Wind/Energy

Carbon Fibers

Ahlstrom-Munksjö introduces HighFlow Marine glass and carbon fiber reinforcement fabrics

The HighFlow Marine product range consists of several unidirectional and biaxial reinforcement fabrics, with various infusion speeds for marine manufacturing.

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Recycling

Gurit acquires Valplastic PET recycling operation

Gurit will acquire PET recycling production facilities from Valplastic S.r.l., with the goal of securing access to raw material supplies for its PET core products.

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Hi-Temp Resins

MIT and NASA engineers design lightweight polymer airplane wing

The wing, comprising a lattice of injection-molded, configurable polymer subassemblies, is designed to change shape during flight.

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Wind/Energy

GWEC forecasts 300 GW of new wind capacity in next five years

The Global Wind Energy Council’s annual report predicts governmental support, changing industry business models, new corporate procurement and solutions like hybrid generation to drive growth.

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Wind/Energy

Additive supplier Custom Grinders acquired by Cimbar

Custom Grinders’ ATH additives for fire resistance will be added to Cimbar’s portfolio of inorganic minerals and additives.

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Carbon Fibers

Proving viability of dry fabrics, infusion for large aerostructures

Danobat’s ADMP is used to produce a wing demonstrator with non-crimp fabrics.

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Wind/Energy

Tecniplas manufactures composite scrubber for treatment of biogas

The composite scrubber will have the function of removing the impurities from biogas, which is comprised mainly of methane from the decomposition of the waste.

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Wind/Energy

Composites outlook remains positive, despite slow growth forecasts

As economists forecast slowing economic growth, data from composites industry leaders suggest continued high expectations for the composites market.

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Marine

Index moves higher on new orders rebound

The Composites Business Index moved higher in February 2019, rebounding from January’s low.

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Wind/Energy

JEC 2019 at first glance

CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan reflects on first impressions from JEC World 2019, from aerospace industry insights to automotive composite technologies.

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microwire technology for composites
microwire technology for composites