SGL Carbon: Ultra-Light Landing Gear Made Of Carbon Fiber Composites For Air Taxis
WIESBADEN, Germany — January 20, 2020 — SGL Carbon will begin serial production of landing gear made from braided carbon fiber material early this year. The landing skids will be installed in around 500 air taxis worldwide over the next two years.
The air taxis will be powered by several electric motors. To optimize the range of the taxis, every single gram counts. Measuring about two meters in length and 1.5 meters in width, the ultra-light landing skid will weigh less than three kilograms, making it about 15 percent lighter than a similar component made from aluminum. This increases the potential flight time capacity of the air taxi which is a key differentiator for the air taxi operator.
“With with our landing gear we help to shape this very new, promising application of manned, autonomous civil aviation. This involvement also demonstrates our wide range of services. From engineering, to prototype manufacture, to serial production with our own materials — all of our competences along the entire value chain made a contribution to the project,” emphasized Dr. Andreas Erber, head of the Aerospace segment of the Composites – Fibers & Materials business unit at SGL Carbon.
The landing gear was developed in close collaboration between customer experts and specialists from SGL Carbon. The carbon fibers for the component are produced at the SGL Carbon plant in Muir of Ord, Scotland. The final part is being manufactured at the SGL Carbon site in Innkreis, Austria.
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WIESBADEN, Germany — January 20, 2020 — SGL Carbon will begin serial production of landing gear made from braided carbon fiber material early this year. The landing skids will be installed in around 500 air taxis worldwide over the next two years.
The air taxis will be powered by several electric motors. To optimize the range of the taxis, every single gram counts. Measuring about two meters in length and 1.5 meters in width, the ultra-light landing skid will weigh less than three kilograms, making it about 15 percent lighter than a similar component made from aluminum. This increases the potential flight time capacity of the air taxi which is a key differentiator for the air taxi operator.
“With with our landing gear we help to shape this very new, promising application of manned, autonomous civil aviation. This involvement also demonstrates our wide range of services. From engineering, to prototype manufacture, to serial production with our own materials — all of our competences along the entire value chain made a contribution to the project,” emphasized Dr. Andreas Erber, head of the Aerospace segment of the Composites – Fibers & Materials business unit at SGL Carbon.
The landing gear was developed in close collaboration between customer experts and specialists from SGL Carbon. The carbon fibers for the component are produced at the SGL Carbon plant in Muir of Ord, Scotland. The final part is being manufactured at the SGL Carbon site in Innkreis, Austria.
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The production volume is 100 tons per month.
It is planned to increase it to 150 tons per month.
The Governor of the Novgorod Region, Nikitin Andrey Sergeyevich, visited a new enterprise that produces products in the region with higher characteristics than fiberglass.
Magmanit LLC bought the workshops from the Novgorod fiberglass plant and launched the production of basalt fiber. The first batch of products was released in August. Currently, the production volume is 100 tons per month. It is planned to increase it to 150 tons/month. In the future, with favorable market conditions, the volume of production may grow up to 7500 tons per year.
“Research on basalt fiber has been carried out for decades since the Soviet era, but no one was able to create a full-fledged production, because it was necessary to configure the technology. And such a production opened in Veliky Novgorod ”,– noted the head of the region during a visit to production.
According to the founder of Magmanit LLC, Sergey Perelman, the plant has already begun production of continuous basalt fibers. The field of application of the products is composite materials, basalt-plastic reinforcement, construction, including road construction. The company is ready to compete in the global market.
“Our products are a serious competitor to fiberglass, which is used today very widely in many types of industries. Basalt fiber is as inexpensive as fiberglass, but more durable.”
– emphasized the CEO for LLC Magmanit Andrey Tolstoshein.
These products completely replace fiberglass, but are durable. Many enterprises use it in the construction industry. In the Novgorod region, basalt fiber is planned to be used in road repairs.
According to the regional government, the financing of the project amounted to 150 million rubles. The company created 130 jobs. At this stage, the company is exploring the domestic and foreign market. With a positive result, production will be increased.
