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Hua Dong Fibreglass, an SME that exports worldwide
The company focuses on continuous improvement and excellence in the four core areas of engineering, manufacturing, quality and service. Based on this market-oriented approach, HDF supplies products to major engineering companies and blue chip corporations, serving a wide range of customers in America, Canada, Europe, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong and Japan. stack & ducting, scrubbers, FRP pipes & fittings, and reaction vessels. On request, HDF can also supply corrugated sheets, gutters, FRP lining for steel tanks, concrete sumps, flooring and FRP wound products for PVC, PP and PVDF tanks. A broad repertoire of projects has provided HDF with a sound background of expertise, enhancing the company’s capabilities in designing and fabricating FRP equipment that conform to various industrial and international standards, such as ASME RTP-1 (design and fabrication), ASTM D3299 (filament winding) and ASTM D4097 / PS15-69 (contact moulding), as well as to specifications demanded by international engineering consulting firms.

Hua Dong Fibreglass is proof that you do not have to be a multinational to export and capture distant markets. Product offerings, know-how and quality are by far the best publicity!

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ocated in Singapore, Hua Dong Fibreglass (HDF) has always specialized in the production of large parts, mainly for industrial applications. While the market is a discreet one, it has been very worthwhile for this small company.

Reputed expertise

Established in 1989, Hua Dong Fibreglass (HDF) specializes in the manufacture of large FRP vessels. HDF has headquarters in Singapore, where six of its employees work. Thirty to 40 other people are employed at its production facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, as a function of the backlog of orders. As a subsidiary of US company ATS Inc., HDF specializes in the production of ducts and pipes for industrial applications.

About ATS

Since 1978, ATS Inc. has been manufacturing ducts and pipes for industrial applications such as semiconductor fume exhausts, pharmaceuticals, wastewater treatment, silicon wafers, solar cells, picture tubes, flat panel production and many others. www.atsduct.com

Fields of application and range of products
HDF works for demanding industrial sectors such as chemical processing, wastewater treatment, construction, civil engineering, offshore, marine, electroplating, electronics & semiconductors, printed circuit boards, food processing, pharmaceuticals and pulp & paper. HDF strictly complies with customer specifications. The company custom-engineers and fabricates all kinds of FRP products. Its product line includes chemical
Large filament winding

Manufacturing capabilities
Hua Dong uses filament winding, hand lay-up and spray-up manufacturing technologies. The manufacture of large FRP vessels requires suitable production equipment. The company has a mechanical helical winder that can produce 10-m-long components up to 5 m in diameter. In a joint venture with FEMech Engineering, Hua Dong has added a large-diameter filament winder to its production line. This state-of-the-art, computer-controlled winding machine is specifically designed for the manufacture of large-diameter fibreglass-reinforced plastic tanks. When fitted with appropriate mandrels, the computerized filament winder can manufacture tanks up to 22 m in diameter and to whatever height is practical. Fabrication is not restricted to HDF’s manufacturing facility. Depending on project requirements, the large-diameter filament winder can be used to

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storage tanks, water storage tanks, effluent treatment tanks, plate clarifier tanks, sludge thickeners, underground storage tanks, pressure vessels, fume


http://www.atsduct.com

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011

Cover
Edito
Point of view: fast expansion
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS
In Brief
Reinforcement - Red Composites: a real expertise in carbon fibre
Housing - Housetec: a young company with a background of 40 years’ experience
Asia - Hua Dong Fibreglass, an SME that exports worldwide
APPLICATIONS
Construction - Creative eye-catching design for a new Sheraton hotel
Marine - Multiplast builds the Groupama V070
Awards - ICERP-JEC Innovation Awards Programme 2011: eight companies rewarded
MARKET
Human capital - Latest appointments
Sports and Leisure - Rossignol Group: innovation and performance in winter skis applications
FEATURE WIND ENERGY
Reinforcement - WebCore Technologies: great ambitions in the wind industry
New rovings for wind turbine blade applications
Prepreg spar caps: a solution for today
Software - Industrial software for manufacturing large components such as wind blades
Leveraging an end-to-end solution for composite wind turbine blades
Laser placement - Manufacturing rotor blades with highest precision while reducing costs
Automation - A fully-automated manufacturing process for wind blades
Maintenance - An innovative, certified blade repair system
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Testing - Using nano-scratch testing to detec composite failure
Mould - Processing technology for the rapid production of advanced composites
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
Robot - Robotic fibre placement machine helps reduce energy consumption
Process - A new industrialized construction process for transport infrastructures
Fibre placement - Tape laying and fibre palcement: complementary solutions
NDT - What’s new in non-destructive testing labs?
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Agenda of Events
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - In Brief
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Reinforcement - Red Composites: a real expertise in carbon fibre
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Housing - Housetec: a young company with a background of 40 years’ experience
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Asia - Hua Dong Fibreglass, an SME that exports worldwide
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Construction - Creative eye-catching design for a new Sheraton hotel
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Marine - Multiplast builds the Groupama V070
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Awards - ICERP-JEC Innovation Awards Programme 2011: eight companies rewarded
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Human capital - Latest appointments
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Sports and Leisure - Rossignol Group: innovation and performance in winter skis applications
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Reinforcement - WebCore Technologies: great ambitions in the wind industry
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - New rovings for wind turbine blade applications
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Prepreg spar caps: a solution for today
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Software - Industrial software for manufacturing large components such as wind blades
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Leveraging an end-to-end solution for composite wind turbine blades
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Laser placement - Manufacturing rotor blades with highest precision while reducing costs
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Automation - A fully-automated manufacturing process for wind blades
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Maintenance - An innovative, certified blade repair system
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Testing - Using nano-scratch testing to detec composite failure
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Mould - Processing technology for the rapid production of advanced composites
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Robot - Robotic fibre placement machine helps reduce energy consumption
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Process - A new industrialized construction process for transport infrastructures
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - Fibre placement - Tape laying and fibre palcement: complementary solutions
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - NDT - What’s new in non-destructive testing labs?
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