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News Release from: Reed Exhibitions Deutschland (COMPOSITES)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 June 2007
Handling and processing composites
structures
The Composites Europe trade fair will update visitors on ways of handling and processing composites in boat-building, construction, vehicle manufacturing and aerospace industries.
Today, the technical possibilities for the production of high-quality boats and yachts have attained a standard that would have seemed impossible only a few years ago Fibre-reinforced composites have long since succeeded in boat and yacht building
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The focus of the trade show and its accompanying forum will be on fibre-reinforced composites which, as highly advanced and promising materials, are not only used in boatbuilding but also in vehicle construction, in the aerospace industry, the building sector and the electronics industry.
The fair will display the entire value creation chain of the composites industry - from the raw material to semi-finished products, finished and intermediate products to processing technology and services.
Even at this early stage, Composites Europe has already developed into Germany's biggest trade fair for the composites industry.
* Germany - leader in composite construction - Germany is Europe's biggest market for composites and at the same time the leading nation in boat building in Europe.
Against the background of continuing strong demand, German shipyards and boat builders have full order books at present.
This is due, not least, to the high technical standards and the comprehensive product know-how of German high-tech shipyards.
Germany as a shipbuilding location is further strengthened by an innovative parts supplier industry for shipbuilding which employs a workforce of some 70,000 in Germany alone.
* Trade visitors from the industry - Composites Europe reflects the significance of this material for the yacht and boat building industry.
In 2006, one in six visitors (17%) to Composites Europe came from the shipbuilding sector.
Whether glass, carbon or polyester fibre reinforced plastics, spray fibres, mats or fabrics, core materials and prepregs: once more, Composites Europe offers the industry a comprehensive overview and a direct comparison between materials and production processes.
Composites Europe specifically addresses application industries and is oriented towards the requirements of small and medium-sized companies.
Organisers of Composites Europe are Reed Exhibitions Deutschland and its partners, the European Composite Industries Association EuCIA, as well as the international trade magazine 'Reinforced Plastics'.
A total of 250 international exhibitors are expected.
From the boat and yacht building sector, firm bookings have already been received from Gaugler and Lutz, one of the leading suppliers of core materials, IFC-Composite, Nidaplast Honeycombs, Colbond and Vosschemie.
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