Reinforced

CDI – prepreg technology partner

Century Design Inc (CDI) has been developing processing equipment for the composites industry for over 50 years. We spoke to the company’s president Keith McConnell about the latest trends in prepreg...

Wind power – emerging markets drive growth

According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)’s latest statistics, the global wind power industry is set to experience average annual growth rates of about 8% for the next five years, but with a...

Siemens unveils 75 m wind turbine blade

Siemens has produced the first batch of its new 75 m long wind turbine rotor blades, which it claims are the world’s longest. We take a look.

Composite Processing

Thermosetting resins – an introduction

Thermosetting resins are the most widely used resins in composites. Here we introduce their characteristics and properties.

JEC Europe 2012 – show preview

This year’s JEC exhibition takes place on 27-29 March in Paris. In this preview Reinforced Plastics takes a look at some of the developments on display.

Enhanced glass reinforcements for wind turbine blade manufacture

Reinforced Plastics asked Onur Tokgoz, Wind Energy Global Business Leader at 3B-the fibreglass company, about the company’s activities in the wind energy market and its new glass reinforcement for...