Pressure Vessels

Pressure Vessels

GTL validates LH2 composite dewar tanks for use in aviation

Test results exceeded expectations regarding holding hard vacuum, heat load, rapid chill-down and hydrogen fraction goal, leading to flight prototype fabrication.  

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Trends

Luxfer Gas Cylinders awarded grant for 700-bar Type 4 tank development

Alberta Innovates initiative selected 20 applicants, including Luxfer, to advance hydrogen production, storage, transmission, distribution and use.

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Molds/Tools

TPI, UMaine, ORNL to leverage world’s largest polymer 3D printer for wind turbine tooling

Ingersoll Masterprint LFAM printer will be used to produce and demonstrate 100% recyclable tooling that could cut large composite blade development cycles and tooling costs by as much as 50%.

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Hexagon Purus reports all-time high quarterly revenue, up 67% over Q1 2023

Type 4 CFRP cylinder manufacturer continues ramp-up, with H2 infrastructure up 38% and H2 mobility up 213% year over year while momentum continues in aerospace applications.

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Automation

NREL integrates robotics into wind turbine blade production

Research enables successful automation in post-molding manufacturing operations, which could lead to more competitive U.S.-based blade manufacturing.

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Pressure Vessels

Hexagon Ragasco launches Linktra Smart cylinders in Norway

Fiberglass pressure vessels with IoT provide real-time insight into refilling needs for LPG consumers.

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Filament Winding

Com&Sens presents workshop on fiber optic sensing for COPVs

Three-day hands-on workshop from June 11-13 in Leuven, Belgium, will equip participants with a better understanding of fiber optic sensing technology for digital manufacturing of composite tanks.

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Pressure Vessels

NPROXX powers up H2 tank production with move to Alsdorf facility

Tripled space and capacity to potentially grow composite tank production to 30,000+ tanks/year, equipment investments enable manufacturer to handle larger orders, streamline operations.

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Pressure Vessels

Toyoda Gosei composite hydrogen tanks to be used on passenger ship

Multiple commercial truck-type high-pressure tanks have been extended to maritime applications.

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Hydrogen Storage

Composites end markets: Batteries and fuel cells (2024)

As the number of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles (EVs) grows, so do the opportunities for composites in battery enclosures and components for fuel cells.

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