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Norwegian hydrogen storage specialist Hexagon Purus has signed a long-term agreement with a European bus manufacturer to supply hydrogen tanks for the customer’s next generation of 12- and 18-meter fuel cell buses. Hexagon Purus does not name the OEM. However, the Norwegians specify that it is an existing customer and that the supply contract has exclusive status. The hydrogen tanks destined for the bus manufacturer will be manufactured in the Hexagon Purus plant at its German subsidiary in Kassel. The deliveries are scheduled for the period from 2021 to 2024. The Norwegian company puts the value of the order at around 30 million euros, whereby this sum already includes some deliveries made in the current year. Specifically, storage systems are to be the subject of the contract, which will include the lightweight Type 4 cylinder from Hexagon Purus, which, according to the manufacturer, “enables a range of 350 kilometers”. Michael Kleschinski, Executive Vice President of Hexago...

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  Zoltek Companies, Inc., the global leader in industrial-grade carbon fiber, has announced it is expanding its carbon fiber production capacity again at the facility located in Guadalajara, Mexico. This 6,000 MT expansion in Mexico will start production in early 2023 and will add to the 6,000 MT expansion recently completed in 2021. By expanding operations again in Mexico, Zoltek will increase its North American carbon fiber capacity to 20,000MT.   Zoltek’s global carbon fiber production capacity will increase to 35,000MT, making it the largest carbon fiber supplier in the world. Zoltek continues its mission to commercialize carbon fiber and increase its position as the global leader in industrial-grade carbon fiber.  Zoltek has dedicated 100% of its global capacity to establish the standard for large-scale industrial applications such as wind energy and automotive. “Demand for our industrial-grade carbon fiber in energy and transportation applications continue...

BactiBlock will be present as an exhibitor at the Foam Expo Europe fair, which will take place from November 9 to 11 in Stuttgart. The BactiBlock team is looking forward to meeting with its current and potential clients again to continue launching new projects and discovering applications. Application in Various Sectors BactiBlock additives, in their two technologies (clay base and polyphosphate base), have demonstrated the durability of their antimicrobial properties in different polymers, which have been subjected to accelerated aging treatments by humidity and UV light. Among many other applications, BactiBlock antimicrobial additives can be applied in various types of polymeric foams, used in innumerable applications. Some of the sectors in which our current clients are applying their foams are the medical sector, the automotive sector, the furniture sector, the production of sports equipment, etc. Foam Expo Europe is the most important event in the foam industry in Europe...

  📢It's Story-Time!📢 Let's talk about a pioneer jet engine that used carbon fiber composites in 1969! During the mid-sixties, both aircraft and engine manufacturers were in the process of updating their products from those of the initial jet era. There were new large aircraft that needed more powerful and economical engines. Three engine manufacturers were looking at these new requirements. General Electric started with its TF-39 (developed into the CF-6), and Pratt and Whitney were developing their JT9D to address the USAF Very Large Transport competition requirements. Ironically, the JT9D and Boeing were the losing designs, however, out of these grew the 747 air-frame and engine combination. During research into a basic design for the long-term development of the company, Rolls-Royce determined that if they could develop a three spool engine then they would be able to match the air mass flow better to the compressors, provide superior fuel consumption and a much better path...

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Research conducted by UN COMTRADE and InTEXive revealed that in 2018, show that 4 countries (China, Bangladesh, France, and India) are responsible for more than 60% of the global vegetable fibers (excluding cotton) production! The world's consumption of natural (also known as “vegetable” fibers since they are derived from plants such as hemp and flax) fibers that can be used as a reinforcement for composites totaled $4.3 billion in 2018, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3% from 2010-2018. This low growth rate is a strong indicator that the market is not growing as quickly as anticipated, and raises a valid concern: What’s holding NFCs back? In other words, what are the barriers to the adoption of NFCs in the numerous applications of composite materials? If you to learn more about this topic check out this article by Composites World => https://lnkd.in/eBecgc5c