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SPECIAL New choppable roving JEC COMPOSITES 2008 RAW MATERIALS > Stand G44 Johns Manville is introducing the new choppable roving 586 designed for complex glass mat systems used in fabrics and multiaxial glass fibres. The excellent processing characteristics of roving 586 lend to easy unwinding and chopping behaviour with improved fibre strand distribution, low static electricity and no fuzz. Roving 586 with silane-based sizing performs well in unsaturatedpolyester resin, vinyl-ester resin and epoxy resin systems. Developed for fabrics and multiaxials, the choppable roving 586 will find applications in wind energy, sports & leisure, and structural parts used in the infrastructure markets. www.jm.com > Stand U58 Dexmet provides expanded materials for lightning strike and shielding protection for aircraft and composite applications. Dexmet’s experienced engineering team and ISO-certified facilities design and manufacture materials to customer specifications. Dexmet continues to develop new coatings and configurations to meet the industry's requirements, providing engineering resources for lightning strike materials, from thin www.dexmet.com flattened mesh to widths up to 1,525 mm. Expanded metal for lightning strike protection New high-modulus polypropylene fibre for > Stand E15 composites Innegrity LLC manufactures a newlypatented multifilament polypropylene fibre, Innegra™ S, a lightweight, high-modulus fibre that allows for improved or enhanced performance in composites and ballistics applications. The Innegra™ S fibre offers toughness, chemical resistance, low dielectric constant and very low density. It has been specifically designed for use in compo-site materials. When combined with traditional materials used in composites, Innegra S allows for a 20% reduction in weight, increased toughness and greatly decreased electrical properties. www.innegrity.com MID American Supply Corp. takes the lead in China > Stand V72 MID American Supply Corp. has over 17 years experience in providing advanced composite materials, technical support and services to customers in the aerospace and wind power fields. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA, the company has become a leader in China's composite industry. To match the growing needs of the wind energy market, MID invested in a new factory called MID (Tianjin) Composite Company Limited that specializes in manufacturing high-quality advanced epoxy resins. The factory’s production capacity should be over 20,000 tonnes in 2008. By following strict inspection procedures, MID was able to obtain the ISO9001:2000 quality management certification. www.mid-composite.com Basalt fibres in ballistic and marine applications Kamenny Vek is embracing two new fields of application in 20072008. A new project is in progress to use basalt fibres and fabrics as cement and concrete reinforcement, including cement yacht mass production. The suitability of basalt fibre for cement yacht production is currently being assessed in co-operation with the Russian Sailing Academy company. The second new field of application is ballistics. According to customer data, Kamenny Vek’s basalt fibres not only show 10-20% higher tensile strength and modulus than regular E-glass, but also significantly higher impact toughness, which is very important for the successful usage of basalt fibres in armour constructions. www.basfiber.com > Stand C30 New epoxy resins Bespoke carbon prepregs > Stand T56 Advanced International Multitech Ltd. (AIM) specializes in the development of composite material applications, prepregs, and products for the industrial and sports sectors. AIM supplies high-Tg, nano-tech, high-performance and flame-retardant carbon fibre prepregs. The main applications developed are sporting goods (golf shafts, bike parts, rackets, baseball bats, hockey sticks, etc.), a FAR 25.853-approved aircraft seat, the CF and TFT LCD carbon robot arm, a carbon composite aircraft seat, and structural reinforcements www.adgroup.com.tw (carbon fibre retrofit technology). > Stand T56 Epolec is a modified epoxy resin with nanoscaled elastomers formed after cure. The resin has a high softening temperature and extremely high tear strength and modulus. It imparts excellent toughness and breaking elongation to composite matrices under a higher load. The EPO-622 resin forms a shiny and transparent skin on cured products, without any white spots after sanding with water. Epotech Composite Corporation also offers a new epoxy resin system for the aircraft industry, which exhibits high-temperature resistance and flame retardancy. The cured composite parts have passed FAR flammability tests. www.epotechcorp.com No39 March-April 2008 / JEC Composites Magazine

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