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Preview: Composites & Polycon 2009
Preview: Composites & Polycon 2009 The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)’s annual convention and exhibition takes place on 15–17 January 2009, in Tampa, Florida, USA. We take a look at some of the exhibits on display.
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he ACMA traditionally holds its annual trade show in October, but following feedback from exhibitors at the 2007 event about shows running at similar times, the ACMA announced a change of date to January. The format for the event remains the same however. The ACMA expects around 200 exhibitors and 3500 delegates, live technical demonstrations, over 75 educational presentations and technical papers, and the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) product showcase.
Recent examples of SAERTEX developments are: r 4"&3UPX®: a lightweight carbon fabric for maximum functional performance in the automotive and aerospace sector (12K to 50K fibres); r 4"&3DPSFTUJUDICPOEFEDPNQMFYFTXJUIBCVJMUJOSFTJOGMPX[POF for usage in closed mould technologies such as resin transfer moulding (RTM); and r 4"&3GJY® EP and SAERfix® 61 TFMGBEIFTJWF 4"&35&9 GBCSJDT GJOJTIFEXJUIUBJMPSNBEFBEIFTJWFTDPNQBUJCMFXJUIFJUIFSFQPYZ or unsaturated polyester resin matrixes. Besides the product line of multiaxials, SAERTEX also supplies its GBCSJDT JO QSFDVU TIBQFT TPDBMMFE ALJUT BT XFMM BT QSFGPSNT BOE complete composite parts.
Teijin Aramid USA Inc Booth number 1234 Website: www.teijinaramid.com
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5FJKJO "SBNJE TVQQMJFT DVTUPNFST UISPVHIPVU UIF XPSME XJUI QBSB aramid polymer, filament yarn, chopped fibre, and pulp under the trade names Twaron® and Technora®. Twaron and Technora high performance materials are used in a wide range of composite applications in the marine, industrial components, sports and leisure, civil engineering, ground transportation and aerospace markets. In Engineered Plastics, Twaron and Technora chopped aramid fibres and polymer meet the increasing demand for stronger, lighter and more compact plastic components that need to operate at higher speeds and temperatures without compromising on durability.
SAERTEX Booth number 711 Website: www.saertex.com
V2 Composites Inc Booth number 634 Website: www.v2composites.com
View from the waterfront side of the Tampa Convention Center. (Picture © Israel Pabon. Used under license from shutterstock.com.)
SAERTEX® develops and produces multiaxial fabrics (NCFs) made of glass, carbon, aramid and other fibres to meet specifically the individual demands of each application field like wind energy, boats and ships, aircraft applications, automotive parts, sports and leisure, railway systems, pipe relining and concrete reinforcement.
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requirements of each application and is available with glass, carbon, aramid, BOEPUIFSDPOUJOVPVTGJCSF78FCJT reported to offer all of the benefits of premium structural reinforcements JO B MJHIUFSXFJHIU FBTJFSUPIBOEMF unidirectional fabric, with a variety of custom aerial weights and widths, and is ideal for applications in the CMBTUIBSEFOJOH NJMJUBSZEFGFODF aerospace, automotive, wind energy, marine and other sectors. V2 will also be exhibiting its patented V2 Composites’ V-Web. 7-PDL TUJUDI UFDIOPMPHZ 5IJT JT B AOPSVO TZTUFN UIBU QSFWFOUT GSBZFE FEHFT SVOOJOH TUJUDIFT BOE EFDPOTUSVDUJPO NBLJOH OPODSJNQ NVMUJBYJBM GBCSJDT NPSF TUBCMF 7-PDLT QPMZFTUFS TUJUDI NFEJVN FMJNJOBUFT DPOUBNJOBUJPO PS PGG HBTTJOHEVSJOHMBNJOBUJPO5IF7-PDLNBUSJYBMTPFODPVSBHFTSFTJO flow and prevents dry spots during lamination.
PPG Fiber Glass Booth number 635 Website: www.ppgfiberglass.com PPG Fiber Glass will showcase ways in which its fibre glass products are addressing current market trends. The spotlight will be on the role of fibre glass in the growth and advancement of markets such as renewable energy, oil and gas drilling and distribution, power generation and infrastructure fortification, and safety and security. Focusing on the diversity of its potential customers, PPG Fiber Glass will highlight product and technology solutions for use by both Tier 1 customers and customers in other tiers of the value chain. 11( 'JCFS (MBTT JT B HMPCBM TVQQMJFS PG DPOUJOVPVTTUSBOE GJCSF glass including chopped strand, yarn, direct draw and woven fabric.
replacement, helping marine manufacturers save money and reduce IB[BSEPVTXBTUFHFOFSBUJPO And finally, Ashland will promote its contract analytical services. 8JUI TUBUFPGUIFBSU MBCPSBUPSJFT "TIMBOE QSPWJEFT B GVMM SBOHF PG services, including mechanical and analytical testing, product essays, environmental testing and product troubleshooting.
