Finnish composites manufacturer Exel Composites (Vantaa) has secured a new project with Chinese automotive manufacturer Foton Bus and Coach Co. (Beijing) to supply pultruded glass fiber composite profiles. Per the agreement, signed in February 2024, the glass fiber profiles will be manufactured locally in China, and will be used to reduce the maintenance requirements and weight of Foton’s vehicles, due to composites’ corrosion resistant and lightweight properties. Additionally, the geometric design flexibility of composites will enable wider structural engineering possibilities than traditional metals, such as steel and aluminum.Foton Bus and Coach Co., a subsidiary of BAIC, manufactures a wide range of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses, vans and construction vehicles. In line with industry trends, Foton has shifted its focus to electric and hydrogen vehicle manufacturing, particularly in the bus and coach sector.Exel Composites will produce a series of structural composite profiles for many different bus models. These profiles, including fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) side panels, skirt panels and fake roofs, are manufactured using pultrusion technology with glass fiber. They offer greater tensile strength and durability while reducing density by 30%, compared to traditional aluminum profiles.“Exel’s profiles improve our design process in ways that are only achievable with composite materials,” highlights Mr. He, head of group R&D for Foton Bus and Coach Co. “The geometric possibilities are key for complex-shaped structural components, and the weight savings of fiberglass compared to aluminum reduces strain on both the chassis and the battery. What’s more, composite panels don’t rust and can last for decades.”Kathy Wang, executive VP for industrial solutions business unit at Exel Composites, notes that Exel has refined its pultrusion manufacturing process over many decades, achieving complex geometric profiles that match the strength of traditional aluminum, while remaining light in weight. “At the same time, the finished profile has a smooth surface finish, which eliminates the need for further processing,” Wang says. “Furthermore, unlike aluminum extrusions, which are limited to 0.3 meter in width and require multiple connections for larger panels, our composite profiles can extend up to 1.2 meters wide and 12 meters long. This ensures structural integrity and solidarity.”Exel Composites can also use pultrusion for applications including interior air ducts, luggage racks, side shields and flooring, as well as pull-winding for small-diameter tubes, further reducing the energy consumption and weight of buses.
Tianjin Boeing, established in 1999, is Boeing’s first joint venture in China and is responsible for the production of high-quality civil aviation composite parts. The factory has manufactured more than 1.8 million products to date and supports all Boeing commercial aircraft models in production, including the 737 MAX, 767, 777 and 787.Dan Park, general manager of Boeing Tianjin, said: “With the completion of the latest expansion project, Boeing Tianjin will continue its successful development and prepare for even greater achievements in the future. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Boeing Tianjin team; it is their outstanding performance and professionalism that have enabled us to achieve this milestone.”The expanded facility provides more production space and includes a number of amenities, including upgraded offices and conference rooms, a new employee canteen, underground parking and a fitness center. The new factory also incorporates the latest environmentally friendly building concepts, including the use of solar power generation in daily operations, a wastewater and rainwater recycling system, factory-wide LED lighting and toilet water-saving facilities. Boeing Tianjin has applied for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum and gold certification for its office buildings and workshops respectively.Boeing's Tianjin composite plantBoeing has enjoyed a civil aviation partnership with China for more than half a century, supporting the safe and vigorous development of China’s civil aviation industry. Today, Boeing aircraft are the main model of China’s passenger and cargo aviation system. Since China received the first batch of 707 aircraft in 1973, Boeing has delivered more than 2,000 aircraft to Chinese users.Currently, more than 10,000 Boeing aircraft flying around the world use parts and components made in China. Boeing’s operations in China directly contribute more than US$ 1.5 billion to the Chinese economy annually, including through procurement from multiple suppliers, joint venture revenue, operational activities, training, and R&D investments for the sustainable development of the civil aviation industry.
China is projected to make about 100 space launch missions this year, setting a new record for the country, according to information released at a press conference on Monday.The launches include the maiden flight from China's first commercial spacecraft launch site, in addition to more satellite lift-offs to form constellations, according to the press conference.China's first commercial spacecraft launch site is now under construction in the city of Wenchang, in south China's island province of Hainan.The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the country's rocket series developer and the leading force of the country's space industry, released the 2023 blue book of China aerospace science and technology at the same press conference.The CASC is scheduled to make nearly 70 space launch missions, putting over 290 spacecraft into space this year. It will implement the first flight tasks of Long March-12, and complete two cargo spaceship missions, two crewed launch missions, and two crewed return missions for China's space station.The Long March-12 is China's first single-core stage liquid launch vehicle with a diameter of 3.8 meters. It has a two-stage configuration propelled by six liquid oxygen/kerosene engines.The new rocket is designed with a carrying capacity of not less than 10 tonnes in near-Earth orbit and not less than 6 tonnes in 700-km sun-synchronous orbit, which will improve the country's transport capability in low-orbit satellite constellations and sun-synchronous orbit.The Long March-12 will be launched in the country's first commercial spacecraft launch site.In the first half of this year, China is set to launch Queqiao-2, a relay satellite for communications between the far side of the moon and Earth, and the Chang'e-6 lunar probe, a mission to collect samples from the far side of the moon, the first of its kind in human history.Scientific instruments from France, Italy and the European Space Agency/Sweden will be onboard the lander of the Chang'e-6 mission, with a Pakistani payload on the orbiter, according to the China National Space Administration.A detection satellite for ocean salinity, an electromagnetic monitoring satellite and an astronomical probe co-developed by China and France are also on CASC's task list.In 2024, the CASC is planning to continuously promote the development of more than 200 spacecraft, including the new-generation near-Earth manned spacecraft, the Chang'e-7 lunar probe, the Tianwen-2 probe for asteroid sampling and the geostationary microwave probe satellite, according to the blue book.In 2023, China carried out 67 space launch missions, ranking second in the world after the U.S., and put 221 spacecraft into space, setting a record for China.
Wind power material supplier Swancor (Nantou, Taiwain) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with its partner Siemens Gamesa (Zamudio, Spain), solidifying its collaboration on recyclable wind turbine blades originally announced in July 2022. Starting in 2026, all resin supplied from Swancor to Siemens will be recyclable.Importantly, the partnership will strengthen Siemens’ RecyclableBlade production capacity. The RecyclableBlade is designed so that up to 95% of the blade’s raw materials can be separated and reused, advancing the company’s circular economy vision to make fully recyclable wind turbines by 2040. Some of these wind blade types have already been installed at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm.EzCiclo, Swancor’s recyclable epoxy resin, was invented in 2021 to solve the problem of thermoset resins’ non-recyclability. Currently, EzCiclo recyclable products in commercial circulation include 100-meter wind turbine blades, carbon fiber bicycles and shoe materials. Products undergoing testing encompass dry-type transformers, copper clad laminates (CCL) and EMC packaging materials.According to Niels Steenberg, chairman and managing director of Siemens Gamesa offshore for the Asia-Pacific. “The strategic cooperation between Siemens Gamesa and Swancor in recyclable blade resin is progressing steadily. At present, 20 pieces of recyclable blade resin have been manufactured in Denmark, and final product quality testing and certification are in progress. In the future, Swancor’s innovative technology to recycle the fiber and resin of the blades will us realize our vision of recycling all wind turbine units in Taiwan.”Swancor has already delivered resin for more than 600 Integralblades to Siemens Gamesa as of last year.
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