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New glass UD fabric for rotor blades

Saertex, headquartered in Saerbeck, Germany, has developed a new glass-fibre reinforcement material.

16th May 2018

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Saerbeck

Civil Engineering

Saertex has developed a new glass-fibre reinforcement material for the production of wind-turbine rotor blades. © SaertexSaertex, headquartered in Saerbeck, Germany, has developed a new glass-fibre reinforcement material for the production of wind-turbine rotor blades.

The unidirectional high-strength fabric achieves tensile strengths that are up to 20% higher than other materials and in addition, the process of laying-up the fabric in the component without wrinkles is significantly improved, shortening the lay-up time.

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