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Plant Tour: Holland Composites, Lelystad, Netherlands
Balancing performance with affordable production, this industry veteran continues to explore composites’ infinite possibilities.
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450-MW Texas wind farm goes online, to expand to 500 MW in 2020
The High Lonesome wind farm, operated by Enel Green Power North America Ltd., plans to add an additional 50 MW of capacity in early 2020.
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Gurit signs long term core material supply agreement with Chinese wind turbine blade OEM
The three-year contract is a continuation of an existing business relationship for the supply of core materials.
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University of Texas researchers develop deep-ocean wind turbine blades
Funded by a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. DOE, university researchers will develop a prototype of a vertical-axis, floating offshore wind turbine design.
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Bitrez Ltd partners with EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub
Polymers specialist Bitrez will partner with academic and industry partners to develop affordable, sustainable, next-generation composites.
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IACMI: Driving innovation in the advanced composites industry
Since its start in 2015, the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) has come a long way in its mission of advancing composites innovation. CTO Uday Vaidya reflects on the past five years.
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Magma m-pipe chosen for Gulf of Mexico flowline intervention
Magma Global’s carbon fiber/PEEK m-pipe subsea jumpers will be used by C-Innovation for remediation of suspected subsea pipe blockage.
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Flaw detector includes new features to improve inspection workflow
Designed for pressure vessels and pipes, Olympus’s OmniScan X3 flaw detector is said to combine the tools needed for efficient phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) inspections.
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Composites Index improves on employment, new orders
The Composites Index moved higher in November with a reading of 49.4.
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