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Materials & Products
WebCore Technologies, LLC has introduced TYCOR® W5, the newest addition to its TYCOR W family of fiberreinforced composite core material solutions for utility wind turbine blades. The new product expands the reinforcement architecture and manufacturing technology of the GL-certified TYCOR W line by adding higher shear properties balanced in the L- and T-directions. TYCOR W5 was developed to meet special design needs for current and future blade projects and is especially suited to the unique needs of longer, heavier blades. TYCOR W5 offers high transverse shear strength for local areas of high stress. The new product provides high, balanced transverse shear stiffness suited for thin, highly-loaded shear webs and shells. TYCOR W5 can be specified quickly as an alternative to balsa because the composite core’s balanced shear modulus allows for a direct comparison with and substitution of the wood product. Yet TYCOR W5 offers blade manufacturers improved quality, consistent infused density, reduced resin absorption and better dimensional stability. For more information, visit: www.webcoreonline.com. Myers Engineering has developed a unique mini - vacuum mixer for the development of medium to high viscosity products. It is excellent for formulation trials and small run batches. It reduces raw material waste, removes air bubbles and maximizes material strength. This Mini Vacuum Mixer is a small batch, single shaft mixer. Available in one, two and three quart sizes. The shaft and supplied disperser blade are made of 304 stainless steel. The cover can be made of clear acrylic or machined aluminum. The vessel is non-jacketed and made of type 304 stainless steel gauge material with o-ring gasket and Teflon shaft seal. For more information, visit: www.myersmixer.com. Harper International, leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has launched the next generation of custom Oxidation Ovens for the processing of carbon fiber available at 300mm to greater than 4000mm tow band widths. The addition of Oxidation Oven technology to Harper’s already industry-standard furnace technologies strengthens its portfolio as the leader in complete thermal processing solutions for critical materials industries such as carbon fiber. Harper’s innovative design brings well needed advancements to oxidation technology, incorporating multiple improvements beyond what’s available on the market today. Harper has developed proprietary atmospheric seals based on decades of experience in building systems for atmospherically controlled
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thermal processes. These unique seals reduce fugitive emissions, increase the active volume of the oven, and offer reduced energy consumption over alternatives. The modular construction design has demonstrated a 90% reduction in labor versus similar field erection times into a full line pilot system (300mm). For more information, visit: www.HarperIntl.com. LMT Onsrud has introduced the new High Performance Composite Router (66-900 series), which is designed for more efficient routing of composite materials, in both hand-fed and in CNC applications. Unlike a burr, which grinds the material, the new High Performance Composite Router is a true cutting tool. It cuts the material into distinct chips which remove heat from the cut and produces a smooth edge on the material, eliminating secondary operations. For more information, visit: www.onsrud.com/ TMP Inc., A Division of French, a manufacturer of hydraulic press systems, has recently introduced a high

temperature rapid heating oven and an automated high temperature composite molding press system. The design is a 500-ton, up to 1200°F press with an integrated material transfer system, designed to reduces customer’s labor costs and processing times. The press can be designed with either 4-post or sideplate construction with a vacuum chamber to suit customer’s molding requirements. For more information, visit: www.techmach.com/ Tokuden’s HYBRID ROLL© contains jacket chambers which are partially filled with a thermal medium in a vacuum. The jacket chambers ability to maintain a uniform surface temperature [± 1°C ], assists in reducing the fluid flow rate compared with conventional rolls. It combines energy efficiency and precision like never before. In addition, the reduction of the fluid flow rate drastically reduces equipment and energy costs. Hybrid Rolls© can be used for both heating and cooling applications as well as in explosion proof environments. The temperature accuracy on the surface of the roll is maintained by the jacket chambers. Any fluctuation of the temperature accuracy, due to increases or decreases in the fluid flow rate, is minimal and the temperature accuracy is maintained continuously. For more information, visit: www.tokuden.com/ Oxeon is proud to introduce its groundbreaking +a/-b variants of TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics through the initial +45/-45 type. These new versions of TeXtreme® further broaden Oxeon’s capability to offer optimized Spread Tow reinforcement solutions for enabling cusSAMPE Journal, Volume 47, No. 4, July/August 2011

http://www.HarperIntl.com http://www.onsrud.com/ http://www.webcoreonline.com http://www.techmach.com/ http://www.myersmixer.com http://www.tokuden.com/

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