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Product Roundup: September 2019
CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry – the past month has seen innovations from Airtech, Ashland, CoreTech, Johns Manville, Karl Mayer, KraussMaffei, PRF Composite Materials, RTP Co., SHD Composite Materials and Zetec.
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Toray begins thermoplastic resin production in India
Toray’s new India-based facility should reach its full operating capacity of around 5,000 metric tons in the near future.
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All-composite wheel for electric vehicles wins funding
A project to develop the world’s first commercially viable, low cost, lightweight, all-composite wheel for electric and niche vehicles such as driverless cars wins grant funding of £135,500.
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NASA announces urban air mobility challenge
NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge will be a full field demonstration in an urban environment to test the readiness of UAM vehicles and airspace operator systems.
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Fiberglass industrial fan manufacturer builds on tradition
Collaboration produces large diameter low noise application composite axial flow fan.
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COBRA delivers GFRP covers for agricultural UAVs
COBRA’s drone covers use a composite laminate of glass fiber reinforcements combined with epoxy laminating resins in a hand laminated, vacuum bag consolidated production process.
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Cincinnati Incorporated and Marine Concepts to debut 3D printed molding tool
Cincinnati Incorporated’s Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) machine was used to create a 3D printed light resin transfer molding (LRTM) tool that will be showcased at the IBEX boat-building trade show in Tampa Florida October 1-3, 2019.
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IFS expands line of filament wound FRP products
The company’s corrosion-resistant methacrylate-modified epoxy FRP pipe, duct and fittings can be engineered for a range of uses including chemical service environment applications.
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Siemens Gamesa to build world's largest wind turbine test stand
The company’s site in Aalborg, Denmark will be capable of performing full-scale tests on the next generations of rotor blades.
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Can the automotive industry turn to face the change?
SPE ACCE speakers speculate about how changing consumer behaviors might shape the automotive industry.
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Gazechim Composites and Nouryon expand partnership
Gazechim Composites will distribute Nouryon’s organic peroxides and auxiliaries for the thermoset business in the U.K., Ireland, France and Italy.
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