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FEBRUARY 2018 56 CompositesWorld » SEMI-FINISHED COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIALS Thermoplastic organosheets launched SGL Group (Wiesbaden, Germany) has developed a new range of thermoplastic organosheets, designed for flexibility in design and material processing. The sheets use SGL's 50K carbon fiber in a polyamide 6 (PA 6) matrix. Since that introduction, sheet stock with a PA 66 matrix has been made available, and those with a polypropylene matrix will be available in early 2018. Sheets can be customized by selecting unidirectional (UD) tapes, rovings, fabrics or nonwovens. Sheets can be cut, heated and then thermoformed to a variety of shapes, or inserted into a mold for injection overmolding. SGL also offers long carbon fiber-reinforced (LFT) thermoplastics, also based on PAs, for injection overmolding of organosheets. These are targeted toward volume autocomposites manufacturing. www.sglgroup.com » PIPE REHABILITATION SYSTEMS CIPP products expanded, reorganized Technical fabrics specialist Scott & Fyfe Ltd. (Tayport, Scotland) has reorganized its line of Alphashield CIPP (cured-in-place products), expanding and refining it into four new product groups. Alphaduct is Scott & Fyfe's seamless glass textile liner designed and developed for the fast assistance of pipe rehabilitation systems. The 100% glass tubular knitted structure comes with either a TPU or PVC outer foil. This material can perform diameter changes as well as lining through multiple 90° bends without folds or wrinkles. Alphaduct also has the ability to cure in both high and ambient temperatures. Alphaduct Retractable Liner has been designed, manufactured, tested and approved across a range of applications, including potable water, and heat-resistant installations. Alphamat is a glass spacer fabric with PVC coating. This product is flat as opposed to tubular, so it can be used in a wider range of applications. One example is wrapping pipe, as opposed to lining it. Another is using it to line diverse and peculiar shapes and sizes. Alphalink consists of Top Hats and T-Liners, a 100% glass main-to-lateral repair solution. Alpharesin encompasses the three main resin types the company will offer: epoxy, silica and UV-curable. scott-fyfe.com contact: Wickert USA 2195 Arbor Tech Drive Hebron, KY 41048 859 525 6610 x157 sales@wickert-usa.com www.wickert-usa.com Your (Materials/Parameters) + Component Engineering = Turnkey Modular System JEC Paris Join us! March 6 - 8, 2018 Booth #M56 COMPOSITE MANUFAC TURING "Solutions for components beyond standard" NEW PRODUCTS