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INNOVATIONS INNOVATIONS New polyurethane foam Foamline polyurethane foam is available in sheets from 5 mm to 610 mm thick with densities from 2 lb/ft3, 4 lb/ft3 and 6 lb/ ft3. Standard sheet size is 1,219 x 2,438 mm but custom sheet sizes (to accommodate for “no waste” needs) are available on a special order basis, up to 5 m long. All Foamline products can be supplied in customer specified CNC cut kit form. NidaCore Foamline products are set apart from the com-petition, being one of the only low index foams on the market. Low index means that the ratio between the polyol and isocyanate is very close to 1:1. who are designed with better fire retardant pro-perties for architectural applications. Foamline features a closed-cell content up to 99%, and is freezeand thaw-cycle tested. The following options are available on special order: anti-static additives, low-abrasion additives (for machining applications), fire-retardant additives and custom pigmentation. www.nida-core.com pul-trusion, filament winding, compression moulding, RTM and hand lay-up. Typical enduse applications are absorption towers, process vessels, storage tanks, pipes, hood, scrubbers, ducting and exhaust stacks. www.ccponline.com Customengineered overwrap tubing equipment Norplex-Micarta recently announced a new capability for overwrap tubing products. The custom tubing products are made by overwrapping high-performance composite material around a rigid core, enabling manufacturers to use products with different properties both on the inside and outside of the tube. The custom-engineered overwrap tubing equipment utilizes rollers instead of standard mandrels, allowing for nearly any size core and inside diameter (ID). With the new CCP brings vinyl ester technology to North America Epovia corrosion-resistant vinyl ester resins are now available from CCP in the U.S. market. A proven technology backed by more than 35 years of case histories, Epovia vinyl ester resins are designed for use in fabricating industrial equipment and structures. They provide significantly enhanced defence against various kinds of corrosive chemicals when compared to many other plastics and metallic materials. These resins have outstanding resistance to a long list of caustic chemicals, including acids, alkalis, and solvents at either room temperature or elevated temperatures. This makes them ideal for use in glass-lining, rubber coating and metallic materials. In addition, resins in this series offer high impact resistance, as well as substantial cost advantages throughout construction, installation and continued use. Typical processes for Epovia® applications include Norplex-Micarta equipment, tubing can be manufactured with overwrap sizes of 15.8 mm to 50.8 mm and outside diameters ranging from 19.1 mm to 88.9 mm, in standard lengths of 914 mm and 1,219 mm. This new process reduces expensive material requirements by selectively improving properties in specific areas, such as adding thermal or abrasion protection through an external composite layer. Previously, manufacturers used timeconsuming processes to assemble two separate tubes and adhere one to the other. There were also additional fabrication steps that increased the overall manufacturing costs. Norplex-Micarta overwrap tubing can enclose virtually any rigid tubing or cylindrical core that adheres to composite prepreg materials, including steel, copper, brass and certain thermoplastics. The custom tubing is ideal for challenging applications with demanding HNew compounds deliver one-pellet solutions for enhanced effects GE Plastics has introduced a new product platform that helps solve the drawbacks of dry-blending colorants, flame retardants, additives, and other effects in long-glass-fibre compounds. This technology improves consistency (both batch-to-batch and within individual parts) by eliminating the need to blend two pellet types, which can lead to separation, settling, and other quality issues. www.geplastics.com By increasing the iso component in relation to polyol, manufacturers have been able to make the foam less expensive even though this means sacrificing elongation, which results in a more brittle foam. NidaCore Foamline is more flexible and has higher elongation, therefore making it more suitable for composite part manufacture than most of its competitors, JEC Composites Magazine / No37 December 2007
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007

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CONTENTS
NEWS WORLDWIDE
- Companies
- Agenda of events
- Innovations
BUSINESS
- Trends
- Market survey: China
- Initiative
- Niche markets
- Human capital
FEATURE - BIOCOMPOSITES
- Properties
- Materials
- Applications
USERS’ PLATFORM
- Composites in the world
- Applications
- Successful partners
- Impact analysis
KNOW-HOW
- Thermoplastic fabric
- Control
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Companies
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Agenda of events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Innovations
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Trends
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Market survey: China
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Initiative
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Niche markets
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Human capital
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Properties
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Materials
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Applications
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Composites in the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Applications
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Successful partners
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - KNOW-HOW
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Thermoplastic fabric
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007 - - Control
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