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It is planned to increase it to 150 tons per month.
The Governor of the Novgorod Region, Nikitin Andrey Sergeyevich, visited a new enterprise that produces products in the region with higher characteristics than fiberglass.
Magmanit LLC bought the workshops from the Novgorod fiberglass plant and launched the production of basalt fiber. The first batch of products was released in August. Currently, the production volume is 100 tons per month. It is planned to increase it to 150 tons/month. In the future, with favorable market conditions, the volume of production may grow up to 7500 tons per year.
“Research on basalt fiber has been carried out for decades since the Soviet era, but no one was able to create a full-fledged production, because it was necessary to configure the technology. And such a production opened in Veliky Novgorod ”,– noted the head of the region during a visit to production.
According to the founder of Magmanit LLC, Sergey Perelman, the plant has already begun production of continuous basalt fibers. The field of application of the products is composite materials, basalt-plastic reinforcement, construction, including road construction. The company is ready to compete in the global market.
“Our products are a serious competitor to fiberglass, which is used today very widely in many types of industries. Basalt fiber is as inexpensive as fiberglass, but more durable.”
– emphasized the CEO for LLC Magmanit Andrey Tolstoshein.
These products completely replace fiberglass, but are durable. Many enterprises use it in the construction industry. In the Novgorod region, basalt fiber is planned to be used in road repairs.
According to the regional government, the financing of the project amounted to 150 million rubles. The company created 130 jobs. At this stage, the company is exploring the domestic and foreign market. With a positive result, production will be increased.
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Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Russia’s Navy Commander.
New generation ships for Russian Navy
Russia plans to significantly increase the use of composites in its domestic military shipbuilding in years to come, according to some of the highest commanders of the Russian Navy and industry’s analysts.
According to Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Russia’s Navy Commander, Russia is involved in the building of a new generation of military ships, that will be based on fiberglass reinforced composites. According to Evmenov, the use of such materials will provide additional strength, manoeuvrability and survivability to ships, particularly against magnetic mines.
“It is planned, the application of composites will take place by the use of contact moulding method, when reinforcing material is laid manually and impregnated with a binder,” a spokesperson said.
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New generation ships for Russian Navy
Russia plans to significantly increase the use of composites in its domestic military shipbuilding in years to come, according to some of the highest commanders of the Russian Navy and industry’s analysts.
According to Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Russia’s Navy Commander, Russia is involved in the building of a new generation of military ships, that will be based on fiberglass reinforced composites. According to Evmenov, the use of such materials will provide additional strength, manoeuvrability and survivability to ships, particularly against magnetic mines.
“It is planned, the application of composites will take place by the use of contact moulding method, when reinforcing material is laid manually and impregnated with a binder,” a spokesperson said.
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This company has a solution to perishable carbon composites
A Bothell firm says its machines can manufacture carbon composites on site and reduce waste.
BOTHELL — Carbon-fiber composites, the materials used to build airplanes and wind turbines, are a lot like fresh fruits and veggies.
They’re perishable. They require refrigeration — and when they hit their expiration date, they’ve got to be tossed.
SX Composites, a Bothell startup, hopes to lower the manufacturing and storage costs tied to the production of composite materials, steps that could reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.
Some 30% to 40% of composite materials are scrapped due to their short shelf life, he said. That’s right up there with fruits and vegetables, which make up 39% of food waste in the U.S.
Because of the chemistry involved in making a carbon fiber composite, the material must be kept chilled.
To keep it fresh, it goes into a special fridge, but it takes a boatload of electricity to store in a refrigerator the size of a small house.
ASX has developed a line of patented machines that can manufacture composite materials on site, as needed, and in small batches.
Composite materials have been on the scene since the 1960s, but their use has exploded in the past 20 years.
Formed from graphite, carbon fibers are mixed with resin to create a composite material that’s five times stronger than steel but lighter in weight.
Lighter and more durable than most metals, composites have become a staple in the aerospace and wind turbine industry and are making inroads among high-end automakers.
