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Bayer composites develops energy efficient windows

24 Sep '13

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Finally, the parts – possibly after further machining by grinding, milling or drilling – are integrated into the window or facade elements. Working with polyurethane systems generally enables higher production speeds than with alternative matrix materials such as polyester, vinyl esters or epoxy resins.

Further potential applications from transport to wind power

The possibilities for polyurethane pultrudates do not end with their use in windows and facades, however. Highly promising applications also exist in the transport sector, where, compared with metal, they exhibit very good mechanical properties and lower weight. Other examples include infrastructure projects such as bridge construction and utility poles. Because of their high breaking resistance and wear resistance, U-shaped sections made from pultrudate are used for the construction of industrial facilities.

Bayer MaterialScience will showcase a glass fiber-reinforced rotor blade for a wind turbine at the K 2013 plastics fair. In this case, the special polyurethane resin developed by the company for this application is processed using the vacuum infusion process.

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