Edito ............................................. 3 Point of view: Umeco: focused on growth ............... 4 6 Agenda of Events .................... 9 - It’s time to get kinky - Arpro expands further into extreme sports - Ride on design contents Index ........................................ 57 In the world ........................... 58 jec composites magazine / No69 November - December 2011 30 F EATURE L AND n°69 We want to increase our profile rapidly and be seen as the global player that we are. JONATHAN MABBITT, GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR UMECO COMPOSITES STRUCTURAL MATERIALS COMPANIES & BUSINESS 12 14 15 10 11 “ ” 24 27 28 30 APPLICATIONS In brief Australia Resin and gelcoat compliant with the new railway standard Phenolic prepreg is welcome aboard Bombardier’s class 379 Electrostar EMU passenger trains Rolling stock: weight reduction pays off New carbon-fibre-reinforced composite for vehicle bodies and electric vehicles Marine Signature marine projects and record-breaking super yacht Automotive World’s first production-ready thermoplastic wheel rim Building & construction A definite and technical success to help the fight against AIDS Carbon fibre R&D centre to open in Russia Vistagy and CGTech extend partnership CCP Composites: a new worldwide group A continuous fibre tissue machine at Regina Glass Fibre TRANSPORTATION 32 35 38 Raw material Next generation composites – driving innovation in the ground transportation sector 10 Prepreg Hybrid structures for tailored structural automotive components Sandwich construction CFRP Composite reduces vehicle and sunroof weight and enables assembly and process innovations 13 Design Structures Process