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BUSINESS Market survey: Asia Permali Wallace: sustained development Permalli Wallace is an Indian company that has been diversifying its business and skills over the years, while maintaining a solid core business as manufacturers of wood-based densified impregnated laminates for industrial and engineering applications. ased in Bhopal, halfway between Mumbai and New Delhi, Permalli Wallace is considered a major player in the composite material sector both in India and overseas. The company already exports 15% of its production. Focus The company’s main machinery includes several multi-daylight upstroke laminate presses (from 400T to 3250T), a vacuum impregnator, an evaporator, a horizontal impregnation plant, a vertical impregnation plant, a tube winding machine, a ring winding machine, a vacuum system for tube manufacturing, a semi-automatic pattern miller, a drum sander, several routers and recessors, compression moulding presses (from 75T to 250T), an SMC manufacturing plant, a DMC manufacturing plant, a resin manufacturing kettle, a high-speed mixer, metal spray equipment, a metal detector, and a humidity central plant. The premises have been divided into 5 production areas: - press shop: wood laminates, glass laminates, - tubes and rings, - moulding area: SMC/DMC compounding, compression moulding, RTM moulding, - vacuum epoxy casting, - machine shop. The production and maintenance functions are supported by in-house tool room facilities. The company stands out from the crowd by its broad range of skills. Not only does it employ 230 people over the two sites in Bhopal, but it also operates 6 days a week. Significant investments The company is very intent on expanding its business. To support its growth, it injected new funds into the construction or extension of no less than three new buildings. There is therefore no shortage of projects or potential markets. The plant recently benefited from an investment programme only just 3 years ago, which helped to significantly increase its SMC production means. However, wood laminate still remains the company’s main activity, representing a total of 32-33%. Once the construction work has been completed, the plant will have about 60,000 mÇ of premises for production, R&D and training. R&D and quality : top priorities The company has been certified ISO 9001 by DNV Netherlands since 1997, and also has an integrated management system designed to meet quality assurance requirements. An independent calibration laboratory provides in-house calibration services for metrological and process control instruments and gauges. The company has been re-certified to ISO 9001 quality management systems, and is gearing up for the ISO14000 environmental management system certification. The R&D facilities have been approved by the Government of India’s Department of Science & Technology since 1976. They are well equipped with modern machines and facilities for development, testing and evaluation of raw materials and finished products. The R&D Department has developed several products and critical applications for the power, defence, aerospace, railways and automotive sectors. Almost 50 years Permali Wallace Private Limited was established in 1961 as part of a technical and financial collaboration with Permali Limited, Gloucester, U.K. and Chase Lowe & Co., Manchester, U.K. In 1982, the No41 June 2008 / JEC Composites Magazine

JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008

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Companies | Owens Corning & Vetrotex: situation after the acquisition
Sale of Owens Corning plants in Belgium and Norway
Capacity expansion in Texas for Owens Corning
Gurit’s results and future prospects
New LM Glasfiber factory in Poland
Hexcel opens first carbon fibre plant in Spain
Teijin invests in carbon and aramid fibre
Agenda of events
JEC Show Paris 2008 report
Carbon fibre: sustained increase in production capacities
Market survey: Asia Technology-linked business opportunities for composites in India
Mechemco: a strategy that is paying off
Permali Wallace: sustained development
LESCO Technology: riding the environmental wave
Niche market All-carbon micro-aerial vehicle
Human Capital Accomplishing the project objectives
Market | A fast-changing market
Development | Compressing composite part development cycle and improving quality
Simulation | An industrial solution to analyse delamination
Micromechanics of failure: a new approach to modelling composite failure and life
An end-to-end simulation solution for autoclave manufacturing
Process | Fully automated RTM production line
Manufacturing | SLCA: expert in composite aerostructures
There’s a fine line between marine and aeronautics!
Opinion | The fear of change: some thoughts on aeronautical construction
USERS’ PLATFORM KNOW-HOW | Composites in the world Bamboo bike
Between car and motorbike
Bird man over the Alps
Applications | CFRP shafts and axles
High-performance COPV systems for large satellite platforms
Pressure bulkhead of the Boeing 787
Landing gear hubcaps for the Boeing 777
An out-of-autoclave composite solution
Control | Visiovis: monitoring nanofiller dispersion/distribution in molten polymers
Design | Non-thermal anti-icing/de-icing system for rotor blade leading edges
Special : JEC Composite Asia
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Sale of Owens Corning plants in Belgium and Norway
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Teijin invests in carbon and aramid fibre
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Agenda of events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - JEC Show Paris 2008 report
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Carbon fibre: sustained increase in production capacities
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Market survey: Asia Technology-linked business opportunities for composites in India
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Mechemco: a strategy that is paying off
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Permali Wallace: sustained development
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - LESCO Technology: riding the environmental wave
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Niche market All-carbon micro-aerial vehicle
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Human Capital Accomplishing the project objectives
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Market | A fast-changing market
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Development | Compressing composite part development cycle and improving quality
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Simulation | An industrial solution to analyse delamination
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Micromechanics of failure: a new approach to modelling composite failure and life
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - An end-to-end simulation solution for autoclave manufacturing
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Process | Fully automated RTM production line
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Manufacturing | SLCA: expert in composite aerostructures
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - There’s a fine line between marine and aeronautics!
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Opinion | The fear of change: some thoughts on aeronautical construction
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Between car and motorbike
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Bird man over the Alps
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - High-performance COPV systems for large satellite platforms
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Landing gear hubcaps for the Boeing 777
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - An out-of-autoclave composite solution
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Control | Visiovis: monitoring nanofiller dispersion/distribution in molten polymers
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Design | Non-thermal anti-icing/de-icing system for rotor blade leading edges
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #41 - June 2008 - Special : JEC Composite Asia
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