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Composites Market Insights, May 03, 2021 |
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Business Development |
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Shannon’s New Hyrophobic Insulation Blanket Reduces Risk of Cui, Boosts Safety |
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Shannon Global Energy Solutions, which engineers and manufactures reusable solutions for a sustainable planet, has developed a new, hydrophobic thermal and acoustic insulation blanket to reduce energy loss and/or mitigate harmful noise levels from equipment like valves, pumps, heat exchangers, vessels and compressors with geometrically complex surfaces at refineries and processing plants. Shannon’s new blanket designs – which contain Lewco Super Mat, a PTFE-impregnated Type-E needled and felted ……. |
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Easycomposites- the Exclusive UK Distributor of Eco-Technilin Products |
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This exciting partnership will allow customers the opportunity to purchase environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives to traditional composite reinforcements such as glass fibre. As well as its ‘green‘ credentials, these natural fibre products have an attractive aesthetic and excellent vibration damping properties. The range includes Eco-Technilin FIBRIMAT nonwoven , reinforcements, FLAXDRY woven reinforcements, FLAXTAPE unidirectional reinforcements and FLAXPREG prepreg reinforcem ……. |
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Cimbar Performance Minerals Completes Acquisition of Tor Minerals North American Assets and Barite and Alumina Trihydrate Business |
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CIMBAR Performance Minerals, Inc., a division of United Minerals and Properties, Inc., announced it has completed its acquisition of the U.S. Barite and Alumina Trihydrate manufacturing assets and business of TOR Minerals. “With this acquisition complete, CIMBAR has delivered on a key component of our growth strategy. The TOR manufacturing site broadens our portfolio and will further support our primary goal of providing products to our customers from multiple locations, thus offering super ……. |
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Re:Build Manufacturing Accelerates Onshoring with the Acquisition of Cutting Dynamics, Inc. |
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Re:Build Manufacturing is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cutting Dynamics, Inc. (Avon, OH), significantly expanding Re:Build’s product and service offering as part of the Re:Build Advanced Materials Group. Cutting Dynamics Inc. (CDI) is an AS9100 certified manufacturing business that brings over 35 years of experience in design, engineering and production of metallic and thermoplastic composite structures and assemblies, with a strong emphasis on the aerospace, defense and industrial ……. |
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Cobra International Provide Radinn Electric Jetboards with Large-Scale Manufacturing Platform |
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Cobra International has announced its latest collaboration with Radinn to mass produce its new range of electric powered surfboards. Swedish innovators, Radinn (whose name reflects their passion for Radical Innovation) produce some of the fastest jetboards on the market, offering three board models, each with market leading battery technology and high-performance water jets, that can be configured to match the rider’s style. Originally launched in 2018, the range of three easy-to-ride boards, ……. |
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Composites and Recreational Boating Industry Team Up to Make Headway on Circular Economy |
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European Boating Industry (EBI) and the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), representing respectively the Recreational Boating and Composites industries at European level, have agreed on a new partnership. The aim is to jointly tackle the key challenges around circularity of composites used in the recreational boating industry and promote sustainable recycling solutions to the supply chain for end-of-life boats. Composites are the main material for manufacturing of recreational boa ……. |
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Williams Advanced Engineering Partners with Italdesign to Create Complete High-Performance EV Solution |
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Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) announced a unique new partnership that will provide the upper premium automotive sector with a complete high-performance EV production solution. Combining a state-of-the-art composite electric vehicle rolling chassis from WAE with turn-key vehicle development services from Italy’s world-famous Italdesign, the joint venture will enable both newcomers and established OEMs in the automotive sector to benefit from the expertise of two global le ……. |
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Hexagon Agility Receives Fifth Set of Orders for All-Composite CNG/RNG Cylinder Tanks |
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Hexagon Agility (Costa Mesa, Calif., U.S.) a Hexagon Composites (Alesund, Norway) company, has officially received its fifth set of orders in 2021 under a master services agreement signed with a global logistics customer in June 2020. According to this agreement, Hexagon Agility is to deliver compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) all-composite fuel storage systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The agreement represents an estimated value of $12.5 million (approximat ……. |
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Application Development |
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Philips Water Solutions Introduces a New Daily Hydration Companion- the Philips GoZero Everyday Bottle |
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AquaShield, a global brand partner of health technology company Philips, is launching its newest innovative water bottle – Philips GoZero Everyday Insulated and Tritan Plastic filtration water bottles under its GoZero brand. It’s the third entry to their existing line of water bottles launched this past October in North America. Continuing on Philips GoZero mission of helping consumers sustainably enjoy cleaner, refreshing drinking water on the go from both tap and fresh sources, the Philips ……. |
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Bedford Reinforced Plastics Launches Pre-Engineered, Easy-Install Line of Pedestrian and Trail Bridges |
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Bedford Reinforced Plastics — a full-service supplier offering an extensive line of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) products and services — is pleased to announce the launch of ReadySpan, a pre-engineered, easy-install, quick-ship, modular pedestrian bridge system. ReadySpan trail, park and golf bridges are made of Bedford’s high-quality FRP and will last for decades virtually maintenance-free. Additionally — unlike bridges made from wood and metal — the durable bridges won’t shrink, swel ……. |
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China to Explore Fibreglass Pressure Vessels Production for Hydrogen with New Joint Venture |
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Norway-based Umoe Advanced Composites AS (UAC) has entered into a joint venture with Chinese investment fund, Yield Capital, to build up a large-scale fibreglass pressure vessels production facility for hydrogen in China. The production facility is estimated to produce an annual capacity of 12,000 pressure vessels that will provide significant scale advantages and improved competitive position for UAC in all markets, including China and the rest of Asia where the hydrogen market is experiencing ……. |
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Technology Development |
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The company’s Multiple Technologies Support United Launch Alliance Delta IV Rocket Launch |
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A revolutionary new technology developed by the National Composites Centre (NCC) and Oxford Brookes University means composite structures can now be separated (or disbonded) quickly and cheaply using a simple heat source. By making it easy to work with, repair and disassemble composite parts, this world-leading research could have a transformational impact on the design, use and end-of life recycling of wide range of products, including cars, aircraft and wind turbines. Researchers at Oxford ……. |
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Events |
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Join ACCESS Manufacturing Systems in New Hampshire for ‘Spring Into 3D’ Private Showing of Markforged 3D Printers, ‘First Look’ at New Adaptive Platform, Blacksmith |
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ACCESS Manufacturing Systems is excited to announce the ‘Spring Into 3D’ Private Showcase, scheduled for May and June 2021. This will be the first opportunity since early 2020 to personally experience the power of the largest online fleet of industrial 3D printers in the world. Private demonstrations for the ‘Spring Into 3D’ Showcase will be scheduled by appointment only, providing attendees with a more personalized experience, via live or virtual 45-minute sessions. The event format prioriti ……. |
