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The impact of digitalization on the textile industry
This report was made by Professor Thomas Gries at the Russian-German event "Digital Transformation of Light Industry", organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE)
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Basalt fiber from Indian Deccan Plateau. A preliminary study about the raw materials
Basalt fibers are one of the most interesting reinforcement which are being used in last few decades. The fibers are manufactured from basalt raw materials.
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Basalt fiber issues challenge to corrosion
Corrosion is the main scourge of metal reinforced constructions and structures, steel machinery and metal products.
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Novel insulation material based on basalt fiber and silica aerogel
At the Institut fuer Textiltechnik (ITA) of the RWTH University in Aachen (Germany) the fields of textile engineering and material science are combined to develop a novel insulation material consisting of silica aerogels and basalt reinforcement fibres.
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USA supports developers of building solution based on basalt composites
Nebraska located company (US) has developed a method enabling the construction of extremely strong buildings using precast concrete structures reinforced with basalt composites – mesh, rebar, and fiber.
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Basalt fiber reinforced concrete became part of German climate initiative
The Project BasFlair of the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University focused on basalt fiber reinforced concrete is recognized by Klima Expo. NRW.
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Moon Basalt fiber – preliminary feasibility study
Aim of this project is to study a in situ resource utilization: the usage of Lunar soil for the production of fibers.
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Adhesion test of resin-infused basalt fibers for wind energy applications
Rotor wind blades are principally made of E-glass fibers reinforcement into an epoxy resin. This fibers have already reached the limit of their mechanical properties, therefore new materials are needed.
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Scientific report: Preliminary experiments for the production of basalt ceramic fibers
Aim of this work is to produce nano-crystallized fibers from commercial basalt fibers in order to improve their thermal stability.
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3rd International Glass Fiber Symposium to be held in Aachen, Germany, October 17-19
Glass Wool & Basalt Fibers is one of the proposed session topics of the conference to be jointly conducted by two Institutes of RWTH Aachen University, they are the Institut für Textiltechnik and the Institute of Mineral Engineering.
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