As part of the project, Fraunhofer IFAM not only started up a specially designed new low-pressure plasma plant for web material, but also developed plasma processes which can be used to apply an ...

Pre-treatment-free coatable demonstrator of a rotor blade shell segment protected by the Peel Plas release film. Photo Credit, all images: Fraunhofer IFAM Within the joint project OptiBlade, ...

This experiment will solve a current technological gap by developing a smart “digital twin” that optimises the curing process in blade manufacturing. Funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency & ...

Perseus Materials is reinventing composites manufacturing as it is currently known. Perseus Materials wants to build bigger, faster, anywhere. They are developing and applying a proprietary composite ...

Hill helicopter’s main rotor blade is a complex amalgamation of CFRP, GFRP, unidirectional and biaxial materials that is cured in a single process. Source (All Images) | Hill Helicopters Helicopter ...

Researchers have successfully leveraged robotic assistance in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, allowing for the elimination of difficult working conditions for humans and the potential to ...

VEC Technology LLC, which is 92% owned by boat builder Genmar Holdings Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), announced its patented composites processing technology, already well-established in the boat-building ...

LYON—Metal component supplier Mecachrome is refining the production process of the low-pressure turbine blades it is manufacturing for the CFM International Leap engine, CEO Christian Cornille says.

UAVOS, a leader in UAS and stratospheric programs, reports the completion of a new production run of advanced composite main rotor blades tailored for unmanned helicopter platforms. Composite rotor ...

Iowa production line can recover and divert from landfills polymer materials from 30,000 tons of blades per year, Regen Fiber says. “Our process recycles 100 percent of the wind turbine blade, ...