AOC Booth number 900 Website: www.aoc-resins.com "0$T GPDVT PO DPSSPTJPOSFTJTUBOU DPNQPTJUFT XJMM IJHIMJHIU equipment and systems made with Vipel® SFTJO UFDIOPMPHZ 7JQFM inclusive applications are specified for power generation, civil infrastructure, chemical processing and other market sectors where MPOHUFSN EVSBCJMJUZ BOE IJHI TUSFOHUI BSF FTTFOUJBM 'PS FYBNQMF repair of the huge tunnel sewer system below Charleston, South Carolina, included polymer concrete access shafts made by US Composite Pipe using Vipel technology. Compared to traditional concrete, the composite pipe speeds installation by a matter of weeks and eliminates the need for a protective liner that would have required regular inspection and maintenance. In Springfield, Illinois, the air quality control system of a new DMFBOCVSOJOH DPBM QPXFS QMBOU JODMVEFT B DPNQPTJUF TUBDL MJOFS NBOVGBDUVSFE XJUI GJSFSFUBSEBOU 7JQFM WJOZM FTUFS 5SJ$MPS *OD
RESINS Ashland Inc Booth number 1101 Website: www.ashland.com Ashland is exhibiting its new and existing products in the composites JOEVTUSZ XJUI IJHIMJHIUT PG JUT BOBMZUJDBM TFSWJDFT "TIMBOET Performance Materials division will display its complete line of resin BOE HFMDPBU QSPEVDUT GPS UIF DPNQPTJUFT CVTJOFTT XIJDI JODMVEF AME® epoxy vinyl ester resins, MAXGUARD® QSFNJVN HFMDPBUT "3010- VOTBUVSBUFE QPMZFTUFS SFTJOT %&3","/&® GVFMUBOL resins, ENVIREZ® SFOFXBCMF SFTPVSDF SFTJOT BOE /&6-0/® low profile additives. *O DPOKVODUJPO "TIMBOET %JTUSJCVUJPO EJWJTJPO XJMM FYIJCJU JUT USBEJUJPOBM MJOFT PG SFTJOT HFMDPBUT BEIFTJWFT SFJOGPSDFNFOUT and cores, with an emphasis on environmentally friendly product PGGFSJOHT XIJDI JODMVEF 64 1PMZDIFNJDBM $PSQT "DSBTUSJQ UIF POMZ &OWJSPONFOUBM 1SPUFDUJPO "HFODZ &1" FOEPSTFE BDFUPOF December 2008
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VTFE TUBUFPGUIFBSU GJMBNFOU XJOEJOH UP NBOVGBDUVSF UIF MJOFS JO 27 sections that were shipped to the construction site. $IBOOFMJOF *OUFSOBUJPOBM -UE JO %VCBJ VTFE 7JQFM UFDIOPMPHZ UP NPVME DPNQPTJUF QBOFMT UIBU SFMJOFE ZFBSPME TFXFST JO -PT Angeles. The Vipel resin trademark represents a wide range of DPSSPTJPOSFTJTUBOUQPMZNFSDIFNJTUSJFT#ZNBOVGBDUVSJOHUIFTFXFS liner panels with two different Vipel resins, Channeline achieved the optimum balance of cost and performance.
Vipel was used by Foto Plastic Glass for the large scrubber system installed at a manufacturing complex in Southern Italy. The composite system components resist attack from highly corrosive waste fumes as they are converted into emissions that meet Europe’s strict air quality standards.
that it offers improved physical properties compared with other resins such as unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester, says Bayer. Polyurethane SFTJOJTBMTPBNPSFFOWJSPONFOUBMMZGSJFOEMZBMUFSOBUJWFUPQPMZFTUFS which contains styrene as well as peroxide catalysts that require FOFSHZDPOTVNJOHSFGSJHFSBUJPO The superior toughness of composite parts manufactured using polyurethane in the RTM and VARTM processes has opened the technology up to completely new markets, including ballistics and sporting goods applications, Bayer claims. #BZFS .BUFSJBM4DJFODF --$ XJMM BMTP CF JOUSPEVDJOH JUT #MFOEVS® polyurethane resin systems to the North American market. High glass transition temperatures combined with low smoke and fire spread SBUJOHTIBWFQSPWFE#MFOEVSSFTJOTZTUFNTQBSUJDVMBSMZXFMMTVJUFEGPS IJHIIFBUBQQMJDBUJPOTJOUIF&VSPQFBOBFSPTQBDF BVUPNPUJWF SBJMBOE electrical markets since the 1970s. Blendur resin systems can be custom formulated to meet the precise requirements of the most demanding DPNQPTJUFBQQMJDBUJPOT5IFPOFBOEUXPDPNQPOFOUTZTUFNTDBOCF made with viscosities ranging from 30–2500 mPas, and with pot life and gel times between 10 minutes and six hours. The Blendur resin system can even be made to react at room temperature. Composite materials made from Blendur resin systems also have good inherent fire performance properties that can be improved even further by adding flame retardants. Blendur resins can be processed with existing manufacturing equipment and standard processing technologies such as RTM, VARTM, vacuum assisted resin infusion, filament winding, pultrusion, prepreg manufacture, mould construction, casting and injection moulding.
PROCESSING Huntsman Advanced Materials Booth number 1721 Website: www.huntsman.com Huntsman Advanced Materials will highlight its full range of resins, hardeners and formulated systems for fabricating composite parts used in aerospace, transportation, recreation and wind power applications at Composites & Polycon 2009. Among the primary QSPEVDUMJOFTPOEJTQMBZXJMMCFQBUFOUFEOFXOBOPUPVHIFOFEFQPYZ systems for infusion processing and prepreg manufacturing along XJUIOBOPUPVHIFOFE DIFNJDBMMZUIJYPUSPQJDBEIFTJWFTGPSBTTFNCMZ of composite wind energy products and sporting goods. Also featured will be Araldite® resins for liquid composite moulding and Araldite® 2000 epoxy, methacrylate and polyurethane adhesives for bonding dissimilar substrates, thermoset composites and thermoplastics. RenShape® tooling materials including seamless modeling pastes also will be promoted at the booth.
McClean Anderson Booth number 1637 Website: www.mccleananderson.com
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Booth number 209 Website: www.bayermaterialsciencenafta.com #BZFS.BUFSJBM4DJFODF--$XJMMCFIJHIMJHIUJOHUIFVTFPGQPMZVSFUIBOF resin in the RTM process. One major advantage of using polyurethane resin in the RTM and vacuum assisted RTM (VARTM) processes is
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McClean Anderson’s prototype winder.
McClean Anderson has been a leader in the filament winding industry worldwide since 1961. The company is dedicated to providing the
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customer with the the highest quality, the best service and the most value in the industry. At the show the company will be displaying its newest filament winding machine and latest technology. There will also be an opportunity to test the new flexwind machine control which incorporates the digital doctor blade and precision tensioning creel systems. The sales team, Bradley Schmitt and Michael Spahn, will be available on the booth. Please request your free pass by contacting [email protected].
Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc Booth number 1824 Website: www.sealantequipment.com
Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc’s 2151-482 Series Servo-Mix Dynamic Mix Valves are designed for precise mixing of two-component materials in automated processes.