The entire 235-foot wing of Boeing’s new 777X is made of a carbon fiber composite and, according to Boeing, that makes it the largest piece of composite material in the world. Plus, nearly half of the Boeing 787 is comprised of carbon fiber reinforced plastic and other composites.
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A Bothell firm says its machines can manufacture carbon composites on site and reduce waste.
BOTHELL — Carbon-fiber composites, the materials used to build airplanes and wind turbines, are a lot like fresh fruits and veggies.
They’re perishable. They require refrigeration — and when they hit their expiration date, they’ve got to be tossed.
SX Composites, a Bothell startup, hopes to lower the manufacturing and storage costs tied to the production of composite materials, steps that could reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.
Some 30% to 40% of composite materials are scrapped due to their short shelf life, he said. That’s right up there with fruits and vegetables, which make up 39% of food waste in the U.S.
Because of the chemistry involved in making a carbon fiber composite, the material must be kept chilled.
To keep it fresh, it goes into a special fridge, but it takes a boatload of electricity to store in a refrigerator the size of a small house.
ASX has developed a line of patented machines that can manufacture composite materials on site, as needed, and in small batches.
Composite materials have been on the scene since the 1960s, but their use has exploded in the past 20 years.
Formed from graphite, carbon fibers are mixed with resin to create a composite material that’s five times stronger than steel but lighter in weight.
Lighter and more durable than most metals, composites have become a staple in the aerospace and wind turbine industry and are making inroads among high-end automakers.
The entire 235-foot wing of Boeing’s new 777X is made of a carbon fiber composite and, according to Boeing, that makes it the largest piece of composite material in the world. Plus, nearly half of the Boeing 787 is comprised of carbon fiber reinforced plastic and other composites.
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Mikrosam partners UD-CCM on automated tape placement
The University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM) has selected Mikrosam and its US representative Composite Automation LLC to deliver an integrated ATP machine for automatic placement of dry, thermoset and thermoplastic tape. Equipment specifications include placement of thin to standard ply thickness tape (up to 1-inch in width), laser and IR heating with in-situ temperature control and thermal camera feedback, and horizontal axes allowing manufacturing of full-scale prototypes (10 feet in length).
Mikrosam is designating UD-CCM as its primary academic partner in the US providing open software and hardware access enabling R&D to develop new material solutions, in-situ process control and path/placement optimization. Robotic tape placement of composites in dry, thermoset and thermoplastic formats enables precision control of fibre orientation for high-performance applications with the benefit to meet higher production rates.
“The Mikrosam ATP equipment significantly upgrades UD-CCM’s current capabilities allowing R&D of primary structures at rate production. Initial studies will evaluate placement of thin ply materials to support current projects with NASA. UD-CCM novel Tailorable Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF) material developed under a four-year DARPA program enables low areal weight, steerable tape options allowing variable stiffness designs for weight critical applications, tailored blank formation for forming of aerospace and automotive parts as well as wider steerable tape to drastically increase productivity.”
Mikrosam offers one of the most cost-competitive and proven ATP solutions with many advancements for maximum productivity. Designed as an integrated, modular, and upgradeable ATP work-cell, the 8-axis robotic AFP machine is capable of automated and precise placement of dry/thermoset and thermoplastic tape. Mikrosam’s ATP heads are a premier tool for researchers in advanced composites allowing access to machine code for integration of 3rd party equipment.
“The market for automated layup of thermoplastic and thermoset composites demands flexible equipment to ensure maximum utilization in exploring new techniques and applications. When combined with our sophisticated control for in-situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites and UD-CCM’s expertise, the new partnership will provide novel process solutions for industry,” states Dimitar Bogdanoski, Sales Manager at Mikrosam.
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The University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM) has selected Mikrosam and its US representative Composite Automation LLC to deliver an integrated ATP machine for automatic placement of dry, thermoset and thermoplastic tape. Equipment specifications include placement of thin to standard ply thickness tape (up to 1-inch in width), laser and IR heating with in-situ temperature control and thermal camera feedback, and horizontal axes allowing manufacturing of full-scale prototypes (10 feet in length).
