Wind/Energy
Material supplier, manufacturer marry in oil and gas
Victrex and Magma Global, which have a long history of cooperation in the oil and gas industry, inched closer together with Victrex taking a minority interest in the composite pipe manufacturer.
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Hydraulic hybrids: Boosting fuel economy without batteries
Carbon fiber helps to lightweight hydraulic accumulators, increasing efficiency in hybrid vehicles and myriad other applications.
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CW Plant Tour: Aeris Energy, Caucaia, Brazil
This young, up-and-coming wind blade manufacturer was founded to serve the Brazilian wind energy market, but it’s poised to do much more.
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A better method of structural health monitoring?
Fibersail, a 2014 startup firm with offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Leça de Palmeira, Portugal, aims to change the current state of real-time structural health/shape monitoring for composite structures — initially, for wind farm operators.
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Carbon Fiber 2016 Report
Conference speakers predict the outlook for carbon fiber supply and demand.
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Gardner Business Index at 49.4 in November
The overall Index showed double-digit growth for a third month in succession as future business expectations skyrocketed.
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Aerospace and industrial composites: Now on divergent paths?
The aerospace and industrial markets’ advanced composites challenges and their solutions will differ widely.
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People on the move: 12/16
Here is this month’s people on the move news in the composites industry.
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Reversibly crosslinking thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid polymers
Evonik’s new system delivers crosslinked performance of epoxies below 100°C, processing benefits of thermoplastics above 170°C.
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Gardner Business Index at 49.7 in October
Employment is up and composites in the US electronics industry continue a 2016 growth trend.
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