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Indonesia, a land of opportunity for composite materials
With over 245 million inhabitants, Indonesia is the 4th biggest country in the world in terms of population. With a growth rate in excess of 6%, the country is 16th worldwide (2010 figures). Needless to say all the conditions are there to ensure composite materials develop rapidly. The three companies we turn the spotlight on in the following pages reflect the dynamism in this sector today in Indonesia. Our choice is of course far from being exhaustive as numerous other companies are contributing to the rise of composites in the country.

Triaxis Composites, a commited player

Indonesia is a dynamic country with a growth rate over the past years of about 6%, High-performance products even if that is not quite as high as Thailand’s The company keeps up with or Malaysia’s. Triaxis Composites is sprea- the latest technology, offering ding the word there to a budding composite advanced composite reinforcements that feature the sector that is eager for technology. latest technological advances

the right technology, for each customer.

A strong concept
From the beginning, the company’s purpose has been to develop and introduce to the market the latest technology in advanced composite reinforcements. It pursues a simple vision: to provide customers with the best solutions and value through a continuous

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ed by its young and dynamic manager, Jeff Adriano, Triaxis Composites is a rapidly growing technology company that specializes in reinforcement products and solutions for advanced composites, developing high-performance composite products and systems for an extensive range of applications. Set up in 1997, almost 15 years ago, the company is located very close to the Jakarta international airport.

commitment to quality and innovation. So far, the strategy has served the company well, as it has made a reputation for itself as a key player in the Indonesian composite market and is now one of the sector’s driving forces. To offer the market high-quality, innovative products, Triaxis Composites depends not only on its own development capabilities, but also on its global partners, which contribute their resources to help the company provide a good level of service. Support is a strong approach, one that companies there appreciate all the more that the industry is far from mature. These companies and their managers are very eager to have access to new technologies and know-how. Triaxis finds the most suitable solution, with

and are manufactured with skilled workmanship and strong attention to detail. These reinforcements use a variety of engineered materials such as glass, carbon, aramid, or combinations of these materials as hybrid composite reinforcements. They provide many advantages, such as strength, low weight, high impact resistance and durability. Most important of all, the company formulates
Reinforcement materials In the field of polymer composites, a fabric is an assembly of long glass, carbon or aramid fibres, or a combination of those materials, resulting in a flat sheet of one or more layers of fibres. These layers are held together by a secondary material using an interlocking

the most cost-effective solutions to provide customers with what they need to achieve high efficiency. So far, the company has faced no direct competition in Indonesia, since all the competing products are imported. Therefore, the products that Triaxis proposes stand out in the local market. From 2009 on, things changed for the company, as it started to produce multiaxial and unidirectional reinforcements. It invested in two production lines, adapting them to meet local needs.

Complementary activities
Over the years, Triaxis established its position as a producer of high-performance reinforcements, a consultant/ service provider, and also a
mechanism that binds the fibres together in order to hold them in position, giving the fabric handling stability. Fabric types are categorized by the orientation of the fibres used, and by the various construction methods used to hold the fibres together. The four main fibre orientation categories are unidirectional, multiaxial, woven, and other.

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