Mikrosam is designating UD-CCM as its primary academic partner in the US providing open software and hardware access enabling R&D to develop new material solutions, in-situ process control and path/placement optimization. Robotic tape placement of composites in dry, thermoset and thermoplastic formats enables precision control of fibre orientation for high-performance applications with the benefit to meet higher production rates.
“The Mikrosam ATP equipment significantly upgrades UD-CCM’s current capabilities allowing R&D of primary structures at rate production. Initial studies will evaluate placement of thin ply materials to support current projects with NASA. UD-CCM novel Tailorable Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF) material developed under a four-year DARPA program enables low areal weight, steerable tape options allowing variable stiffness designs for weight critical applications, tailored blank formation for forming of aerospace and automotive parts as well as wider steerable tape to drastically increase productivity.”
Mikrosam offers one of the most cost-competitive and proven ATP solutions with many advancements for maximum productivity. Designed as an integrated, modular, and upgradeable ATP work-cell, the 8-axis robotic AFP machine is capable of automated and precise placement of dry/thermoset and thermoplastic tape. Mikrosam’s ATP heads are a premier tool for researchers in advanced composites allowing access to machine code for integration of 3rd party equipment.
“The market for automated layup of thermoplastic and thermoset composites demands flexible equipment to ensure maximum utilization in exploring new techniques and applications. When combined with our sophisticated control for in-situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites and UD-CCM’s expertise, the new partnership will provide novel process solutions for industry,” states Dimitar Bogdanoski, Sales Manager at Mikrosam.
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JEC World 2020 postponed to May 12-14
Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and concerns about exhibitor and attendee safety drove the decision. JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade event.
JEC Group (Paris, France), producer of the JEC World exhibition, announced on Feb. 26 that its 2020 show, originally scheduled for March 3-5, is being postponed to May 12-14. The decision to postpone was made after JEC Group’s latest assessment of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry.
JEC Group says the recent spread of COVID-19 in new countries last week, and especially countries that play an important role in the composite materials industry such as China, South Korea and Italy, has obliged the JEC World organization team and key stakeholders of the industry to reassess the current situation. Increased travel restrictions from authorities, but also at corporate level, both from exhibiting and visiting companies, have drastically reduced the potential attendance to the show, says JEC Group. Moreover, the latest developments of the virus have significantly increased the concerns of participating companies about the health of their employees. JEC Group has the same concerns, having health and safety of their exhibitors, visitors, partners and staff as the number one priority.
JEC Group says it is aware that this decision will require industry professionals, exhibitors, partners, engineers, researchers and buyers to re-schedule their attendance, which will have a significant impact on their organizations, as it will for the JEC Group. The company said in a statement, “We trust though that given the current situation, which is continuously evolving, everyone involved will understand our common and industry decision.”
Questions regarding the postponement should be directed to the JEC Hotline: hotline@jeccomposites.com, +33 (0)1 43 84 86 83.
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and concerns about exhibitor and attendee safety drove the decision. JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade event.
JEC Group (Paris, France), producer of the JEC World exhibition, announced on Feb. 26 that its 2020 show, originally scheduled for March 3-5, is being postponed to May 12-14. The decision to postpone was made after JEC Group’s latest assessment of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry.
JEC Group says the recent spread of COVID-19 in new countries last week, and especially countries that play an important role in the composite materials industry such as China, South Korea and Italy, has obliged the JEC World organization team and key stakeholders of the industry to reassess the current situation. Increased travel restrictions from authorities, but also at corporate level, both from exhibiting and visiting companies, have drastically reduced the potential attendance to the show, says JEC Group. Moreover, the latest developments of the virus have significantly increased the concerns of participating companies about the health of their employees. JEC Group has the same concerns, having health and safety of their exhibitors, visitors, partners and staff as the number one priority.
