SAMPE Journal - November/December 2019 - 49

Mikrosam is launching new automation capabilities for filament winding of
compressed hydrogen (CHG) and compressed natural gas tanks (CNG) with a
contract to deliver one of the largest production lines for the automotive industry. The
complete line will include Mikrosam's multi-spindle filament winding (FW) machines
integrated with new innovative automation units to produce more than 60,000 tanks
annually. This contract with JSC DPO Plastic is a result of a two-year intensive
competitive design and bidding process.
Mikrosam will deliver to JSC DPO Plastik the latest and most advanced multispindle FW machines for wet and tow-preg winding featuring innovations for very
fast and precise winding of glass and carbon fibers. These multi-spindle machines are
designed to build various tanks between 40L and 350L capacity for storage of CNG and
CHG. In addition to Mikrosam's patented automated cut and restart system, doubledrive carriage for high speed, and high precision tow-preg winding, the FW equipment
features a unique original shaft design for pressure vessels. This system allows for
programmed and continuous control of pressure inside the tank liners during each
layer of winding. Additionally, during wet winding the resin mixing, delivery to resin
bath, and resin deposition on fibers is finely controlled. Together these features ensure
not only very fast, but also consistently very high quality of winding with optimal
material usage for each produced tank.
For more information visit www.mikrosam.com

COMPOSITES ONE
PRESENTED WITH 2018
PLATINUM AWARD
FROM GREAT WEST
CASUALTY COMPANY

Composites One LLC was presented
the Platinum Award by Great West
Casualty Company as part of the 2018
National Safety Awards Program.
This is the 17th consecutive year
that Composites One LLC has been
named an award recipient and the 16th
Platinum Award in as many years.
The National Safety Awards
Program recognizes carriers in similar
operations (truckload and less than
truckload) with awards based on their
year-end preventable accident results.
Carriers are eligible to receive a
Platinum, Gold, Silver or Participatory
Award. This past year, the program
drew more than 800 participants from
across the country.
For more information visit: www.
compositesone.com

French Oil Mill Machinery Company is offering a new 200 ton, four post hydraulic compression press designed for composite
molding. The press is fitted with 40 inch square heated platens machined from solid steel plate then fitted with shaded watt density
cartridge heating elements. The heating is divided into two control zones to provide a steady state operating temperature up to
500°F.
The down-acting press design reduces installation costs and provides a
low work height. A heavy duty double acting 30" stroke JIC cylinder applies
up to 200 tons of force. The cylinder is coupling connected to the press
moving bolster to aid in any misalignment and to extend the life of the
cylinder seals and bolster bushings. Strain rods were machined from solid
steel 1045 as a matched set to insure correct proportional loading and exact
parallelism of matching components.
The hydraulic system consists of a self-contained oil hydraulic unit with
a steel constructed reservoir with hydraulic pump combination driven by
energy efficient motor (TEFC). This pump-motor combination allows fast
closing, opening and adjustable tonnage of the press. The hydraulic unit is
floor level mounted next to press.
The compression press control system is a microprocessor-based
system, designed to improve quality through better processing accuracy,
repeatability, versatile process-control programming and monitoring of data
for analysis. The system is operator-friendly, simple to use and easily utilized
to control most molding applications.
For more information visit: https://frenchoil.com/

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