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COMPANIES COMPANIES Shanghai FRP Institute: an original model The Shanghai FRP Research Institute is an unusual organization. Originally designed as a technological R&D centre, it now not only develops products, but also manufactures and markets them. More information he Shanghai FRP Research Institute (SHFRP), a high-tech enterprise based in Shanghai, is a technological and industrial entity that integrates scientific research, development, manufacturing, service and trade activities. T are involved with composite materials and more than 300 of them, in R&D or management activities. Expanding business activities So far, SHFRP has undertaken hundreds of national R&D projects focusing on key technological problems and new product development, and already produced more than one hundred significant technological achievements in the FRP/composites field. Furthermore, with its modern plants, full array of production equipment, and stateof-the-art testing facilities, SHFRP has the required industrial capacity to provide a wide range of high-quality FRP/composite products to customers at home and abroad, notably in Egypt and the USA. SHFRP’s management team is aiming for sales of above 600 million Yuan by 2010, mostly from its wind-blade business. Historically, the Institute was the first to SHFRP is located in Shanghai area. Strong experience Founded in 1960, SHFRP specializes in the research and development of highperformance structures and processing technologies for FRP/composites and special non-metallic inorganic materials. Thanks to its group of skilled engineers and technicians, SHFRP has become a leading developer of new technologies and products in those areas for the domestic market. The Institute comprises two departments: R&D and MRS LUO HUIMIN, GENERAL MANAGER, industrialisation. Its SHANGHAI FRP recognized skills are RESEARCH INSTITUTE certified to the GJB9001A2001 and GB/T19001-2000 (Chinese equivalent of ISO9001:2000) quality management systems. The Institute has already moved once in 2005 for the 2010 World Exposition and another such move of production site is programmed to accommodate its development. Most of its 400 employees SHFRP used its solid technical advantages to set up four different Xoxo. technological service organizations within the Institute: an FRP/composites supervisory station, an FRP/composites testing station for the Shanghai Inspection Centre, an examining & appraising organization for new FRP/ composite products, and an FRP/ composites technological & economic information network for the Shanghai Economic Zone. These organizations offer testing, assessment and consulting services to the FRP/composite industries in China and globally. higher output is likely to be hindered by the prospect of high maintenance costs during operation. Besides its activities in rotor blades for wind turbines and blades for axial flow fans, the Institute develops and produces radomes up to 44 metres in diameter, mostly for the military sector. Here, production is geared to tight, individual specifications. The Institute also develops other parts for the military and for other sectors as well, such as railway, aviation, marine and construction. Production of these parts, however, is outsourced. The Shanghai FRP Research Institute can be proud of its long experience and recognized know-how. Its organization may not follow the pattern of a traditional company, but it has some tremendous advantages, in particular in research and development, that will allow it to grow in highly competitive markets. More information: www.shfrp.com A complete show-room. develop 1.5-MW windmill blades in China and currently is concentrating most of its efforts on the wind energy sector, with a 20% share of the Chinese windmill market. For now, it uses infusion technology and glass fibre to produce 45-metre-long blades for 2-MW turbines. According to SHFRP’s management, the development of wind turbines featuring longer blades and 14 jec composites magazine / No47 March-April 2009

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