JEC Group says it is aware that this decision will require industry professionals, exhibitors, partners, engineers, researchers and buyers to re-schedule their attendance, which will have a significant impact on their organizations, as it will for the JEC Group. The company said in a statement, “We trust though that given the current situation, which is continuously evolving, everyone involved will understand our common and industry decision.”
Questions regarding the postponement should be directed to the JEC Hotline: hotline@jeccomposites.com, +33 (0)1 43 84 86 83.
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Dear Exhibitors & Visitors!
Composite-Expo 2020 is postponed to June 23-25, 2020, Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia.
According to the Moscow authority order regarding COVID-19 situation, at the moment the staff members of COMPOSITE-EXPO work remotely.
Please contact us by email info@composite-expo.com or call the mobile number +7 (968) 973-27-92.
Composite-Expo 2020 is postponed to June 23-25, 2020, Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia.
According to the Moscow authority order regarding COVID-19 situation, at the moment the staff members of COMPOSITE-EXPO work remotely.
Please contact us by email info@composite-expo.com or call the mobile number +7 (968) 973-27-92.
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RUF Rodeo: A Carbon Fiber All-Wheel Drive Safari Rally Concept Car
German company RUF developed the Rodeo concept, an all-wheel-drive carbon fiber safari vehicle based on the classic Porsche 911 safari rally car.
Alois Ruf, Jr. has a long relationship with the Porsche 911. In 1983, the RUF BTR was manufactured – the first sports car with a RUF chassis number – a 3.4-liter turbo engine with 374 horsepower and a five-speed gearbox that could also be ordered in the narrow 911 Carrera body. In 1987, the RUF CTR, based on an ordinary Porsche 911, ran at 211 mph on a test track, making it the fastest production car on Earth.
RUF has now introduced the RUF Rodeo concept, an all-wheel-drive carbon fiber chassis safari vehicle based on the classic Porsche 911 safari rally car.
The Rodeo is based around RUF’s carbon-fiber chassis, which has been used in Ruf’s CTR and SCR models, but the Rodeo monocoque is reinforced by an integrated roll cage. The RUF-designed naturally aspirated flat-six engine provides 510 horsepower and sends that power to all four wheels. A long-travel suspension and all-terrain Michelin tires help make off-road driving easier and smoother.
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German company RUF developed the Rodeo concept, an all-wheel-drive carbon fiber safari vehicle based on the classic Porsche 911 safari rally car.
Alois Ruf, Jr. has a long relationship with the Porsche 911. In 1983, the RUF BTR was manufactured – the first sports car with a RUF chassis number – a 3.4-liter turbo engine with 374 horsepower and a five-speed gearbox that could also be ordered in the narrow 911 Carrera body. In 1987, the RUF CTR, based on an ordinary Porsche 911, ran at 211 mph on a test track, making it the fastest production car on Earth.
RUF has now introduced the RUF Rodeo concept, an all-wheel-drive carbon fiber chassis safari vehicle based on the classic Porsche 911 safari rally car.
The Rodeo is based around RUF’s carbon-fiber chassis, which has been used in Ruf’s CTR and SCR models, but the Rodeo monocoque is reinforced by an integrated roll cage. The RUF-designed naturally aspirated flat-six engine provides 510 horsepower and sends that power to all four wheels. A long-travel suspension and all-terrain Michelin tires help make off-road driving easier and smoother.
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New approach illuminates damage in polymer composites
A team at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a tool to monitor changes in widely used composite materials known as fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs), which can be found in everything from aerospace and infrastructure to wind turbines. The new tool, integrated into these materials, can help measure the damage that occurs as they age.
"This gives us the ability to develop better, more fatigue-resistant composites," said NIST chemist Jeff Gilman. "We can see when the fiber starts to break. We now have a way to quantify the damage."
Since the 1960s, scientists have been experimenting with ways to make FRPs lighter and stronger, which has often meant testing the bond between fiber and resin. As reported in a previous paper, the NIST team experimented with adding small molecules that fluoresce after the impact of mechanical force. By changing color or lighting up, these molecules, called ‘mechanophores’, can help to identify tiny nanometer-sized openings or cracks between the fiber and resin.
