Wind/Energy

Ketones

Testing, use substantiate m-pipe subsea use

Magma Global’s m-pipe, based on high-performance VICTREX PEEK thermoplastic composites, has recently achieved the world’s first qualification for a subsea pipe product under DNVGL-RP-F119.

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Wind/Energy

NTPT researches discontinuous fiber tubes

North Thin Ply Technology is collaborating with the Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - Swiss Centre of Technology and other partners to demonstrate proof of technology of tubes made with discontinuous carbon fiber.

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Epoxies

3D-printed composite wind blades and aircraft, closer than you think

Orbital Composites’ patented coaxial extrusion process is investigated at Airbus subsidiary CTC GmbH Stade and spins off advances in speed, scale, materials and multifunctionality as it aims for very large structures.

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Composites bucking the market trend in M&A

During 2015 and 2016, the composites industry saw such impressive activity in mergers and acquisitions, it was perhaps to be expected that, in 2017, we would see a dip in transaction levels, especially given the global regulatory uncertainty and the impact that might have on larger, more complex deals.

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FRP Rebar

KraussMaffei opens second R&D pultrusion line

KraussMaffei’s TechCenter in Munich now features two pultrusion lines, one to fabricate rebar and the other to fabricate flat profiles.

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Automotive

A partnership for sustainable composites

CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company.

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Wind/Energy

John Hopkins named permanent CEO of IACMI

Hopkins had been serving as interim CEO since September 2017. The “interim” tag was removed at the IACMI winter membership meeting on Jan. 16.

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Wind/Energy

Siemens Gamesa to supply French offshore project

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE, Zamudio, Spain) will supply its new 8 MW offshore wind turbine, the SG 8.0-167 DD, to the 500 MW Saint Brieuc offshore wind project off France’s Bretagne coast.

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Wind/Energy

Airtech receives supplier award

Airtech Advanced Materials Group was awarded “Best Growth Partner 2017” by LM Wind Power at the LM Wind Power Supplier Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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RTM

Fold-to-form CFRP battery boxes, HP-RTM wishbones

Williams new EV platform demos 223 composite forming process and £20 suspension arms using recycled carbon fiber.

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