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TUBSUBOETUPQUIFGMPXPGQBSU"BOEQBSU#NBUFSJBMTJOUPUIF4FSWP Mix dispense valve. The valves have carbide ball needles and seats for long service life dispensing materials with fillers. Two fluid control valves are used in place of check valves found in other mixers which are prone to leak causing quality and maintenance issues. Also, the JOEFQFOEFOUWBMWFTDBOCFUJNFEUPSFEVDFMFBEMBHJTTVFTBOEBMMPX resin purging the mixer. 5IF 4FSWP.JY %ZOBNJD .JY 7BMWF JT BWBJMBCMF GPS BNCJFOU BOE temperature controlled dispensing applications for critical curing processes. A temperature control manifold assembly is available to maintain a material temperature set point incorporating a closed loop controller.
Prairie Technology Group Inc Booth number 1715 Website: www.prairietechgroup.com
Graco Inc Booth number 1621 Website: www.graco.com Graco Inc will showcase selected sealant and adhesive dispensing equipment, and GlasCraft® composites equipment as well. (Graco BDRVJSFE $PIFTBOU 5FDIOPMPHZT (MBT$SBGU TVCTJEJBSZ JO 'FCSVBSZ 0O EJTQMBZ XJMM CF UIF (SBDP %$ )JHI7PMVNF .FUFSJOH System. Engineered to dispense large amounts of adhesive and tooling paste materials, this system is ideal for wind turbine manufacturing BQQMJDBUJPOT 5IF %$ GFBUVSFT BO FBTZUPVTF UPVDI QBOFM EJTQMBZ allowing for simple integration into factory processes. Its EnGarde ratio monitoring system has optional external flowmeters to offer ratio monitoring independent of the ratio and supply system. Suited for potting, gasketing, sealing, encapsulation and syringe filling, the Graco PR70v Variable Ratio Meter, Mix and Dispense 4ZTUFN JT CVJMU UP IBOEMF B SBOHF PG UXPDPNQPOFOU NBUFSJBM formulations. This benchtop unit handles applications using up to DDTIPUTJ[FT NBUFSJBMSBUJPTGSPNUPXJUIBQSPWFOBDDVSBDZ to ±1%. Its optional Advanced Display Module provides expanded features including recirculation, programmable dispensing (seven VOJRVFTFRVFODFTBOEVQUPTIPUTJ[FT
NVMUJQMFTIPUDPVOUFST BOE numeric keypad for easy entry. -PXFNJTTJPO (MBT$SBGU (FMDPBU 4ZTUFNT EJTQFOTF QJHNFOUJOH UPPMJOH MPX70$BOETQFDJBMJUZHFMDPBUTGPSPQFONPVMEQSPDFTTFT The GlasCraft MCG System is ideal for applications that require OVNFSPVT HFMDPBU DPMPVST PS B DPOUJOVPVT DIBOHF PG DPMPVST GlasCraft Chopper Systems are designed with fewer wear items and consume fewer replacement parts for reduced cost of ownership. The fibreglass cutters maintain 100% torque to the air motor for unchallenged high and low fibre output, and provides the flexibility to pull fibre from long distances. Designed for closed mould injection processing applications, the (MBT$SBGU4QBSUBOQSPWJEFTSFMJBCMFMPXQSFTTVSFJOKFDUJPOPGQPMZFTUFS BOE WJOZM FTUFS SFTJOT *UT "DDV1SFTTVSF TFOTPS MPDBUFE PO UIF dispense head, eliminates the problem of overpressuring the mould because it automatically shuts off the dispense mode if pressure gets too high. The Spartan line is available in a number of configurations GSPNFOUSZMFWFMUPIJHIWPMVNFQSPEVDUJPOBQQMJDBUJPOT
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Prairie Technology Group’s process designed to prevent vacuum leaks when using silicone vacuum bags for closed cavity bag moulding.
" QBUFOUQFOEJOH QSPDFTT EFTJHOFE UP QSFWFOU WBDVVN MFBLT XIFO using silicone vacuum bags for closed cavity bag moulding (CCBM) without the need for secondary flange sealing devices will be introduced at Composites and Polycon 2009 by Prairie Technology Group. The Integral Reusable Vacuum Bag Seal (IRVBS) process utilises BQSFGPSNFEXBYFYUSVTJPOUIBUBMMPXTTFBMTUPCFNPVMEFEJOUPUIF underside of the reusable bag as the bag is fabricated. The resulting bag with its integral seal eliminates the vacuum leaks that are a recognised DIBMMFOHFGPSDPNQPTJUFNBOVGBDUVSFSTUIBUVUJMJ[F$$#.5IF*37#4 process also reduces tooling costs by minimising the width of tooling GMBOHFTOFFEFEGPSVTJOHNVMUJQMFVTFWBDVVNCBHT 1BUFOUFE 4803- SFVTBCMF TJMJDPOF WBDVVN CBHT XIJDI DBO CF TQSBZNBEF GPS TJHOJGJDBOU UJNF TBWJOHT BSF TBJE UP CF JEFBM GPS fabricating up to 100 large composite parts per bag via infusion, QSFQSFH BOE XFU MBZVQ QSPDFTTFT 5IF CBHT DPOGPSN FBTJMZ BOE DPNQMFUFMZ UP NPVMET QSPWJEJOH GPS HPPE GJU BOE GJOJTI 4803- WBDVVNCBHTDBOCFNBEFXJUIFJUIFSPOFPSUXPDPNQPOFOUTJMJDPOF NBUFSJBMTUIBUBSFNPJTUVSFDVSJOHBOEGPSNVMBUFEXJUIPVUTPMWFOUTPS volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to support Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) compliance. Once cured, the fabricated bag will offer high tear strength for good durability.
Zyvax Inc Booth number 933 Website: www.zyvax.com Zyvax continues its string of new products with the addition of QuickSkin sealer for porous substrates that is now being used in the rapid prototype market for producing fast, low volume parts
The QuickSkin sealer for porous substrates is being used for producing low volume parts or moulds.