The NIST team has now taken this technology to the next level by incorporating mechanophores throughout the composite resin. Although not noticeable to the naked eye, this latest approach allows scientists to use special microscopy imaging techniques to measure FRP damage. The approach involves incorporating a minute amount (less than 0.1% mass) of a fluorescent dye called rhodamine that causes no appreciable changes in the FRP's physical properties.
If the new mechanophore is embedded in structures made of FRP, field testing for fatigue could be done inexpensively and on a regular basis. Structures like wind turbines could frequently be scanned easily for interior cracks, even years after they've been erected.
Initial work with this new tool also revealed a surprise about FRP damage. When a fiber breaks, it sends out a kind of ‘shock wave’ that moves throughout the material, explained Jeremiah Woodcock, the lead author of a paper on this work in Composites Science and Technology. In the past, it was believed that most of the damage was happening at the point of breakage.
"We thought that when we looked at the results, there'd be a halo of light around the crack, showing the fluorescence of the mechanophore," Woodcock said. Instead, they found that damage occurs in places that are very remote from the point of fiber fracture. "It's like we knew about the earthquake but didn't know about the tsunami that follows after it."
The NIST mechanophore research also found that existing testing was unintentionally damaging the material's strength, leading designers and engineers to overdesign FRPs. Using the mechanophore could, therefore, bring down energy and manufacturing costs, and expand the ways these materials are used in industry.
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A team at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a tool to monitor changes in widely used composite materials known as fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs), which can be found in everything from aerospace and infrastructure to wind turbines. The new tool, integrated into these materials, can help measure the damage that occurs as they age.
"This gives us the ability to develop better, more fatigue-resistant composites," said NIST chemist Jeff Gilman. "We can see when the fiber starts to break. We now have a way to quantify the damage."
Since the 1960s, scientists have been experimenting with ways to make FRPs lighter and stronger, which has often meant testing the bond between fiber and resin. As reported in a previous paper, the NIST team experimented with adding small molecules that fluoresce after the impact of mechanical force. By changing color or lighting up, these molecules, called ‘mechanophores’, can help to identify tiny nanometer-sized openings or cracks between the fiber and resin.
The NIST team has now taken this technology to the next level by incorporating mechanophores throughout the composite resin. Although not noticeable to the naked eye, this latest approach allows scientists to use special microscopy imaging techniques to measure FRP damage. The approach involves incorporating a minute amount (less than 0.1% mass) of a fluorescent dye called rhodamine that causes no appreciable changes in the FRP's physical properties.
If the new mechanophore is embedded in structures made of FRP, field testing for fatigue could be done inexpensively and on a regular basis. Structures like wind turbines could frequently be scanned easily for interior cracks, even years after they've been erected.
Initial work with this new tool also revealed a surprise about FRP damage. When a fiber breaks, it sends out a kind of ‘shock wave’ that moves throughout the material, explained Jeremiah Woodcock, the lead author of a paper on this work in Composites Science and Technology. In the past, it was believed that most of the damage was happening at the point of breakage.
"We thought that when we looked at the results, there'd be a halo of light around the crack, showing the fluorescence of the mechanophore," Woodcock said. Instead, they found that damage occurs in places that are very remote from the point of fiber fracture. "It's like we knew about the earthquake but didn't know about the tsunami that follows after it."
The NIST mechanophore research also found that existing testing was unintentionally damaging the material's strength, leading designers and engineers to overdesign FRPs. Using the mechanophore could, therefore, bring down energy and manufacturing costs, and expand the ways these materials are used in industry.
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JEC World composites event reschedules for March 2021
JEC Group, the organisers of JEC World Paris has announced today that it will be impossible to hold JEC World from May 12-14 2020 as planned due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as a result the extension of the containment throughout Europe and the travel restrictions being reinforced around the world.
This decision was made after JEC Group organised a survey within JEC World exhibitors, which revealed that 87.9% of the respondents were in favour of holding the next session of JEC World from March 9-11, 2021.
