Pressure Vessels
JEC Europe 2013 new product showcase
The JEC Europe 2013 trade show (March 12-14, at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France) was the venue for introductions of a large number of new composite materials, technologies and manufacturing processes. Here's the CT editorial staff's compilation of what was on display.
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Japan: Floating wind farm
Since the 2011 tsunami and related nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, that country’s political leaders have provided incentives for development of floating offshore wind farms in the deep water offshore of Japan's coastline.
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Fair winds for offshore wind farms
Innovations in blades, turbines and foundations are helping spur growth in a very big way.
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Redefining the root
As part of a radical redesign effort that has produced a segmented blade, Blade Dynamics Ltd. (Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K.) developed a thinner, less weighty root than that seen in conventional blades.
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By the Numbers: The Composites Business Index
Composites Technology magazine's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan introduces a new column focused on business trends in the composites industry. Written by Steve Kline, Jr., the the director of market intelligence at CT's parent company Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio), this regular offering will gauge composites industry growth (or lack thereof) by means of metrics compiled in the Composites Business Index.
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SAMPE 2013 at a glance
A list of events planned by SAMPE (as of April 1) at its 2013 SAMPE Conference and Exhibition, in Long Beach, Calif.
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SAMPE Europe 2013/JEC Europe 2013 highlights
Held concurrently, these two seminal European composites events weathered a rare Parisian snowstorm to plumb the depth and breadth of the industry.
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Aiming infusion at the application
With so many process variables to play with, how do you know which new solutions that promise better, faster infusion are right for your application?
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Market Outlook: Surplus in carbon fiber's future?
Participants at CW’s Carbon Fiber 2012 Conference see one coming as early as 2016.
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