Wind/Energy

Wind/Energy

METYX announces new technical textiles manufacturing facility

New production site will manufacture a range of glass and carbon fabrics for the North American composites market.

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Weaving

Composites – A neophyte’s quandary

An oft-cited concern is that new engineers are not exposed to composites as part of their materials science courses.

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Wind/Energy

TPI and Vestas partner to open new China-based facility

TPI Composites, Inc. announces a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas to provide blades for the new V150-4.2 MW wind turbine for global markets.

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Automotive

Composites One and IACMI partner for Road2Composites workshop

The Road2Composites Workshop will take place in Detroit, April 17-18.

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Wind/Energy

GE to develop largest, most powerful wind turbine

The Haliade-X will feature a 12 MW direct drive generator and 107m-long blades.

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Wind/Energy

Siemens Gamesa partners with Shanghai Electric to reinforce offshore strategy

8MW Direct Drive wind turbines will be produced by Shanghai Electric for the Chinese offshore market.

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Wind/Energy

Vestas and InspecTools partner to expand wind blade service

The partnership includes global access to the asset data management system WindAMS.

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Wind/Energy

WSU uses recycled carbon fiber to strengthen permeable pavement

Washington State University research team works to find a use for carbon fiber waste while addressing stormwater challenges.

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Wind/Energy

JEC World 2018 preview: Evonik

Evonik Industries is introducing a new core material technology called ROHACRYL, an acrylic chemistry-based structural foam with high potential for composite applications.

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RTM

JEC World 2018 preview: KraussMaffei

KraussMaffei (Hall 6, F61) is featuring several composites manufacturing technologies, covering wet molding, pultrusion, long fiber injection and overmolding. 

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microwire technology for composites