A statement on the JEC website read: “Even if all required preparations have been done by our teams, the COVID-19 situation with travel restrictions, containment measures and the clear preference of our exhibitors for holding the next session on March 2021, are justifying this decision. All the participants and partners will be contacted very soon in order to best manage the consequences of this decision.”
As the leading trade show of the composites industry, JEC World brings together the whole industry value chain, as well as professionals from application sectors, experts from the scientific and academic world, associations and media from more than 112 countries.
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JEC Group, the organisers of JEC World Paris has announced today that it will be impossible to hold JEC World from May 12-14 2020 as planned due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as a result the extension of the containment throughout Europe and the travel restrictions being reinforced around the world.
This decision was made after JEC Group organised a survey within JEC World exhibitors, which revealed that 87.9% of the respondents were in favour of holding the next session of JEC World from March 9-11, 2021.
A statement on the JEC website read: “Even if all required preparations have been done by our teams, the COVID-19 situation with travel restrictions, containment measures and the clear preference of our exhibitors for holding the next session on March 2021, are justifying this decision. All the participants and partners will be contacted very soon in order to best manage the consequences of this decision.”
As the leading trade show of the composites industry, JEC World brings together the whole industry value chain, as well as professionals from application sectors, experts from the scientific and academic world, associations and media from more than 112 countries.
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Emergency Medical Shelters Built of Composite Materials are Strong and Quickly Assembled
To meet the urgent need to medical shelters caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Core Composites is developing its rapidly deployable Tupelo Flat emergency shelter solution, normally used by U.S. Military Command field hospitals.
Core Composites is working in partnership with ADS, an operations and logistics provider, to rapidly ready its Tupelo Flat Pack Shelter for use by hospitals needing extra capacity to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tupelo Flat has been used successfully by the U.S. military for field hospitals and other structures and can be used for all medical needs, including as virus testing, surgical bays, MRIs and x-rays, intensive care, and other medical operations.
Thanks to the composite panels, the flat packs are light, strong and durable, with the heaviest panel weighing only 200 pounds. The panels are also versatile, re-deployable and can be used in roofs, walls and floors. Each unit is 10’ x 10’ x 20’ and can be integrated to create larger spaces. The Tupelo Flat meets construction requirements, can be set up in rough terrain if needed, is fire retardant and meets medical operational requirements. The composite materials used to develop the Tupelo Flat make it resistant to corrosive agents such as toxic chemicals and extreme weather conditions. No material handling equipment is needed for set up and the Tupelo Flat can be assembled on site in just hours.
The shelter includes energy-efficient LED lights with wires recessed into the roofs, providing the illumination necessary for medical procedures. The Tupelo Flat also provides electrical waterfall, is HVAC ready and has external water connections.
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To meet the urgent need to medical shelters caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Core Composites is developing its rapidly deployable Tupelo Flat emergency shelter solution, normally used by U.S. Military Command field hospitals.
Core Composites is working in partnership with ADS, an operations and logistics provider, to rapidly ready its Tupelo Flat Pack Shelter for use by hospitals needing extra capacity to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tupelo Flat has been used successfully by the U.S. military for field hospitals and other structures and can be used for all medical needs, including as virus testing, surgical bays, MRIs and x-rays, intensive care, and other medical operations.
Thanks to the composite panels, the flat packs are light, strong and durable, with the heaviest panel weighing only 200 pounds. The panels are also versatile, re-deployable and can be used in roofs, walls and floors. Each unit is 10’ x 10’ x 20’ and can be integrated to create larger spaces. The Tupelo Flat meets construction requirements, can be set up in rough terrain if needed, is fire retardant and meets medical operational requirements. The composite materials used to develop the Tupelo Flat make it resistant to corrosive agents such as toxic chemicals and extreme weather conditions. No material handling equipment is needed for set up and the Tupelo Flat can be assembled on site in just hours.
The shelter includes energy-efficient LED lights with wires recessed into the roofs, providing the illumination necessary for medical procedures. The Tupelo Flat also provides electrical waterfall, is HVAC ready and has external water connections.
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