Pressure Vessels

Pressure Vessels

Worthington Industries launches recyclable composite propane cylinder

The company has announced its first, fully recyclable Type IV composite cylinder for the propane (LPG) industry.

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Automotive

Hexagon announces third composite hydrogen tank contract for fuel cell vehicles

A third automotive OEM commits to Hexagon Composites as supplier of composite hydrogen tanks for fuel cell vehicles.

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Aerospace

Carbon fiber composite liner-less pressure tank handles cryogenic temps

Cimarron Composites has made a leap forward in all-composite cryogenic tank development.

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Space

ULA selects Blue Origin's BE-4 Engine to power Vulcan

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled booster will be powered by a pair of BE-4 engines, each producing 550,000 pounds of sea level thrust.

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Pressure Vessels

CAMX 2018 preview: MultiMechanics

Composite modeling and simulation software specialist MultiMechanics (Omaha, NE, US) is demonstrating its newly released composite tube and pressure vessel optimization tool.

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Carbon Fibers

IACMI announces collaborative smart composite pressure vessel project

The goal of the collaboration is to develop structurally predictable, low-cost smart composite pressure vessels (SCPVs) with integrated health-monitoring.

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Automotive

Plant Tour: Agility Fuel Solutions, Salisbury, NC, US

This systems integrator enables CFRP pressure vessel growth in commercial vehicles by combining composites and alternative fuel systems expertise.

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Filament Winding

Steelhead Composites earns AS9100 certification

Steelhead Composites designs, manufactures and tests specialty, lightweight hydraulic components and composite pressure vessels to be used for weight-sensitive energy and fuel storage applications.

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Wind/Energy

Roth develops high-volume LPG tank line

The gantry-based filament winding system is designed to produce as many as 600,000 plastic-lined, glass fiber-overwrapped liquefied petroleum (LPG) gas pressure vessels per year.

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Epoxies

CAMX 2017 preview: Materia

Materia (Pasadena, CA, US), a supplier of high-performance catalysts and advanced polymers, is showcasing its Proxima high-performance resin product lines including ballistic-resistant test panels, large single-pour castings, high-temperature oil and gas downhole tools and sections of composite pressure vessels.

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