Pultrusion
Episode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites
Francesco Ierullo, vice president of sales and marketing, Exel Composites discusses the role the composites manufacturing processes of pultrusion and pull-winding are playing in infrastructure and renewable energy applications today.
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Exel GFRP tubes improve QHeat geothermal energy storage
Installation of pultruded composite underground collector pipes have greatly enhanced the energy efficiency of Qheat’s geothermal wells.
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Cannon introduces in-line resin degassing unit for infusion, RTM and pultrusion processes
Fully automatic system for processing large composite structural parts reduces overall degassing time in a single compact unit.
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Exel, Flying Whales advance airship R&D collaboration
This time, Exel has signed a contract to deliver 75 kilometers of pull-wound carbon fiber tubes for the LCA60T VTOL aircraft.
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Fiber composite technologies target construction, industrial 3D printing markets
JEC World 2025: KraussMaffei presents innovations for lightweight composite construction and surface technologies, from HP-RTM, LFI and ColorForm to the printCore extruder.
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Pultruded CFRP chassis enables 36% payload increase for specialized commercial vehicles
CarbonTT’s quadraxial NCF composite chassis adds 185-kilogram capacity to Borco Höhns’ 3.5-ton Fiat Ducato market vehicle.
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PulFlex introduces pultruded Flex Connect
Fiberglass T-slot, primarily used for automation, framing and other quick setup systems, competes with aluminum alternatives.
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Exel secures design patent extension for pultruded fiberglass radomes
Technique for antenna radomes forms “functional zones” inside composite material, enhancing existing 5G technology performance, application potential.
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Pull-wound carbon fiber poles enable lightweight, compact, rigid emergency stretcher
Based on military feedback, Epsilon Composite developed an optimized, foldable stretcher that combines telescopic pull-wound carbon fiber tubes.
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Exel Composites supplies fiberglass profiles for Foton electric buses
Partnership with Chinese automotive manufacturer will see the implementation of pultruded profiles in various bus models, backed by weight savings, complex geometries and long life.
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