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www.reinforcedplastics.com 13REINFORCEDplastics NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013
Scot & Fyfe adds new multiaxial
reinforcement fabrics
Reis Robotics delivers
preform system
Momentive collaborates on
automotive composites
REIS ROBOTICS has delivered a
preform system to the ZLP
Center for Lightweight Produc-
tion Technology, Germany, as
part of a project to automate
the manufacture of carbon fi bre
reinforced plastic (CFRP)
components.
The ZLP in Stade performs
research for the aerospace,
automotive, and wind energy
industries. One of its projects
(EVo - RTM-Processing for Net
Shaped Parts in High Quantities)
involves the development of
a fully automated resin transfer
moulding (RTM) process for
the production of CFRP
The preform system from Reis Robotics.
components in high volumes.
The EVo-process chain consists of
sub-systems: ply preparation;
preforming area; preform fi ne
trimming; RTM press; curing
oven; and master control system.
The Reis system automates
several process steps and by
means of robots, connects the
preform process to the
preceding materials supply stage
and the following RTM process.
Reis Robotics, headquartered in
Obernburg, Germany, specialises
in turnkey automation systems.
Reis Robotics;
www.reisrobotics.de
A NEW COLLABORATIVE research
agreement between Momentive
Specialty Chemicals Inc and the
Fraunhofer Project Center for
Composites Research at Western
University, London, Ontario, will
focus on mass production
technologies for composites for
the automotive market.
Momentive, headquartered in
Columbus, Ohio, USA, is a
supplier of thermoset resins for
the composites industry. The
Fraunhofer Project Center (FPC)
is a not-for-profi t partnership
between Western University and
the Fraunhofer Society, and is
Europe’s largest R&D organisation
for composite materials and their
associated manufacturing
technologies. The FPC at Western
University is expected to make
London, Ontario, a leading site for
the development of lightweight
composites for transportation,
building materials and renewable
energy applications.
“This partnership makes new
processes such as HP-RTM or
D-SMC lines much more
accessible to the North
American automotive industry as
both the state-of-the-art systems
and equipment will be available,”
says Rich Myers, chief tech-
nology offi cer, Momentive
Specialty Chemicals. “The
company will also use the
Fraunhofer Project Center’s
facility and equipment for its
own independent research and
product development with
customers.”
Momentive Specialty Chemicals;
www.momentive.com
Fraunhofer; www.fraunhofer.de
SCOTT & FYFE has launched a
new range of multiaxial
reinforcement fabrics. The
company adds that the new
range of textiles is an enhance-
ment to its existing product
range, which will now include a
wide variety of multiaxial fabrics,
such as unidirectional, biaxial,
triaxial and quadraxial fabrics
produced from a range of
technical fi bres including E-glass,
S-glass and aramid.
Scott & Fyfe, headquartered in
Scotland, says that it will
continue to optimise the design
of its products to tackle specifi c
challenges such as drape, resin
fl ow, air entrapment and surface
fi nish to provide the closed
moulding industry with higher
performance products that
process effi ciently.
Paul McMullan, business manager
for Scott & Fyfe Composites said:
“The introduction of this product
range is in response to growing
customer demand for us to
supply these products in
combination with a strong desire
to grow our presence in key
market segments such as marine,
wind energy and automotive.”
“Stitch-bonded fabrics are a core
competence of Scott & Fyfe,
having sold more than 1 billion
m2 in the last 15 years.”
Scott & Fyfe; www.scott-fyfe.com
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