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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010

Cover
Editorial
Contents
NEWS WORLDWIDE
Companies
- Focus Aeronautics
- Jushi lets its ambitious plans out of the bag
- Dedienne Multiplasturgy Group marches on
Agenda of events
Equipment : Software
- SigmaNEST saves £70,000 in composites manufacturing
BUSINESS
Market survey
- A market with a rosy future
Niche market
- High-tech first at NASA: a crew module structure made of composite materials
Human capital
- The graduate with a degree in composite materials
FEATURE - WIND ENERGY
China
- China: No slown in global wind developments as country continues expansion
Fibre
- High-performance E6 glass fibre: Meeting the needs of the wind energy industry
Foam
- Infusion moulding structural panels
- New PET foams for wind turbine construction
Epoxy
- Blade length: Top-end limits are set by the materials
Manufacturer
- SHFRP: still limited as a player
Equipment
- Epoxy-resin infusion systems for wind-blade manufacturing
- Workflow optimization for rotor blades manufacturing
- New robotic wind-blade finishing system reduces work time by 90%
Small wind turbines
- An experimental study of rotor shapes: for small horizontal-axis wind-turbines
Maintenance
- Predictive maintenance in the wind energy industry
USERS’ PLATFORM
Composites in the world
- The world’s most environmentally friendly aircraft
- Bicycling enthusiasts can adjust bike parts themselves
- Champagne!!!
Successful partners
- High-pressure hydrogen storage tanks made by RTM
Application
- Lightweight, ultra-durable air cargo containers
- Solar Plane takes of
- First solar-powered speedboat
KNOW-HOW
Laser projection
- Recent innovations in laser templating
Nanochemicals
- LEO semi-solid resin film
Mould
- DEMOCRAT, an electrostatic process
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - Cover
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 2
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - Editorial
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Focus Aeronautics
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 8
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Jushi lets its ambitious plans out of the bag
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 10
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Dedienne Multiplasturgy Group marches on
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 12
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 13
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - Agenda of events
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 15
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - SigmaNEST saves £70,000 in composites manufacturing
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 17
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - A market with a rosy future
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - High-tech first at NASA: a crew module structure made of composite materials
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - The graduate with a degree in composite materials
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 21
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - China: No slown in global wind developments as country continues expansion
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 23
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - High-performance E6 glass fibre: Meeting the needs of the wind energy industry
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 25
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Infusion moulding structural panels
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - New PET foams for wind turbine construction
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Blade length: Top-end limits are set by the materials
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 29
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - SHFRP: still limited as a player
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Epoxy-resin infusion systems for wind-blade manufacturing
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Workflow optimization for rotor blades manufacturing
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 33
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - New robotic wind-blade finishing system reduces work time by 90%
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 35
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - An experimental study of rotor shapes: for small horizontal-axis wind-turbines
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 37
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 38
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 39
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Predictive maintenance in the wind energy industry
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 41
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Champagne!!!
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - High-pressure hydrogen storage tanks made by RTM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Lightweight, ultra-durable air cargo containers
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Solar Plane takes of
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - First solar-powered speedboat
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 47
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - Recent innovations in laser templating
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 49
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 50
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 51
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 52
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - LEO semi-solid resin film
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 54
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 55
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - - DEMOCRAT, an electrostatic process
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 57
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #54 - January 2010 - 58
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