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or moulds. Case histories will be available for review as well as sample parts for viewing. Zyvax will also be introducing a new family of products developed GPS UIF XJOE QPXFS JOEVTUSZ 5IFTF XJMM CF TPMWFOUGSFF BOE fast drying. There will be several application procedures available for meeting the needs of different processes. ;ZWBY XJMM BMTP IJHIMJHIU UIF '-&9; MJOF BO BSSBZ PG TJY SFTJO polymers with a common platform that give total control over the rate of release within a mould. Developed for the polyester industry, 'MFY;IBTBMTPQSPWFOTVDDFTTGVMJOPUIFSQSPEVDUJPOGPSNBUT
Axel Plastics Research Laboratories Booth number 800 Website: www.axelplastics.com
casting. Its customers work in the aerospace, transportation, wind energy, boats and recreational products, and bath and shower industries. 5IF DPNQBOZ SFDFOUMZ BDRVJSFE B MBSHF GJWFBYJT NBDIJOJOH DFOUSF which will enable it to increase its offerings to the aerospace industry. PCM has developed expertise with extra large master patterns. *O JU GBCSJDBUFE B CMBEF BOE B OBDFMMF GPS B XJOE UVSCJOF BT well as the fuselage of a commercial aircraft. It is now able to offer master patterns in seamless paste on urethane foam. This has many advantages, including the possibility of a Class A finish, a higher dimensional precision and long term stability, at a more competitive price than conventional epoxy paste.
ADDITIVES Syrgis Performance Initiators Booth number 1429 Website: www.syrgis.com Syrgis Performance Initiators was formed with the acquisition of UIF PSHBOJD QFSPYJEFT CVTJOFTT GSPN /PSBD JO "VHVTU 8JUI manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities in the USA and Sweden, Syrgis Performance Initiators is the Number One producer of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) peroxides in North America and ranked third in the world in organic peroxides for plastics and reinforced thermoset
Water-based semi-permanent release XTEND® W-102 offers a odour-free, non-flammable mould release option to moulding operations that require high gloss and good slip, like this truck part.
5IF OFXFTU BEEJUJPO UP "9&-T QSPEVDU MJOF JT 95&/%® 8 B XBUFSCBTFE IJHI HMPTT NPVME SFMFBTF 5IF TFNJQFSNBOFOU release is quick drying and easy to apply at ambient temperature and SFRVJSFTOPIFBUDVSF95&/%8JTSFQPSUFEUPQSPWJEFFYDFMMFOU slip and durability for polyester, vinyl ester, prepreg and epoxy resins. It is suitable for many processes, including hand lamination, infusion and RTM. 0UIFSGFBUVSFEQSPEVDUTBUUIFTIPXXJMMJODMVEF95&/%8)4 B TQFDJBM XBUFSCBTFE USFBUNFOU GPS NPVME GMBOHFT BOE FEHFT BOE 95&/% 8$9 B XBUFSCBTFE DMFBOFS 5IFTF QSPEVDUT KPJO "9&-TXJOECMBEFSFMFBTFTZTUFNEFTJHOFEGPSFQPYZJOGVTJPO84 NPVME TFBMFS BOE 8% NBUUF GJOJTI NPVME SFMFBTF "MM PG UIF QSPEVDUTJO"9&-TXJOECMBEFSFMFBTFTZTUFNBSFXBUFSCBTFE OPOGMBNNBCMFBOEPEPVSMFTT
PCM Molds Booth number 742 Website: www.pcmmolds.com PCM designs and fabricates prototype parts, master patterns, moulds and specialised toolings for composite materials, plastics and metal December 2008
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composites. This specialty Syrgis business produces chemicals that, when used in the manufacturing of reinforced and cast polymer composites products, help in the gel and cure of the resin at room and elevated temperatures while increasing their durability. The business offers an extensive line of ketone peroxide products for fabricators of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins. The Norox® and Andonox® liquid peroxides are characterised by extremely consistent specifications and tightly controlled impurity levels. 4ZSHJT1FSGPSNBODF*OJUJBUPSTLFZQSPEVDUTJODMVEF r LFUPOFQFSPYJEFT r QFSPYJEFNJYUVSFT r IZESPQFSPYJEFT r EJBDZMQFSPYJEFT BOE r QFSPYZFTUFST QFSPYZLFUBMTBOEQFSPYZEJDBSCPOBUFT To complement its broad line of standard and custom blended products, Syrgis Performance Initiators also offers technical expertise, safety audits and application support.
American Colors Inc Booth number 1828 Website: www.americancolors.com American Colors Inc manufactures fine quality liquid pigment dispersions. Since 1975 it has been providing the unsaturated polyester industry with the finest colorants available. The company VTFT TUBUFPGUIFBSU MBCPSBUPSZ FRVJQNFOU BOE UIF MBUFTU QSPDFTTJOH QSPDFEVSFT8IFOUIFDBTUQPMZNFSJOEVTUSZCFHBOVTJOHBVUPNBUFE casting machines, American Colors introduced a superior quality, highly loaded, pumpable white dispersion which prompted maximum efficiency and yielded a higher quality product. The level of sophistication in the composites industry is staggering. The latest environmentally sensitive resins have proved both challenging and rewarding for American Colors. The company reports that it has advanced pigment dispersions to the point at which it can create virtually any colour while remaining within extremely narrow parameters and solving the complex demands of customers. Vehicles include aqueous, epoxy, plasticiser, polyester, solvent and urethane.
The R.J. Marshall Company supplies a comprehensive range of functional fillers for the cast polymer and composites industries.
an economical alternative to solid surface. Because they come in a dry POFCBHNJY 3+.BSTIBMMHSBOJUFTIBWFUIFBCJMJUZUPCFBMUFSFEXJUI additives for easy customisation. R.J. Marshall also offers several grades of alumina trihydrate (ATH), calcium carbonate, and the Spraylite lightweight filler system UIBU GFBUVSFT QSPQSJFUBSZ UIFSNPQMBTUJD NJDSPTQIFSFT 4QSBZMJUFT lightweight, hollow, elastic shells offer advantages for FRP parts, such as improved impact strength and crack resistance, reduced shrink, reduced weight, rapid air release, lower resin and glass costs, and MPXFS TUZSFOF FNJTTJPOT 8IFO JODPSQPSBUJOH 4QSBZMJUF QBSUT BSF reported to be stronger at equal weight, lighter at equal thickness, and have better impact strength and crack resistance than when using conventional fillers. The reduced shrinkage and improved thermal cure performance of Spraylite laminates lead to improved part cosmetics and green strength, which, consequently, leads to quicker demould times. N
The R.J. Marshall Company Booth number 823 Website: www.rjmarshall.com The R.J. Marshall Company is a complete source of functional fillers for the cast polymer and composites industries. The granite lines have a broad scope of colours and textures in both standard and custom selections, and are uniquely formulated to allow for maximum creativity and flexibility of design on the part of the manufacturer. The company offers a line of spray granite, Spray Granite Advantage (SGA), developed to expand colour selection opportunities and improve cost efficiencies. The line features popular colours and MBSHFS QBSUJDMFT HSBOVMFT BT MBSHF BT NFTI DSFBUF B NPSF ADIVOLZ appearance like that of solid surface and natural granite. Due to its outstanding coverage and minimal finishing time, SGA is said to be
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Downtown Tampa. (Picture © egd. Used under license from Shutterstock.com.)
