Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Aerospace

FACC rolls out aftermarket services

Aerospace company FACC is tapping into new business areas including aftermarket services based on repairing, refurbishing and replacing composite aircraft components.

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Pressure Vessels

Winds of change?

Recently there have been a few rumblings about offshore wind farms in the United States with potential project developments on both East and West coasts.

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Wind/Energy

World's most powerful wind turbine installed in Scotland's Aberdeen Bay

Deployment of the first of 11 innovative turbines for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre marks an offshore wind industry breakthrough.

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Aerospace

Safran launches aircraft lifecycle nacelle solution services

The NacelleLife service offering includes maintenance, technical support, a service bulletin mobile app and a non-desructive evaluation tool for composite structures.

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Thermoplastics

New light-curing adhesive bonds temperature resistant thermoplastics

Vitralit UV 4802 was developed by Panacol for bonding high-temperature resistant thermoplastics such as PEEK with other non-compatible materials. 

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Thermoplastics

New 3D printing filaments based on PEKK and PVDF now available

The new Kepstan PEKK and Kynar PVDF filaments are designed for 3D printing of highly technical parts requiring extreme performance.

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Adhesives

Low-odor methyl acrylate adhesive can be used for range of applications

Penloc GTN is an easy- to-process, methyl acrylate based, low-odor adhesive that can be used in a wide variety of applications.  

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Hi-Temp Resins

Gabriel Performance Products acquires Royce International

The acquisition of Royce expands Gabriel’s offerings for the coatings, adhesives and composites markets.

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Sustainability

Consortium to develop floating offshore wind farm in California

The Redwood Coast Energy Authority has selected a consortium of companies  to pursue the development of an offshore wind energy project off the Northern California coast.

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Automated Dynamics plant tour event

Automated Dynamics will be hosting a dinner, technical overview and tour of their plant April 19.

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Tecniplas shows FRP composite fluid storage solutions at FIEMA

Tecniplas highlights the advantages of its fiber-reinforced plastic composite storage solutions for different types of fluids.

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New cut piece tapes from Airtech

Pre-cut tapes minimize use of knives and scissors, reducing waste and labor.

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