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industry News The Utah SAMPE Chapter gathered at Davis Applied Technology College (DATC) September 19th for our first meeting of the 2012 / 2013 season. Our featured speaker was Florian Solzbacher, Director of the Toronto based Integran Technologies Inc. (Integran) has announced that it has received patent protection (US 8,247,050) for its vacuum tight, pore free, and tough electroplated nanometals for thermoplastic and composite parts. Under development for several years, Integran’s electroplated “Nanovate™” metals allow customers with thermoplastic parts to not only benefit from the added strength and stiffness these metals bring, but also keep gases and liquids from penetrating the parts. Designers can now also look at using composites for creating vacuum tight products such as pressure vessels, and hydraulic actuator rods and cylinders with a surface that is as durable as a hardened tool steel. This technology is also an essential part of Integran’s programs to make durable, low thermal expansion lay-up molds for aerospace composite manufacturing. For more information, visit: http://www.integran.com. Tygavac Advanced Materials Ltd. announces that in early 2013 they will be relocating to the Oldham Broadway Business Park, close to their current facility in Rochdale. Tygavac is part of the Airtech Advanced Materials Group, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials. The newly acquired 126,000 sq ft building on a 6 acre site forms part of Airtech’s worldwide commitment to support growth in the aerospace, wind power, automotive, marine, printed circuit board and general composite industries. For more information, visit: www.tygavac.co.uk. Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, announced a new project with Orbite Aluminae Inc. for two high temperature systems in series for conversion of aluminum chloride Orbite conducted on-site testing at Harper’s Technology Research Center in exploration of the best furnace design to support the 99.99%+ purity goal of their game-changing technology. The resulting two systems include a Rotary furnace for removing volatiles (calcination) and a higher temperature Vertical furnace for phase transformation. Orbite’s material loses 80% mass as hydrochloric acid and water during the processing. In consideration of the corrosive by-products and high purity requirement, the first system is designed with a quartz tube and the second system has an alumina tube as the contact surface with the powder. The systems will meet Orbite’s initial scale up goal for their existing plant construction, expanding from their current small batch furnace. Harper’s expertise in supporting customers during scale-up of advanced materials processing is part of its Ignite™ program. Orbite Aluminae Inc. is a Canadian clean tech company whose innovative technologies are setting the new standard for alumina production. Orbite’s technologies enable environmentally-neutral extraction of smelter-grade alumina (SGA), high-purity alumina (HPA) and high-value elements, including rare earths and metals, from a variety of sources such as aluminous clay and bauxite, without generating the toxic red mud residue that the traditional Bayer process produces. For more information, visit: info@harperintl.com. Utah Nanofabrication Laboratory. Dr. Solzbacher presented his work on solid state devices that operate in harsh environments. Vincent Bailey of the SAMPE Foundation spoke about support for STEM education. We also recognized the service of two retiring members: Kent Crookston, DATC faculty member, and Brent Strong, BYU Professor. Northwire, Inc. (NWI), has announced their inclusion to Inc. magazine’s 2012 list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. To support their rapid expansion, Northwire-NWI Lab 360 recently opened a professional sales engineering center to serve exponential growth in the Western U.S. Northwire-NWI Lab 360 is the premier partner for the design, manufacture and contract services of custom wire and cable technical products for diverse markets. NWI Lab 360 leverages professional certifications in Six Sigma®, Lean, Project Management and the American Society for Quality to optimize design, manufacturing and quality to achieve highest quality and the shortest lead times for any volume. For more information, visit: www.northwire.com. The M.F. Cachat Company has formed a strategic marketing and distribution arrangement with Associated Industries Inc. of Wichita, KS, Schibley Chemical Company of Elyria, OH, and Fiberglass Florida, Inc. of Rockledge, FL to sell and distribute PCCR USA, Inc. resins to the composites industry. We believe by leveraging the market knowledge, reputation, warehousing and logistic capabilities of each company in their respective region, we can more effectively deliver the value of the PCCR, USA, Inc. Polyester and Vinyl Ester product lines to our customers. For more information, visit: www.mfcachat.com. Ottobock HealthCare uses Umeco’s composite materials to produce prosthetic limbs (blades) for athletes around the world. Ottobock selected Umeco’s VTM®264 unidirectional carbon reinforced epoxy resin prepregs to manufacture the blades that athletes such as Heinrich Popow and Kelly Cartwright are using. VTM®264 is a toughened, 65 to 120°C curing, epoxy resin prepreg specifically developed for oven vacuum bag processing. It is an intermediate viscosity and tack prepreg suitable for full impregnation of light and medium weight unidirectional and woven reinforcements. Woven prepreg is being used for the upper section and unidirectional prepreg is being used to manufacture the blade section. For more information, visit: www.umeco.com. 38 SAMPE Journal, Volume 48, No. 6, November/December 2012 http://www.integran.com http://www.tygavac.co.uk http://www.northwire.com http://www.mfcachat.com http://www.umeco.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SAMPE Journal - November/December 2012

SAMPE Journal - November/December 2012
Contents
President’s Message
Technical Director’s Corner
SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender
Durability and Reliability of Large Composite Wind Turbine Blades
Corporate Partners
Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members
SAMPE 2013|Long Beach Call for Papers
Materials & Products
SAMPE LinkedIn Communities
SAMPE Upcoming Events
SAMPE Proceedings
Perspectives
Europe News & Views
SAMPE Europe’s SEICO 2013, Paris, France
Polyurethane Composites for Wind Turbine Blades
Industry News
The SAMPE Foundation
Tech Tidbits
Performance Drivers with Glass Fiber Composites for Wind Turbine Blades
SAMPE Tech 2013|Wichita, KS Call for Papers
Advertiser’s Index
Resource Center
SAMPE Membership Application
SAMPE Books & CD’s Order Form
Industry Events Calendar
Statement to Record Ownership

SAMPE Journal - November/December 2012