TRENDS
JUNE 2017
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Maryland offshore wind project authorized
The Maryland Public Service Commission has awarded offshore wind renewable
energy credits to two US offshore wind energy projects.
05/15/17 | short.compositesworld.com/MDOffshore
IACMI installs Schuler press at Detroit technical center
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will use the
4,000-ton press to prove autocomposites manufacturing technologies.
05/15/17 | short.compositesworld.com/IACMI-SchD
Brazil composites sales declined 4% in 2016
ALMACO reports that a total of 159,000 MT of composite materials was consumed in
2016, led by users in the construction end-market.
05/15/17 | short.compositesworld.com/Brazil-16
Impossible Objects launches pilot 3D printing machine
The composites-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) method enables use of carbon
fiber, Kevlar and glass fiber with PEEK and other high-performance polymers.
05/09/17 | short.compositesworld.com/IO-CBAM
KraussMaffei adds MX SFT mold carrier to its TechCenter
The automated system supports development, prototyping and production of FRP.
05/09/17 | short.compositesworld.com/MX-Soft
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SABIC invests in Airborne International
With the new investment, Airborne will implement the digital infrastructure that
will serve as a backbone for thermoplastic composite automation technologies.
05/08/17 | short.compositesworld.com/SABIC-AirB
American wind power industry reports strongest first quarter since 2009
New wind turbine installations in the first quarter spanned the US,
from Rhode Island and North Carolina to Oregon and Hawaii.
05/08/17 | short.compositesworld.com/USWindBest
The Comac C919 completes maiden flight in China
The C919, for which Comac has received 572 orders, competes with the
Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737.
05/08/17 | short.compositesworld.com/C9191stFlt
Washington State University develops recycling method for carbon fiber
The WSU researchers have filed for a patent and are working to commercialize it.
05/08/17 | short.compositesworld.com/SC787-9
TPI Composites, Vestas sign wind supply agreement for Latin America
The blades will be produced at a new facility in Matamoros, Mexico, which is
scheduled to open for production in the first half of 2018.
04/28/17 | short.compositesworld.com/TPI-LatinA
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