A comprehensive collection of product announcements provided by companies.
SparPreg, featuring Airstream coating technology, is a specialized prepreg developed by Gurit to enable the economic manufacture of high-quality unidirectional (UD) wind blade spar caps using advanced glass and carbon fibers.
Cutting tool for wind turbine manufacturersWINDPOWER 2012 was the stage for the North American debut of Seco Tools Inc.’s new 335.25 Disc Milling Cutter.
Sanders for wind blade finishingDynabrade introduced at WINDPOWER 2012 a new series of air-powered vacuum disc sanders.
Integrated laser projector/flatbed cutterAt WINDPOWER 2012, Gerber Technology announced that it has integrated its computer-controlled flatbed cutting systems and CAD nesting software with subsidiary Virtek Vision International’s laser projection technology to automate nesting, cutting and...
Fiber-reinforced core materialsHaving acquired the core-related assets of WebCore Technologies, Milliken announced at WINDPOWER 2012 that it has consolidated vertically fiber-reinforced cores into WebCore’s former TYCOR brand.
Remotely operated wind blade inspection systemIn booth space shared with Howard Grote & Sons, Helical Robotics LLC demonstrated for WINDPOWER 2012 attendees its HR-1000LL portable climbing robot, which can provide remotely operated blade inspection.
Comoldable blade root bushing inserts for infused turbine bladesAs part of Denmark’s Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP), pultruder Fiberline Composites conducted the Innovative Blade Root Joint program and has developed an Integrated Pultruded Bushing Insert, comprising glass fiber ...
Protective coating for wind blade surface remediationEngineered by Howard Grote & Sons for rapid repair of aging wind blades, trademarked Bladeskin coating technology was offered to the wind-blade repair market at WINDPOWER 2012.
Glass fiber for automotive, wind applications3B-the fibreglass co. spotlighted MF 01 ER (Eco-Responsible), a powder grade of Advantex milled fibers.
Epoxy resins for wind blade productionAmong the new products unveiled by Momentive Performance Materials Inc., the resin manufacturer formerly known as Hexion, was a new line of epoxy resin systems for wind turbine blades.