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he ACMA traditionally holds its annual trade show in October, but following feedback from exhibitors at the 2007 event about shows running at similar times, the ACMA announced a change of date to January. The format for the event remains the same however. The ACMA expects around 200 exhibitors and 3500 delegates, live technical demonstrations, over 75 educational presentations and technical papers, and the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) product showcase.
Recent examples of SAERTEX developments are: r 4"&3UPX®: a lightweight carbon fabric for maximum functional performance in the automotive and aerospace sector (12K to 50K fibres); r 4"&3DPSFTUJUDICPOEFEDPNQMFYFTXJUIBCVJMUJOSFTJOGMPX[POF for usage in closed mould technologies such as resin transfer moulding (RTM); and r 4"&3GJY® EP and SAERfix® 61 TFMGBEIFTJWF 4"&35&9 GBCSJDT GJOJTIFEXJUIUBJMPSNBEFBEIFTJWFTDPNQBUJCMFXJUIFJUIFSFQPYZ or unsaturated polyester resin matrixes. Besides the product line of multiaxials, SAERTEX also supplies its GBCSJDT JO QSFDVU TIBQFT TPDBMMFE ALJUT BT XFMM BT QSFGPSNT BOE complete composite parts.
Teijin Aramid USA Inc Booth number 1234 Website: www.teijinaramid.com
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5FJKJO "SBNJE TVQQMJFT DVTUPNFST UISPVHIPVU UIF XPSME XJUI QBSB aramid polymer, filament yarn, chopped fibre, and pulp under the trade names Twaron® and Technora®. Twaron and Technora high performance materials are used in a wide range of composite applications in the marine, industrial components, sports and leisure, civil engineering, ground transportation and aerospace markets. In Engineered Plastics, Twaron and Technora chopped aramid fibres and polymer meet the increasing demand for stronger, lighter and more compact plastic components that need to operate at higher speeds and temperatures without compromising on durability.
SAERTEX Booth number 711 Website: www.saertex.com
V2 Composites Inc Booth number 634 Website: www.v2composites.com
View from the waterfront side of the Tampa Convention Center. (Picture © Israel Pabon. Used under license from shutterstock.com.)
SAERTEX® develops and produces multiaxial fabrics (NCFs) made of glass, carbon, aramid and other fibres to meet specifically the individual demands of each application field like wind energy, boats and ships, aircraft applications, automotive parts, sports and leisure, railway systems, pipe relining and concrete reinforcement.
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requirements of each application and is available with glass, carbon, aramid, BOEPUIFSDPOUJOVPVTGJCSF78FCJT reported to offer all of the benefits of premium structural reinforcements JO B MJHIUFSXFJHIU FBTJFSUPIBOEMF unidirectional fabric, with a variety of custom aerial weights and widths, and is ideal for applications in the CMBTUIBSEFOJOH NJMJUBSZEFGFODF aerospace, automotive, wind energy, marine and other sectors. V2 will also be exhibiting its patented V2 Composites’ V-Web. 7-PDL TUJUDI UFDIOPMPHZ 5IJT JT B AOPSVO TZTUFN UIBU QSFWFOUT GSBZFE FEHFT SVOOJOH TUJUDIFT BOE EFDPOTUSVDUJPO NBLJOH OPODSJNQ NVMUJBYJBM GBCSJDT NPSF TUBCMF 7-PDLT QPMZFTUFS TUJUDI NFEJVN FMJNJOBUFT DPOUBNJOBUJPO PS PGG HBTTJOHEVSJOHMBNJOBUJPO5IF7-PDLNBUSJYBMTPFODPVSBHFTSFTJO flow and prevents dry spots during lamination.
PPG Fiber Glass Booth number 635 Website: www.ppgfiberglass.com PPG Fiber Glass will showcase ways in which its fibre glass products are addressing current market trends. The spotlight will be on the role of fibre glass in the growth and advancement of markets such as renewable energy, oil and gas drilling and distribution, power generation and infrastructure fortification, and safety and security. Focusing on the diversity of its potential customers, PPG Fiber Glass will highlight product and technology solutions for use by both Tier 1 customers and customers in other tiers of the value chain. 11( 'JCFS (MBTT JT B HMPCBM TVQQMJFS PG DPOUJOVPVTTUSBOE GJCSF glass including chopped strand, yarn, direct draw and woven fabric.
replacement, helping marine manufacturers save money and reduce IB[BSEPVTXBTUFHFOFSBUJPO And finally, Ashland will promote its contract analytical services. 8JUI TUBUFPGUIFBSU MBCPSBUPSJFT "TIMBOE QSPWJEFT B GVMM SBOHF PG services, including mechanical and analytical testing, product essays, environmental testing and product troubleshooting.
AOC Booth number 900 Website: www.aoc-resins.com "0$T GPDVT PO DPSSPTJPOSFTJTUBOU DPNQPTJUFT XJMM IJHIMJHIU equipment and systems made with Vipel® SFTJO UFDIOPMPHZ 7JQFM inclusive applications are specified for power generation, civil infrastructure, chemical processing and other market sectors where MPOHUFSN EVSBCJMJUZ BOE IJHI TUSFOHUI BSF FTTFOUJBM 'PS FYBNQMF repair of the huge tunnel sewer system below Charleston, South Carolina, included polymer concrete access shafts made by US Composite Pipe using Vipel technology. Compared to traditional concrete, the composite pipe speeds installation by a matter of weeks and eliminates the need for a protective liner that would have required regular inspection and maintenance. In Springfield, Illinois, the air quality control system of a new DMFBOCVSOJOH DPBM QPXFS QMBOU JODMVEFT B DPNQPTJUF TUBDL MJOFS NBOVGBDUVSFE XJUI GJSFSFUBSEBOU 7JQFM WJOZM FTUFS 5SJ$MPS *OD
RESINS Ashland Inc Booth number 1101 Website: www.ashland.com Ashland is exhibiting its new and existing products in the composites JOEVTUSZ XJUI IJHIMJHIUT PG JUT BOBMZUJDBM TFSWJDFT "TIMBOET Performance Materials division will display its complete line of resin BOE HFMDPBU QSPEVDUT GPS UIF DPNQPTJUFT CVTJOFTT XIJDI JODMVEF AME® epoxy vinyl ester resins, MAXGUARD® QSFNJVN HFMDPBUT "3010- VOTBUVSBUFE QPMZFTUFS SFTJOT %&3","/&® GVFMUBOL resins, ENVIREZ® SFOFXBCMF SFTPVSDF SFTJOT BOE /&6-0/® low profile additives. *O DPOKVODUJPO "TIMBOET %JTUSJCVUJPO EJWJTJPO XJMM FYIJCJU JUT USBEJUJPOBM MJOFT PG SFTJOT HFMDPBUT BEIFTJWFT SFJOGPSDFNFOUT and cores, with an emphasis on environmentally friendly product PGGFSJOHT XIJDI JODMVEF 64 1PMZDIFNJDBM $PSQT "DSBTUSJQ UIF POMZ &OWJSPONFOUBM 1SPUFDUJPO "HFODZ &1" FOEPSTFE BDFUPOF December 2008
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VTFE TUBUFPGUIFBSU GJMBNFOU XJOEJOH UP NBOVGBDUVSF UIF MJOFS JO 27 sections that were shipped to the construction site. $IBOOFMJOF *OUFSOBUJPOBM -UE JO %VCBJ VTFE 7JQFM UFDIOPMPHZ UP NPVME DPNQPTJUF QBOFMT UIBU SFMJOFE ZFBSPME TFXFST JO -PT Angeles. The Vipel resin trademark represents a wide range of DPSSPTJPOSFTJTUBOUQPMZNFSDIFNJTUSJFT#ZNBOVGBDUVSJOHUIFTFXFS liner panels with two different Vipel resins, Channeline achieved the optimum balance of cost and performance.
Vipel was used by Foto Plastic Glass for the large scrubber system installed at a manufacturing complex in Southern Italy. The composite system components resist attack from highly corrosive waste fumes as they are converted into emissions that meet Europe’s strict air quality standards.
that it offers improved physical properties compared with other resins such as unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester, says Bayer. Polyurethane SFTJOJTBMTPBNPSFFOWJSPONFOUBMMZGSJFOEMZBMUFSOBUJWFUPQPMZFTUFS which contains styrene as well as peroxide catalysts that require FOFSHZDPOTVNJOHSFGSJHFSBUJPO The superior toughness of composite parts manufactured using polyurethane in the RTM and VARTM processes has opened the technology up to completely new markets, including ballistics and sporting goods applications, Bayer claims. #BZFS .BUFSJBM4DJFODF --$ XJMM BMTP CF JOUSPEVDJOH JUT #MFOEVS® polyurethane resin systems to the North American market. High glass transition temperatures combined with low smoke and fire spread SBUJOHTIBWFQSPWFE#MFOEVSSFTJOTZTUFNTQBSUJDVMBSMZXFMMTVJUFEGPS IJHIIFBUBQQMJDBUJPOTJOUIF&VSPQFBOBFSPTQBDF BVUPNPUJWF SBJMBOE electrical markets since the 1970s. Blendur resin systems can be custom formulated to meet the precise requirements of the most demanding DPNQPTJUFBQQMJDBUJPOT5IFPOFBOEUXPDPNQPOFOUTZTUFNTDBOCF made with viscosities ranging from 30–2500 mPas, and with pot life and gel times between 10 minutes and six hours. The Blendur resin system can even be made to react at room temperature. Composite materials made from Blendur resin systems also have good inherent fire performance properties that can be improved even further by adding flame retardants. Blendur resins can be processed with existing manufacturing equipment and standard processing technologies such as RTM, VARTM, vacuum assisted resin infusion, filament winding, pultrusion, prepreg manufacture, mould construction, casting and injection moulding.
PROCESSING Huntsman Advanced Materials Booth number 1721 Website: www.huntsman.com Huntsman Advanced Materials will highlight its full range of resins, hardeners and formulated systems for fabricating composite parts used in aerospace, transportation, recreation and wind power applications at Composites & Polycon 2009. Among the primary QSPEVDUMJOFTPOEJTQMBZXJMMCFQBUFOUFEOFXOBOPUPVHIFOFEFQPYZ systems for infusion processing and prepreg manufacturing along XJUIOBOPUPVHIFOFE DIFNJDBMMZUIJYPUSPQJDBEIFTJWFTGPSBTTFNCMZ of composite wind energy products and sporting goods. Also featured will be Araldite® resins for liquid composite moulding and Araldite® 2000 epoxy, methacrylate and polyurethane adhesives for bonding dissimilar substrates, thermoset composites and thermoplastics. RenShape® tooling materials including seamless modeling pastes also will be promoted at the booth.
McClean Anderson Booth number 1637 Website: www.mccleananderson.com
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Booth number 209 Website: www.bayermaterialsciencenafta.com #BZFS.BUFSJBM4DJFODF--$XJMMCFIJHIMJHIUJOHUIFVTFPGQPMZVSFUIBOF resin in the RTM process. One major advantage of using polyurethane resin in the RTM and vacuum assisted RTM (VARTM) processes is
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McClean Anderson’s prototype winder.
McClean Anderson has been a leader in the filament winding industry worldwide since 1961. The company is dedicated to providing the
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customer with the the highest quality, the best service and the most value in the industry. At the show the company will be displaying its newest filament winding machine and latest technology. There will also be an opportunity to test the new flexwind machine control which incorporates the digital doctor blade and precision tensioning creel systems. The sales team, Bradley Schmitt and Michael Spahn, will be available on the booth. Please request your free pass by contacting [email protected].
Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc Booth number 1824 Website: www.sealantequipment.com
Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc’s 2151-482 Series Servo-Mix Dynamic Mix Valves are designed for precise mixing of two-component materials in automated processes.
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TUBSUBOETUPQUIFGMPXPGQBSU"BOEQBSU#NBUFSJBMTJOUPUIF4FSWP Mix dispense valve. The valves have carbide ball needles and seats for long service life dispensing materials with fillers. Two fluid control valves are used in place of check valves found in other mixers which are prone to leak causing quality and maintenance issues. Also, the JOEFQFOEFOUWBMWFTDBOCFUJNFEUPSFEVDFMFBEMBHJTTVFTBOEBMMPX resin purging the mixer. 5IF 4FSWP.JY %ZOBNJD .JY 7BMWF JT BWBJMBCMF GPS BNCJFOU BOE temperature controlled dispensing applications for critical curing processes. A temperature control manifold assembly is available to maintain a material temperature set point incorporating a closed loop controller.
Prairie Technology Group Inc Booth number 1715 Website: www.prairietechgroup.com
Graco Inc Booth number 1621 Website: www.graco.com Graco Inc will showcase selected sealant and adhesive dispensing equipment, and GlasCraft® composites equipment as well. (Graco BDRVJSFE $PIFTBOU 5FDIOPMPHZT (MBT$SBGU TVCTJEJBSZ JO 'FCSVBSZ 0O EJTQMBZ XJMM CF UIF (SBDP %$ )JHI7PMVNF .FUFSJOH System. Engineered to dispense large amounts of adhesive and tooling paste materials, this system is ideal for wind turbine manufacturing BQQMJDBUJPOT 5IF %$ GFBUVSFT BO FBTZUPVTF UPVDI QBOFM EJTQMBZ allowing for simple integration into factory processes. Its EnGarde ratio monitoring system has optional external flowmeters to offer ratio monitoring independent of the ratio and supply system. Suited for potting, gasketing, sealing, encapsulation and syringe filling, the Graco PR70v Variable Ratio Meter, Mix and Dispense 4ZTUFN JT CVJMU UP IBOEMF B SBOHF PG UXPDPNQPOFOU NBUFSJBM formulations. This benchtop unit handles applications using up to DDTIPUTJ[FT NBUFSJBMSBUJPTGSPNUPXJUIBQSPWFOBDDVSBDZ to ±1%. Its optional Advanced Display Module provides expanded features including recirculation, programmable dispensing (seven VOJRVFTFRVFODFTBOEVQUPTIPUTJ[FT
NVMUJQMFTIPUDPVOUFST BOE numeric keypad for easy entry. -PXFNJTTJPO (MBT$SBGU (FMDPBU 4ZTUFNT EJTQFOTF QJHNFOUJOH UPPMJOH MPX70$BOETQFDJBMJUZHFMDPBUTGPSPQFONPVMEQSPDFTTFT The GlasCraft MCG System is ideal for applications that require OVNFSPVT HFMDPBU DPMPVST PS B DPOUJOVPVT DIBOHF PG DPMPVST GlasCraft Chopper Systems are designed with fewer wear items and consume fewer replacement parts for reduced cost of ownership. The fibreglass cutters maintain 100% torque to the air motor for unchallenged high and low fibre output, and provides the flexibility to pull fibre from long distances. Designed for closed mould injection processing applications, the (MBT$SBGU4QBSUBOQSPWJEFTSFMJBCMFMPXQSFTTVSFJOKFDUJPOPGQPMZFTUFS BOE WJOZM FTUFS SFTJOT *UT "DDV1SFTTVSF TFOTPS MPDBUFE PO UIF dispense head, eliminates the problem of overpressuring the mould because it automatically shuts off the dispense mode if pressure gets too high. The Spartan line is available in a number of configurations GSPNFOUSZMFWFMUPIJHIWPMVNFQSPEVDUJPOBQQMJDBUJPOT
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Prairie Technology Group’s process designed to prevent vacuum leaks when using silicone vacuum bags for closed cavity bag moulding.
" QBUFOUQFOEJOH QSPDFTT EFTJHOFE UP QSFWFOU WBDVVN MFBLT XIFO using silicone vacuum bags for closed cavity bag moulding (CCBM) without the need for secondary flange sealing devices will be introduced at Composites and Polycon 2009 by Prairie Technology Group. The Integral Reusable Vacuum Bag Seal (IRVBS) process utilises BQSFGPSNFEXBYFYUSVTJPOUIBUBMMPXTTFBMTUPCFNPVMEFEJOUPUIF underside of the reusable bag as the bag is fabricated. The resulting bag with its integral seal eliminates the vacuum leaks that are a recognised DIBMMFOHFGPSDPNQPTJUFNBOVGBDUVSFSTUIBUVUJMJ[F$$#.5IF*37#4 process also reduces tooling costs by minimising the width of tooling GMBOHFTOFFEFEGPSVTJOHNVMUJQMFVTFWBDVVNCBHT 1BUFOUFE 4803- SFVTBCMF TJMJDPOF WBDVVN CBHT XIJDI DBO CF TQSBZNBEF GPS TJHOJGJDBOU UJNF TBWJOHT BSF TBJE UP CF JEFBM GPS fabricating up to 100 large composite parts per bag via infusion, QSFQSFH BOE XFU MBZVQ QSPDFTTFT 5IF CBHT DPOGPSN FBTJMZ BOE DPNQMFUFMZ UP NPVMET QSPWJEJOH GPS HPPE GJU BOE GJOJTI 4803- WBDVVNCBHTDBOCFNBEFXJUIFJUIFSPOFPSUXPDPNQPOFOUTJMJDPOF NBUFSJBMTUIBUBSFNPJTUVSFDVSJOHBOEGPSNVMBUFEXJUIPVUTPMWFOUTPS volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to support Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) compliance. Once cured, the fabricated bag will offer high tear strength for good durability.
Zyvax Inc Booth number 933 Website: www.zyvax.com Zyvax continues its string of new products with the addition of QuickSkin sealer for porous substrates that is now being used in the rapid prototype market for producing fast, low volume parts
The QuickSkin sealer for porous substrates is being used for producing low volume parts or moulds.
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or moulds. Case histories will be available for review as well as sample parts for viewing. Zyvax will also be introducing a new family of products developed GPS UIF XJOE QPXFS JOEVTUSZ 5IFTF XJMM CF TPMWFOUGSFF BOE fast drying. There will be several application procedures available for meeting the needs of different processes. ;ZWBY XJMM BMTP IJHIMJHIU UIF '-&9; MJOF BO BSSBZ PG TJY SFTJO polymers with a common platform that give total control over the rate of release within a mould. Developed for the polyester industry, 'MFY;IBTBMTPQSPWFOTVDDFTTGVMJOPUIFSQSPEVDUJPOGPSNBUT
Axel Plastics Research Laboratories Booth number 800 Website: www.axelplastics.com
casting. Its customers work in the aerospace, transportation, wind energy, boats and recreational products, and bath and shower industries. 5IF DPNQBOZ SFDFOUMZ BDRVJSFE B MBSHF GJWFBYJT NBDIJOJOH DFOUSF which will enable it to increase its offerings to the aerospace industry. PCM has developed expertise with extra large master patterns. *O JU GBCSJDBUFE B CMBEF BOE B OBDFMMF GPS B XJOE UVSCJOF BT well as the fuselage of a commercial aircraft. It is now able to offer master patterns in seamless paste on urethane foam. This has many advantages, including the possibility of a Class A finish, a higher dimensional precision and long term stability, at a more competitive price than conventional epoxy paste.
ADDITIVES Syrgis Performance Initiators Booth number 1429 Website: www.syrgis.com Syrgis Performance Initiators was formed with the acquisition of UIF PSHBOJD QFSPYJEFT CVTJOFTT GSPN /PSBD JO "VHVTU 8JUI manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities in the USA and Sweden, Syrgis Performance Initiators is the Number One producer of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) peroxides in North America and ranked third in the world in organic peroxides for plastics and reinforced thermoset
Water-based semi-permanent release XTEND® W-102 offers a odour-free, non-flammable mould release option to moulding operations that require high gloss and good slip, like this truck part.
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PCM Molds Booth number 742 Website: www.pcmmolds.com PCM designs and fabricates prototype parts, master patterns, moulds and specialised toolings for composite materials, plastics and metal December 2008
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composites. This specialty Syrgis business produces chemicals that, when used in the manufacturing of reinforced and cast polymer composites products, help in the gel and cure of the resin at room and elevated temperatures while increasing their durability. The business offers an extensive line of ketone peroxide products for fabricators of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins. The Norox® and Andonox® liquid peroxides are characterised by extremely consistent specifications and tightly controlled impurity levels. 4ZSHJT1FSGPSNBODF*OJUJBUPSTLFZQSPEVDUTJODMVEF r LFUPOFQFSPYJEFT r QFSPYJEFNJYUVSFT r IZESPQFSPYJEFT r EJBDZMQFSPYJEFT BOE r QFSPYZFTUFST QFSPYZLFUBMTBOEQFSPYZEJDBSCPOBUFT To complement its broad line of standard and custom blended products, Syrgis Performance Initiators also offers technical expertise, safety audits and application support.
American Colors Inc Booth number 1828 Website: www.americancolors.com American Colors Inc manufactures fine quality liquid pigment dispersions. Since 1975 it has been providing the unsaturated polyester industry with the finest colorants available. The company VTFT TUBUFPGUIFBSU MBCPSBUPSZ FRVJQNFOU BOE UIF MBUFTU QSPDFTTJOH QSPDFEVSFT8IFOUIFDBTUQPMZNFSJOEVTUSZCFHBOVTJOHBVUPNBUFE casting machines, American Colors introduced a superior quality, highly loaded, pumpable white dispersion which prompted maximum efficiency and yielded a higher quality product. The level of sophistication in the composites industry is staggering. The latest environmentally sensitive resins have proved both challenging and rewarding for American Colors. The company reports that it has advanced pigment dispersions to the point at which it can create virtually any colour while remaining within extremely narrow parameters and solving the complex demands of customers. Vehicles include aqueous, epoxy, plasticiser, polyester, solvent and urethane.
The R.J. Marshall Company supplies a comprehensive range of functional fillers for the cast polymer and composites industries.
an economical alternative to solid surface. Because they come in a dry POFCBHNJY 3+.BSTIBMMHSBOJUFTIBWFUIFBCJMJUZUPCFBMUFSFEXJUI additives for easy customisation. R.J. Marshall also offers several grades of alumina trihydrate (ATH), calcium carbonate, and the Spraylite lightweight filler system UIBU GFBUVSFT QSPQSJFUBSZ UIFSNPQMBTUJD NJDSPTQIFSFT 4QSBZMJUFT lightweight, hollow, elastic shells offer advantages for FRP parts, such as improved impact strength and crack resistance, reduced shrink, reduced weight, rapid air release, lower resin and glass costs, and MPXFS TUZSFOF FNJTTJPOT 8IFO JODPSQPSBUJOH 4QSBZMJUF QBSUT BSF reported to be stronger at equal weight, lighter at equal thickness, and have better impact strength and crack resistance than when using conventional fillers. The reduced shrinkage and improved thermal cure performance of Spraylite laminates lead to improved part cosmetics and green strength, which, consequently, leads to quicker demould times. N
The R.J. Marshall Company Booth number 823 Website: www.rjmarshall.com The R.J. Marshall Company is a complete source of functional fillers for the cast polymer and composites industries. The granite lines have a broad scope of colours and textures in both standard and custom selections, and are uniquely formulated to allow for maximum creativity and flexibility of design on the part of the manufacturer. The company offers a line of spray granite, Spray Granite Advantage (SGA), developed to expand colour selection opportunities and improve cost efficiencies. The line features popular colours and MBSHFS QBSUJDMFT HSBOVMFT BT MBSHF BT NFTI DSFBUF B NPSF ADIVOLZ appearance like that of solid surface and natural granite. Due to its outstanding coverage and minimal finishing time, SGA is said to be
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