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| JEC Innovation Awards Programme 2006 The JEC Composites Innovation Awards Programme 2006 rewards the most innovative composite solutions in 7 categories: Aeronautics & Space, Construction, Ground Transport, Energy & Industry, Sports & Leisure, and two new categories this year, Environment and Process. A jury of international experts chose the best processes, applications and products featuring composite solutions based on the following criteria: technical interest, market opportunities and partnership potential. Since its creation in 1998, the program has rewarded about 250 international companies that have fully taken advantage of JEC communication network. This year, the finalists are: CONSTRUCTION - Holland Composites Industrials BV (Netherlands) and their partners, Solico BV (Netherlands) and Octatube International BV (Netherlands): Roof of Tel Aviv’s Yitzak Rabin Center, designed by architect Moshe Safdie. - Woold SAS (France) and their partners, Simpson Strong Tie (France) and Ensam (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers de Cluny (France): 2D- and 3D-bendable beam with glass/carbon composite bracing, designed for use with prefab zinc and copper roofs. - BBA (Black Bull AS) (Norway), Reichhold AS (Norway), Loe Betongelementer AS (Norway), Tile Bryggen (Norway), and Silcotek AS (Norway): CR (composite reinforcement) frames, designed to replace steel as reinforcement for concrete structures. ENERGY/INDUSTRY - Thibaut (France), Design & Co. (France), and Ouest Composites (France): T 818 Access, the first in a new line of machining and polishing equipment for stone and other hard materials. - Mikkeli (Finland), Tehomet (Finland), and Fibrocom (Finland): Lighting pole with controlled energy absorption characteristics to make impacts with vehicles less dangerous. - Control Techniques Ltd (United-Kingdom), Terzi Stampi (Italy), DSM-DADC (Netherlands), Mitras Automotive (United-Kingdom), and Menzolit Ltd (United-Kingdom): SMC parts for the power supply of variable-speed equipment. ENVIRONMENT - Saint-Gobain Vetrotex (Brazil) and RGF Projetos (Brazil): Pole top equipment for power lines. - RS Technologies (Canada), Dow Chemical (Canada), Fiber Glass Industries (United-States), and JNE Welding Ltd (United-Kingdom): Filament-wound transmission tower in glass-fibre-reinforced polyurethane resin, made using a proprietary process from RS Technologies. GROUND TRANSPORT - Jupiter Plast (Denmark), and Siemens Mass Transportation (Germany): Front end for the Avanto tram-train model, an impact-resistant composite structure which complies with the requirements of the DIN 5560 crash standard. - Alcan Composite Core (United-States), Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan), Toyota Technocraft (Japan), GH Craft Ltd (Japan), Toho Tenax Co. (Japan), and Mitsubishi Rayon Co. (Japan): IMTS bus. - Cetim Cermat (France), Spitzer Eurovrac (France), and Rousseau SA (France): SK tank for bulk powder products. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |