Research center for carbon fiber blades

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Excerpt: Low-cost carbon fiber for industrial applications, including advanced wind turbine blades, is one goal for an expanding chemical company. Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., says it will expand its renewable and alternative energy reach in the state thanks to more than $108 million in business tax cre …

Free equipment for manufacturing composite blades

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Excerpt: The manufacturer of large-scale and mobile fabric impregnators is looking for a turbine blade-manufacturing company interested in using, at no obligation, a fabric impregnator engineered to manufacture the blades. The equipment, from Magnum Venus Plastech, Kent, Wash., has been used to make larg …

Research center for carbon fiber blades

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Excerpt: Low-cost carbon fiber for industrial applications, including advanced wind turbine blades, is the goal for an expanding chemical company. Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., says it will expand its renewable and alternative energy reach in the state thanks to more than $108 million in business tax cre …

Taller towers—from composites?

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Excerpt: The University of Dayton Research Institute says it has been awarded $270,000 to design and test fiberglass and resin materials and structures for towers to support wind turbines. The award comes from Ohio’s technology-supporting Third Frontier program. UDRI researchers are responding to the wind- …

Simple and Smart FAA Lighting

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Excerpt: The L350-864G is the result of thousands of installations worldwide in the wind-energy market, says its developer. The company adds that the 33- lb warning light is the best in class, first in reliability, easiest to install, and provides the lowest cost of ownership. Some highlights of the L350-864 …

Non-Halogen Flame Retardant Material Adds More

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Excerpt: Estane X-1425 thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) delivers lower smoke generation. The material is intended for wire and cable jacketing in nonhalogen flame retardant applications. The industry is placing greater emphasis on the development of new compounds that produce lower smoke and higher Limited O …

Long and Wide CNC Machine Blades

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Excerpt: The third generation of a multi-processing equipment, RAPA G3, reduces the machining and finishing time spent on large parts, such as turbine blades. The robotic machine-tool supports a variety of tasks such as scanning, measuring and inspection, and cutting. Tools include spray heads, water-jet cut …

Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension

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Excerpt: Wind turbine OEMs provide plenty of guidelines and instructions for tightening the bolts on their equipment. Each bolt gets a prescribed torque or tension. Bolts that fasten tower flanges, for instance, are often tightened to 2065 ft-lb. while foundation bolts are assigned a particular tension. Tens …

Tight or Not, This Bolt Tells

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Excerpt: The VLI or Visual Load Indicator is a tension indicator built into the head of a bolt or stud. Reading the dial tells whether or not the bolt has reached its proper fastener load. If the bright yellow tension indicator stripe is hidden on the black face, clamp load remains assured within ±5%. If th …

Free washer catalog shows 24,000 nonstandard possibilities

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Excerpt: A 2010 Washer Catalog features an increased selection of 24,000 non-standard flat washer and spacer sizes available without tooling charges. The complimentary catalog from Boker’s Inc, Minneapolis, provides easy reference to available washers and spacers, which include ODs from 0.08 to 5.140 in. a …