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Gurit and Barracuda focus on Brazilian market
Reinforced Plastics Volume 60, Number 4 July/August 2016
APPLICATIONS
Applications Gurit and Barracuda focus on Brazilian market Manufacturer of wind blade molds Gurit and Barracuda Advanced Composites have teamed up to serve the Brazilian market with wind blade mold technology and services. With a cumulative installed wind energy capacity of more than 5 GW, Brazil plays an
important role in the global wind energy market, the companies say. Gurit Tooling has been selling wind blade molds into the Brazilian market for some years. Barracuda service engineers are to be trained by Gurit Tooling in the latest
wind blade mold manufacturing technologies, including the company’s patented heating systems, to support the full range of installation and operation service tasks. Gurit; www.gurit.com
3D printed glass fiber drone has improved performance CRP Technology has supplied its Windform material to 3D print an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Drone manufacturer Parrot designed the Parrot Bebop 2, a lightweight and compact drone that offers easy-to-use piloting using d collected by seven sensors. Bebop 2 integrates a front facing camera which is digitally stabilized on three axes. The first Bebop 2 structure was built on injected parts made with polyamide based glass reinforced composite material. Parrot next moved to SLS technology in collaboration with CRP Technology in order to improve the structure’s performance without developing long lead time and high cost injection tooling.
The drone’s main structure and arms are made of Windform GT.
CRP produces composite materials for additive manufacturing, including
Windform XT 2.0, Windform LX 2.0, Windform GT, Windform SP. Each material has mechanical features that make them the suitable materials for several applications. Parrot said that that the natural frequencies of parts manufactured with Windform GT, a polyamide based glass microfiber reinforced composite material with a dark black color, were similar to injected parts with polyamide based glass reinforced composite material. Windform GT material also made it possible to make small batches of production with acceptable mechanical properties to provide functional products to the team. CRP Technology; www.crptechnology.com
Fibrelite develops composite covers for trench systems Fibrelite has partnered with Trenwa, a US manufacturer of precast concrete trench systems, to develop a new line of concrete trench systems incorporating Fibrelite’s lightweight composite covers. The Fibrelite trench covers are durable and lightweight, and can withstand traffic and harsh field conditions for many years, the company says. They are also non-conductive and chemically resistant.
‘We believe that Trenwa is a perfect partner in the US for Fibrelite’s composite trench covers,’ said Jim Goodman, Fibrelite’s director of sales for North America. They covers are available for all of Trenwa’s road crossing trench products from 100 wide to 480 wide. The Fibrelite trench covers can reportedly withstand traffic and harsh field conditions for many years.
Fibrelite; www.fibrelite.com
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APPLICATIONS
Applications Gurit and Barracuda focus on Brazilian market Manufacturer of wind blade molds Gurit and Barracuda Advanced Composites have teamed up to serve the Brazilian market with wind blade mold technology and services. With a cumulative installed wind energy capacity of more than 5 GW, Brazil plays an
important role in the global wind energy market, the companies say. Gurit Tooling has been selling wind blade molds into the Brazilian market for some years. Barracuda service engineers are to be trained by Gurit Tooling in the latest
wind blade mold manufacturing technologies, including the company’s patented heating systems, to support the full range of installation and operation service tasks. Gurit; www.gurit.com
3D printed glass fiber drone has improved performance CRP Technology has supplied its Windform material to 3D print an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Drone manufacturer Parrot designed the Parrot Bebop 2, a lightweight and compact drone that offers easy-to-use piloting using d collected by seven sensors. Bebop 2 integrates a front facing camera which is digitally stabilized on three axes. The first Bebop 2 structure was built on injected parts made with polyamide based glass reinforced composite material. Parrot next moved to SLS technology in collaboration with CRP Technology in order to improve the structure’s performance without developing long lead time and high cost injection tooling.
The drone’s main structure and arms are made of Windform GT.
CRP produces composite materials for additive manufacturing, including
Windform XT 2.0, Windform LX 2.0, Windform GT, Windform SP. Each material has mechanical features that make them the suitable materials for several applications. Parrot said that that the natural frequencies of parts manufactured with Windform GT, a polyamide based glass microfiber reinforced composite material with a dark black color, were similar to injected parts with polyamide based glass reinforced composite material. Windform GT material also made it possible to make small batches of production with acceptable mechanical properties to provide functional products to the team. CRP Technology; www.crptechnology.com
Fibrelite develops composite covers for trench systems Fibrelite has partnered with Trenwa, a US manufacturer of precast concrete trench systems, to develop a new line of concrete trench systems incorporating Fibrelite’s lightweight composite covers. The Fibrelite trench covers are durable and lightweight, and can withstand traffic and harsh field conditions for many years, the company says. They are also non-conductive and chemically resistant.
‘We believe that Trenwa is a perfect partner in the US for Fibrelite’s composite trench covers,’ said Jim Goodman, Fibrelite’s director of sales for North America. They covers are available for all of Trenwa’s road crossing trench products from 100 wide to 480 wide. The Fibrelite trench covers can reportedly withstand traffic and harsh field conditions for many years.
Fibrelite; www.fibrelite.com
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