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With more than 80 years of history in machine building, Van Wees has evolved to being bench-mark in production lines for thermoplastic composites and protective materials. Within its Research and Development Centre we have invented a new method for making high pressure tanks, based on thermoplastic composites. This development is at TRL 5/6 level.
This Type 5 tank, with a liner made from the same base material as the reinforcing layers is made much more efficient in comparison to Type 4 tanks. Type 4 tanks, with thermoset carbon fiber reinforcements and plastic liners cannot be recycled without major loss of fiber properties. The tanks made according to the Van Wees process tanks will be re-used in the same or similar applications and keeping the material properties at the highest possible level. This leads to lower cost price of the tanks and an environmental better solution for tanks in automotive and other applications where weight is an item.
Van Wees is looking for partnerships to bring this development to production level at its prospects/customers.
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