Glass Fibers

Glass Fibers

Scott & Fyfe reinforcements reorganized, expanded

Technical fabrics specialist Scott & Fyfe (Tayport, Scotland) has reorganized its line of Alphashield CIPP (cured-in-place products) has been expanded and refined into four new product groups.

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Out of Autoclave

VELOX, Ilium Composites now partners

VELOX GmbH a European distributor of raw material specialties for the composites industry, has formed a new distribution partnership with Ilium Composites, a manufacturer of glass reinforcements.

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Large, Class A parts every 60-150 seconds

Romeo RIM advances long fiber injection process efficiency for lighter, lower-cost composite parts.

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Autoclave

Improving one-piece aerostructures by automating preforming

IAI’s fully automated “one-shot” RTM production line cuts helicopter seat cost 30% vs. hand layup prepreg.

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Wind/Energy

MHI Vestas repurposes power plant for wind blades

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S (Aarhus, Denmark) will repurpose an oil-fired power plant decommissioned in 2015 into a state-of-the-art painting and logistics facility for its record-breaking 80m turbine blades.

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Focus on Design

Simplifying the solar panel with composites

Replacing glass and aluminum with a polymer/cored polymer composite laminate ups panel durability at reduced weight.

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SGL offers high-performance organosheet and thermoplastics for overmolding

“Thermoplastic toolbox” includes LFT, UD tapes, woven semi-finished sheets and carbon/glass hybrids in PA and polyolefins for automotive and other high-volume applications.

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Glass Fibers

New architectural composite hits the market

NewBrick by Dryvit (West Warwick, RI, US) is a new composite brick product, meant to substitute for venerable fired clay bricks and, the company says, revolutionize the installation of brick veneer façades and exteriors.

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Sustainability

Plant Tour: FiberCore Europe, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

From debond-proof bridges to cost-saving infrastructure rehab, InfraCore technology is establishing composites as the fourth major construction material.

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Carbon Fibers

First all-electric production yacht features carbon fiber construction

Leader in luxury yacht innovation commits to fossil fuel-less future

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions