Wind/Energy

Digital twin, digital thread and composites

How the integration of machines, sensors and software is beginning to impact composites manufacturing.

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More on Spanish composites: Solution providers

My pre-JEC Europe 2016 trip through Spain yielded much fodder for future editorial content, and proved to me that the country’s composites sector is brimming with innovation.

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Wind/Energy

Nordex and Acciona Windpower finalize merger

In October 2015, Nordex and Acciona Windpower announced that they planned to combine their activities to establish a global wind energy player.

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Structural adhesives, Part I: Industrial

Today’s myriad chemistry options enable formulators to tailor adhesives to customers' exact application requirements.

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Construction

Gardner Business Index at 50.8 in February

New orders, production and future business expectations go up as small- and medium-sized fabricators see welcome expansion.

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Wind/Energy

The composites super cycle — are we still living the dream?

Predicted before the 2008 recessionary crash, the super cycle’s foundations were to be built on an increasing use of composites in aircraft. How did it play out?

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PEEK

JEC World 2016, the full report

ÂÌñÏׯÞ's editors report on the technologies and products that caught our eye at JEC World 2016, in early March.

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Glass Fibers

Consolidation in the fiberglass segment

Owens Corning announced in late January that it has signed an agreement to acquire the glass nonwovens and fabrics businesses of Ahlstrom, a fiber-based materials company.

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Wind/Energy

March 2016: Business briefs

New briefs from DolphiTech, Sonatest, Solvay and Hexcel.

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Wind/Energy

What do PU/carbon spars and the Valencia lighthouse have in common?

Saertex reinforcements, infusion, speed of fabrication and long life.

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microwire technology for composites
microwire technology for composites