Windpower Engineering and Development published an article today titled, 'High-performance fiberglass allows longer and lighter blades' regarding a new glass fiber that is being use ...
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Filed under: Current Industry News, Material Tags: e-glass fiber fiberglass glass hiper-tex w2020 windblades
New Glass Fiber - Stronger and Lighter
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Roark's Formulas - Invaluable
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, by Warren C. Young and Richard G. Budynas, 7th edition, is a must have for any design engineer ...
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Boron - Serbian Mining Update
Small amounts of boron are used in the production of E-glass fibers, which is widely used in the production of industrial fiberglass products. Today's ...
Filed under: Material Tags: fiber fiberglass filament glass industrial mat material-2 plastic reinforced roving veil winding
Glass Fibers used in Industrial Fiberglass Equipment
If you are just getting familiar with industrial fiberglass here are the basics on glass fiber types and when they are used.
Surfacing Veil versus ...
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New MacBook Air with Fiberglass?
Although this is way outside of our industry it's fun to see other uses of fiberglass that we can relate to. The New MacBook ...
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Wikipedia - Fiberglass
Wikipedia is not a good source of information for industrial fiberglass news however it can be a starting point for anyone learning the basics about ...
Filed under: Current Industry News, Material Tags: cobalt ester fiberglass material-2 poly resin thermoset vinyl
Cobalt - Alternatives for the Future
Cobalt or CoNap, is short for Cobalt Naphthenate. CoNap is used at 6%, 12% or 21% concentrations when promoting vinyl ester and Poly ester thermoset ...
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STYRENE - 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC)
Composites World has a great article on 'Styrene: Issues and Implications' it's history and the pros and cons of listing on the 12th RoC ...
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A Great Composites News Resource
A great resources for composites information and news, Composites World covers all composites so you may have to search a little for industrial fiberglass news ...
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Training for Fiberglass Repair and Design
Abaris Composite Training, is a great resource for training in design and repair of composites. Abaris has courses in all types of composites including courses ...
