Two new sources of wind-turbine fabrics.Fabricators of composite wind-turbine blades will soon have two additional sources of glass fabrics. One is a joint venture of PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, and Devold AMT See vPro. AS, a Norwegian reinforcements supplier that is part of Hexagon Composites ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and . The new company, called PPG-Devold, will use Devold technology to make stitched multiaxial Mul`ti`ax´i`al a. 1. (Biol.) Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; - opposed to monoaxial nt>. and unidirectional reinforcement fabrics for wind blades at PPG's fiberglass plant in Shelby, N.C. The transaction is expected to close early this year. PPG PPG Points Per Game (basketball player statistic) PPG Power Play Goals (hockey) PPG Planning Policy Guidance (UK) PPG Programmable Pulse Generator PPG Power Puff Girls : (412) 434-3131 * www.ppg.com Meanwhile, fiberglass supplier Ahlstrom Oy of Finland is building its first U.S. plant in Darlington, S.C., which will produce knits and multilayer fabrics for wind energy and marine uses, and later for transportation. The plant will open early this year. Ahlstrom has an office in Windsor Locks, Conn. Tel: (860) 654-8300 * www.ahlstrom.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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