Global carbon fiber shortage???
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Global carbon fiber shortage??? I went to the Kaminari website and found this message
Is this really true? Has anyone heard about this?
Originally Posted by Kaminari.com
Urgent Notice!
Due to severe global shortages of carbon fiber material, Kaminari USA has slowed production of our Carbon Fiber Hoods and other Carbon Fiber body components.
We currently are limited to items in stock so please call to see if what your looking for is in our warehouse.
We deeply apologize that Kaminari USA has ben forced to make this business decision, however our suppliers have drastically raised wholesale pricing due to production unable to meet demand. Most bulk supplies have been funneled toward military and aerospace industries. As soon as we can secure material at a realistic price structure, we will resume production.
Due to severe global shortages of carbon fiber material, Kaminari USA has slowed production of our Carbon Fiber Hoods and other Carbon Fiber body components.
We currently are limited to items in stock so please call to see if what your looking for is in our warehouse.
We deeply apologize that Kaminari USA has ben forced to make this business decision, however our suppliers have drastically raised wholesale pricing due to production unable to meet demand. Most bulk supplies have been funneled toward military and aerospace industries. As soon as we can secure material at a realistic price structure, we will resume production.
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Originally Posted by robo1040
makes sense, im sure the demand from the goverment to produce military materail is a higher priority then having you hood look phat.
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Originally Posted by 2k2civ34
I will be the first to sell my cf hood for cheap. Since they are low in quantity. $1100 shipped to your doorstep.
with current research in science development, they are planning to utilize carbon for other applications... i read on NASA one time that they came up with some weird arrangement of carbon atoms into a hexagon where layers upon layers of this structure can form a pole that goes as high as our atmosphere without breaking...not that's some strong ****. Dunno if that's nasa's propaganda or something but that sounds pretty cool
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Originally Posted by TemjinX2
seems about right. i heard they use carbonfiber in kevlar, like the vests that our troops use in Iraq and planes.
either way, i think kevlar vests existed for years...
and aren't carbon one of the most abundant material in the world? don't ppl turn into carbon ashes when u burnt them?
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Rep Power: 0 Kevlar is completely different from carbon fiber, its still synthetic and everything, but a completely different compound.
lol, I'm sure theres no global shortage of -carbon-, if there is, ****, we're all screwed.
The war in Iraq screws up one more thing...
lol, I'm sure theres no global shortage of -carbon-, if there is, ****, we're all screwed.
The war in Iraq screws up one more thing...
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Carbon really doesn thave much to do wth it..........the only thing that can be in shortage are the PAN fibers them selves........the rest of the process to make carbon fiber consists of adding chemicals such as oxygne and then heating.................so I think i may call BS on this one
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Originally Posted by 01civichx/ex
Carbon really doesn thave much to do wth it..........the only thing that can be in shortage are the PAN fibers them selves........the rest of the process to make carbon fiber consists of adding chemicals such as oxygne and then heating.................so I think i may call BS on this one
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Rep Power: 0 kaminari is just not making enough, so they increse there number 1 selling items with is any cf b/c they know cf is always expensive, so they make more just go buy other cf stuff somewhere else
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