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SP - High Modulus exhibits at Monaco Yacht Show
SP - High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, will be exhibiting at the Monaco Yacht Show in September.
Last week's top 3 stories
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
Airborne receives €9 million from Holland Private Equity
Airborne International BV has attracted a €9 million investment from Holland Private Equity to accelerate the growth of the company. The funds will be used to build a dedicated manufacturing facility for the production of thermoplastic composite tubulars for the oil and gas industry.
Largest ocean energy device installed in US waters operates successfully
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a developer of river and ocean energy technology, says its Beta Power System has generated grid-compatible power from tidal currents at its site in Cobscook Bay, Eastport, Maine, USA. The company says this is the largest ocean energy device ever installed in US waters.

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Reinforced Plastics newscast, 30 March 2010
Amanda Jacob previews the contents of the March/April issue of Reinforced Plastics magazine, which is published this week.
Weekly Podcast: Wave and tidal in the UK: 2GW by 2020?
It's a widely held view that wave and tidal has great potential, but that it is still an R&D industry only now starting to deploy demonstration projects. So how can we ramp up the various technologies? Renewable Energy Focus reports back from the Wave and Tidal 2010 event, organised by RenewableUK (formerly BWEA).
Reinforced Plastics newscast, 1 March 2010
Amanda Jacob reviews the ACMA's Composites 2010 trade show, highlights some of the latest news, and introduces Reinforced Plastics' JEC preview.
Weekly podcast: 10 MW offshore wind turbine to be erected
Norwegian company Sway will erect a 10 MW prototype offshore wind turbine for testing. Find out more in this week's news podcast.

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COMPOSITES EUROPE 2010
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 18 August 2010
The COMPOSITES EUROPE 2010 trade show takes place on 14-16 September in Essen, Germany. COMPOSITES EUROPE is now in its fifth year. The exhibition is organised by Reed Exhibitions, supported by the E...
tags: Composites, Europe, Essen
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Solar powered transport and composites
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 15 July 2010
Fossil fuels still account for the vast majority of the world’s energy consumption, but the search for pollution-free, sustainable alternatives is stepping up considerably. In the transport sect...
tags: solar, transport, power, composites, PlanetSolar, Solar Impulse, carbon fibre
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Cars and carbon fibre
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 20 May 2010
The use of carbon fibre composites in cars is gaining momentum as both BMW and Mercedes Benz further plans to use the material in their vehicles. BMW announced a joint venture with German carbon fibr...
tags: carbon fibre, cars, composites, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Daimler
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Optimism and innovation at JEC 2010
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 16 April 2010
This year's JEC will probably be best remembered for the travel chaos which ensued on the last day following closure of European air space due to volcanic ash from Iceland. But this year's event shoul...
tags: Composites, JEC
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Greener cars = more composites?
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 March 2010
Reports from the Geneva motor show taking place this week have highlighted the launch of numerous 'green' cars. It seems that most of the major players have been showcasing their take on an electric o...
tags: green, composites, electric cars
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Features

Composites put wind in the sails of all kinds of vessels
Until recently, the marine industry has shown little interest in the composites engineering software tools developed in other industries. Shipyards are now showing a growing interest in adopting a more productive and sophisticated composite engineering process in order to enhance their competitiveness. Dr Olivier Guillermin, Director of Product and Market Strategy at VISTAGY Inc discusses how engineering software can help companies improve their productivity.
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Carbon composite materials in modern yacht building
A catamaran built almost entirely from lightweight, high strength carbon fibres is set to circumnavigate the globe using solar power alone. Jürgen Klimke, Sales Director Europe, and Daniel Rothmann, Manager Technical Sales, SGL Technologies GmbH, discuss the PlanetSolar project.
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Sandwich structures deliver core benefits
New and innovative core materials are adding design freedom, cost efficiency and other desirable qualities to composite sandwich structures, along with high strength, stiffness and optimised weight. Richard Stewart reports on new developments and an expanding range of applications for sandwich composites.
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The use of structural methacrylate adhesives in the bonding of thermoplastics and composite materials
The use of adhesives in industry has increased significantly in recent years, but with the development of methacrylate technology the advance of structural adhesives has seen improvements in manufacturing techniques in many markets.

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Laser bond inspection
Concerned about adhesive bond strength or coating adhesion? Laser bond inspection may be the solution your company is looking for. Download an overview of this new technique and its applications now.
Building on the advantages of composites in construction
Construction is one of the largest markets for composites globally. This Reinforced Plastics feature reports on trends in composites in construction and innovative applications utilising FRP materials.
Marine composites - drawbacks and successes
Reinforced Plastics reports from a conference on marine and offshore composites held by the Royal Institute of Naval Architects.
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