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A FABRIC cutter designed for use in cutting very long pieces of composite materials is being introduced by Lectra. The VectorTechTex FX Extended cutter is designed to meet the needs of companies cutting very long pieces of composite materials such as those used in the production of products such as wind turbine blades and helicopter rotor blades. The machine is able to cut pieces up to 4.2 m long and 2.5 cm thick. Compared with standard VectorTechTex cutters, this model is said to offer an increase in productivity of up to 20% when cutting long pieces. Lectra; www.lectra.com
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APPLIED CHEMICAL Laboratories Inc has developed an environmentally-friendly solvent formulated to remove epoxy and polyester resins from manufacturing equipment, work surfaces and production floors. EpoxSol-GRIP is derived from Applied Chemical’s EpoxSol solvent technology, which is used for immersion cleaning applications. EpoxSol-GRIP dissolves cured and uncured resins at room temperature. It is “virtually odourless” and does not contain hazardous chemicals such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) or methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). EpoxSol-GRIP sticks to vertical surfaces when applied, eliminating the need for repeated
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applications and extra man hours dedicated to cleaning, and thereby saving time. As EpoxSolGRIP is fast-acting and non-volatile, less solvent is required than with traditional solvent cleans, according to Applied Chemical. “The need to eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOC) and hazardous air pollutants (HAP) in the workplace is critical to meeting new environmental standards,” says Shawn Sahbari, Executive Vice President of Applied Chemical Laboratories of Sunnyvale, California, USA. “EpoxSol-GRIP contains plant and bio-based materials which are inherently sustainable and free of petroleum-based intermediates.”
Web exclusive This feature is only available on our website www.reinforcedplastics.com. Recycled materials are the future Danish company Barsmark is using production waste from wind turbine blade manufacture to make products for new applications. This feature explains the company’s focus on recycled products. http://www.reinforcedplastics. com/view/2095/recycledmaterials-are-the-future/
Applied Chemical Laboratories; www.appchem.com
www.reinforcedplastics.com
Greener solvent
A FABRIC cutter designed for use in cutting very long pieces of composite materials is being introduced by Lectra. The VectorTechTex FX Extended cutter is designed to meet the needs of companies cutting very long pieces of composite materials such as those used in the production of products such as wind turbine blades and helicopter rotor blades. The machine is able to cut pieces up to 4.2 m long and 2.5 cm thick. Compared with standard VectorTechTex cutters, this model is said to offer an increase in productivity of up to 20% when cutting long pieces. Lectra; www.lectra.com
REINFORCEDplastics
APPLIED CHEMICAL Laboratories Inc has developed an environmentally-friendly solvent formulated to remove epoxy and polyester resins from manufacturing equipment, work surfaces and production floors. EpoxSol-GRIP is derived from Applied Chemical’s EpoxSol solvent technology, which is used for immersion cleaning applications. EpoxSol-GRIP dissolves cured and uncured resins at room temperature. It is “virtually odourless” and does not contain hazardous chemicals such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) or methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). EpoxSol-GRIP sticks to vertical surfaces when applied, eliminating the need for repeated
JUNE/JULY 2009
applications and extra man hours dedicated to cleaning, and thereby saving time. As EpoxSolGRIP is fast-acting and non-volatile, less solvent is required than with traditional solvent cleans, according to Applied Chemical. “The need to eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOC) and hazardous air pollutants (HAP) in the workplace is critical to meeting new environmental standards,” says Shawn Sahbari, Executive Vice President of Applied Chemical Laboratories of Sunnyvale, California, USA. “EpoxSol-GRIP contains plant and bio-based materials which are inherently sustainable and free of petroleum-based intermediates.”
Web exclusive This feature is only available on our website www.reinforcedplastics.com. Recycled materials are the future Danish company Barsmark is using production waste from wind turbine blade manufacture to make products for new applications. This feature explains the company’s focus on recycled products. http://www.reinforcedplastics. com/view/2095/recycledmaterials-are-the-future/
Applied Chemical Laboratories; www.appchem.com
www.reinforcedplastics.com