KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 22, 2010 - Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) will host a second training seminar for the wind energy market on October 27th and 28th. This CCPU event entitled, "Composites in Wind II", will be held at CCP's Technology Center located in Kansas City, Missouri. CCP and Composites One, as well as other industry leaders, will conduct class room tutorials and product demonstrations.

Over 70 professionals from the wind energy industry attended the last seminar in February. This latest course has been added to the CCPU composites training schedule because of the overwhelming success from this first class. Topics covered will include best practices for wind blade manufacturing, new composite materials and techniques for repair. Specialists in composite materials, processing methods and application equipment will lead workshops and seminars.

Here are just a few of the comments from attendees at February's event:

"The training at the Composites in Wind Energy laid a firm foundation for building my knowledge of composites materials" Robert Kane , TPI Composites

"Compared to the myriad of conferences for the wind market, this was far and away more informative, instructive and as a forum�open!!!", Josh Crayton, Rope Partner

Todd Blanton,Heartland Energy Solutions, said "we used the training from an earlier CCPU tooling class to build our blade molds for our start-up in 2009. We came back to this one to learn more about Epovia vinyl ester resins"

"I learned some great things that I am taking back to our nacelle plant to implement", Michelle Jones, Wasuaukee Composites, Cuba City Division.

Along with the opportunity for industry networking, a few of the key areas to be discussed during these hands-on sessions included Wind Blade Design, CCP's latest Epovia Vinyl Ester Technologies, Reinforcement Selection, abrasion control through Hybrid Coating Technology, and CCP's newly introduced Structural Bonding products.

Quality products and superior technical service have made Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) an international leader in the composites industry. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., CCP has manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. CCP affiliate companies include Composites One, Cray Valley, Reacciones Quimicas, and Progress Plastics among others.
By Travis Irvin, Composites Technical Service at Cook Composites and Polymers

 8 juli 2010
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bron: brabantreporter.nl

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Entry Deadline Countdown at 30 Days for The Composite App Challenge

Launched in April 2010,
The Composite App Challenge is offering US$250,000 in awards to help address some of society’s pressing issues in four categories – infrastructure durability, fuel efficiency, renewable energy and protection from harm. Participants can submit applications or ideas through the competition Web site until Aug. 15, 2010 (www.occompositeappchallenge.com).

Winners will be announced in February 2011, at the show hosted by ACMA (American Composites Manufacturers Association). If you don’t have an application or idea to enter yourself, spread the word and encourage others to participate.

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