Infrastructure
Composite buildings go monocoque
Superior protection from the elements plus fast, affordable installation and maintenance have quickly made Orenco Composites’ DuraFiber buildings an attractive choice for water and wastewater, communications, transportation and power industry outbuildings.
Read MoreUniversity of Sheffield researchers to drive structural health monitoring in U.K. infrastructure
The £7.7 million program, ROSEHIPS, anticipates exploitation of machine learning, sensing and digital twin technology for automated health monitoring in infrastructure, such as bridges, telecoms masts and wind turbines.
Read MoreRefurbishing bridges at half the time, cost versus replacement
Instead of demolishing and rebuilding bridges, SUREbridge doubles the strength and durability of existing structures with an FRP deck for a smart, sustainable solution.
Read MoreDura Composites, Anderton Concrete provide single-source access to concrete trenching, GRP lid solutions
U.K. energy and infrastructure customers gain technical engineering support and local supply of durable precast concrete trenches and pultruded GRP trough lid offerings.
Read MoreRe-Wind Network successfully installs repurposed wind blade pedestrian bridge
The Ireland-based, five-meter-long BladeBridge solution has undergone extensive materials and mechanical testing to ensure application suitability.
WatchFibrolux supports Polish bridge with custom pultruded deck beams
More than 16 kilometers of fiberglass-pultruded profiles double Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge capacity and upgrade its durability.
Read MoreDaher lays the cornerstone for Shap’in composite aerostructures innovation center
Based in the Nantes, France region, the Shap’in TechCenter combines R&D and a production plant within a single facility, capitalizing on Daher’s composites expertise.
Read MoreRe-Wind Network releases repurposed blade design catalog
Re:Wind Design fall catalog presents designs and details of structures and products developed from EOL wind blades, as well as the research team’s services for those interested in repurposing their own.
Read MoreAnmet installs first recycled wind turbine blade-based pedestrian bridge
Polish recycling company Anmet and partner GP Renewables Group aim to repurpose decommissioned composite wind turbine blades for infrastructure and consumer products.
Read MoreSaudi Aramco inaugurates first GFRP rebar production facility
A joint venture between Pultron and IKK now has a dedicated facility, IKK Mateenbar, to manufacture and supply corrosion-free fiberglass rebar for infrastructure projects in Saudia Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa.
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