4. Process developments
In order to maintain the competitiveness of this process, several avenues of improvement are being actively pursued: although more or less interdependent, they are presented separately below.
4.1 Changes to make work less arduous
We're talking here about the physical aspects of the equipment, in particular the gun: its mass, reactions in the hand during operating mode transitions between rest and spray position, between spraying resin alone and resin with reinforcements. Handling of the gun is also affected by the stiffness of the fluid supply hoses and their point of arrival on the gun. The ergonomics of the controls must also be taken into account. Guns generally have an aluminum body, cast, forged or machined from solid to combine strength and lightness....
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Bibliography
Events
JEC international trade show, Paris: held every year in late March/early April at Porte de Versailles. The largest trade show dedicated to composite materials, bringing together producers, processors and suppliers.
Composites Europe, Germany: every autumn (for the past 6 years).
Standards and norms
- Réservoirs et récipients en PRV pour applications hors sol. La partie 3 concerne le calcul des structures. - NF EN 13121 1-4 - Mai 2004
Regulations
Installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement ICPE. Regulations and nomenclature in force under the French Environment Code.
http://installationsclassees.ecologie.gouv.fr
European Directive N˚ 1999/13/EC of March 11, 1999 and its amendment Directive N˚ 2008/112/EC of December 16, 2008 on...
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Manufacturers- Suppliers- Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Aplicator, Mölnlycke, Sweden (guns and/or machines for manual operation) http://www.aplicator.se
Armour Engineering, Washington, UK (automated systems) : ROBOSPRAY® and ROBOTRIM® http://www.armour-engineering.com
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