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Composites UK is organising its second composites showcase of the year, this time covering the topic of fibre reinforced polymer composites (FRPs) in renewable energy. This sector is a new addition to the showcase series and takes place at Glasgow Caledonian University on 19 July 2018.
As mentioned in the 2016 UK Composites Strategy, the UK is seeking to generate 15% of its power requirements from renewable sources by 2020 and thus the sector requires continued support, particularly at the design stage, to ensure all aspects of production – from offshore wind blades to towers and nacelles – are not over looked.
“As stated in the 2016 Composites Industry Strategy, there will be accelerated organic growth in the established composites-using sectors like Renewables, predicting a £ 50million sector increase by 2020, and a further £ 230million increase by 2030,” said Claire Whysall, Communications Manager at Composites UK. “It is important that we are supporting this growth through networking and new partnerships.”
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A new raw material from the ocean?
[email protected] 14th September 2018, 18:26PMAfter the millions tons of plastic pseudo-islands, in ocean to create a false food to marine fauna, the gift a a new material from ocean, made from alga fibers is indeed a generous gift that nature provides to the plastic and textile technology of reinforcement! Welcome!
Scaling-up carbon fibres to move the needle for automotive
[email protected] 14th September 2018, 17:50PMThe recent achievement at ORNL is a positive challenge to CF technology. The potential of the the benefits of THE INNOVATIVE technology with the low cost of textile fiber has the potential to cut the manufacturing cost by 50% open THE HIGH SERIES markets VIA the atmospheric plasma oxidation technology developed by ORNL and RMX Technologies and adds to the evolution of CN carbonization to other chains provided by proper lignine sources, capable to spin at few thousands m/min... It takes time and convincing strong technologies.
New glass UD fabric for rotor blades
Bahari 10th September 2018, 10:22AMplease send the data- sheet of this new glass UD fabric for rotor blades to my e-mail ( [email protected] ). Best regards Bahari
Itema acquires majority shares in Lamiflex
Lo Scalzo Associates snc, Milano 30th March 2018, 14:43PMAfter long time of frequency at JEC, the press release of the new enter of itema provides the opportunity to raise the chances of a wide and smart to exploit to larger markets specialties the success of composite materials and systems confirmed to date in the globe. The interconnection will provide access to markets with specific innovation of know how and integration with strongest channels of positive communication and supports for old and new markets. The opportunity to renew and throw again its strong competence of innovation is the useful kick to success.
Is this the fibre the composites industry has been waiting for?
Rick Strand 30th January 2018, 21:58PMNow they just need to solve the adhesion oroblem. Looked at this with Compet a long time ago low shear strength and fatigue were the problems. Maybe silences erected into the backbone or functional groups for eppxy, PEEK and perhapsvinyl esters.