JEC Composites E-letter N. 413: Deepflex, Gamesa, Wittmann Battenfeld, Gurit, Airbus

 

Business and Market

Deepflex enters into contract with Petrobas for composite pipe development

The composite flexible pipe manufacturer announced it has entered into a contract with Petrobras to conduct a qualification testing program on his patented composite flexible fiber reinforced pipe (...)

Gamesa expands its manufacturing base in India by opening its first blade factory

Wittmann Battenfeld increases its production capacity at the Kottingbrunn facility

EADS North America awarded $212 million production contract for 39 UH-72A Lakota helicopters

Quatro Composites awarded contract for composite production parts deployed on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Polymera brings 60 million pound WPC compounding facility on-line

Contract supports Army’s foreign military sales efforts

Vestas plans to layoff 2335 employees in the coming months

AOC announces resin price increase for United States and Canada

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Technology and Innovation

UK minister opens £multi-million facility to develop efficient, lightweight aero-engine technology

UK minister opens £multi-million facility to develop efficient, lightweight aero-engine technology

The facility has been developed by CTAL, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace, to pilot pioneering manufacturing processes for aero-engine fan blades and fan-cases made of composite (...)

An affordable time-to-market solution for making plugs and moulds for the Marine sector

Gurit launches new G-PET product range

AOC introduces new vinyl ester series designed for high-performance CIPP

Norplex-Micarta invests in new Instron machine

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Feature Wind Energy

Wind Energy

Wind energy has seen exponential growth. The challenge now is to build rotor blades which are highly efficient and durable. Wind Blade manufacturers provide about 40,000 blades a year and are (...)

US Department of Energy awards USD43 million to spur offshore wind energy

3B-the fibreglass introduces new series of products for turbine blade manufacturing

Alstom is planning to establish two sites for the production of offshore wind turbines in France

Gamesa's G128-4.5 MW turbine reaches a new milestone for energy output in Spain

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Application

Airbus marks 2011 with record order and delivery numbers

Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers (10 new) and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, making it the most successful year in the company’s history, and the 10th in a row with a (...)

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Agenda

SPE Thermoset Topcon 2012

24 Jan 2012 - 25 Jan 2012

SPE Thermoset Topcon 2012

The ever increasing quest for affordable sources of energy, combined with the thrust to use contemporary supplies more effectively, has changed global discourse as we know it. The opportunities (...)

07 Feb 2012 - 08 Feb 2012

EUCOMAS 2012

08 Feb 2012 - 10 Feb 2012

Seatec 2012

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