. Dig a bit deeper, however, and there are a few flies in CF's ointment that make it very difficult to use in vehicles: price, supply and the time it takes to mold a the weaved material. Japan's big three carbon fiber producers are tackling each of these issues in a number of ways. First, the price of CF is expected to become more competitive as both carbon cloth goes down and rolled sheet steel goes up. What's more, as additional CF producing plants come online in the coming years, both the price and availability should improve. Third, new molding processes are being developed which could reduce the time it takes to produce a CF part from hours to minutes. Carbon fiber is expected to ease the transition to more fuel efficient vehicles as it weights a... Posted May 12 2008, 11:26 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Tech, Green, Japan, CarbonFiber, carbon fiber, carbon, carbon-fiber, carbon-fibre, CarbonFibre, cf, carbon fibre