Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

University study reports expected useful life of wind projects has increased

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently published research finds that wind project developers now expect wind projects to last about 30 years.

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Wind/Energy

Siemens Gamesa to acquire selected assets of Senvion

The acquisition, to close in the first half of 2020, will include wind turbine service and operations assets and an onshore blade manufacturing facility.

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Automotive

Hexagon awarded fuel systems order for hydrogen buses

The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses will reportedly have a driving range of up to 350 kilometers on one fill, with weight savings of 20% compared to previous models.

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Prepregs

Notus Composites celebrates manufacturing milestone

The company has produced the one millionth square meter of its glass fiber-reinforced prepreg, for use in Dubai’s Museum of the Future.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace delivers RTM demonstrator tool for Wing of Tomorrow

The 4-meter mid-scale tool enables large-scale use of resin transfer molding to manufacture a composite wing spar with reduced costs and weight.

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Ketones

Solvay introduces high-temperature PEEK polymer

KetaSpire PEEK XT promises the chemical resistance of standard PEEK plus significantly higher strength and stiffness at elevated temperatures.

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Infrastructure

Stajvelo e-bike built with Solvay long-fiber thermoplastic material

An injection-molded composite e-bike features thermoplastic composites.

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Hi-Temp Resins

Hennecke Group announces company reorganization plans

Under the Hennecke 2.0 name and new CEO Thomas Wildt, the polyurethane group has reorganized its companies into four “centers of excellence.”

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Core

Composite core and sprayable barrier coats

Composite Technologies International has launched its AmeriCore 100% composite core and its Fiber Shield sprayable barrier coat and print blocker.

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Infusion

Energy saver system lowers vacuum generator power usage, reduces noise

Anver Corp.’s Energy Saver technology is now available to reduce operating costs and increase safety on all of its electric- and air-powered vacuum generators.

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Curing

Portable digital PID temperature controller earns cULAS and CE approvals

BriskHeat’s SDX digital PID temperature controller is designed for high accuracy in a portable, tabletop controller.

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Epoxy hardener designed for SMCs in e-mobility applications

Evonik has launched VESTALITE S, an epoxy hardener designed for sheet molding compounds (SMCs) in electric vehicles and other automotive applications.

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