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Working Together

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TODAY AND TOMORROW

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FREDERICK S. NORMAN

Investing for Growth 4-5

Setting the Standard for Potable Water 6

Potable Water Technology in Trenchless Rehabilitation 7

Improving Parts for Transportation Systems 8-9

New Gelcoat Shapes the Future of Tooling 10

The Cutting Edge of Construction 11

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CROSSLINK VOL. 24A New World of Opportunity

To Our Valued Customers,

AOC Aliancys remains committed to expanding the composite industry and helping our customers grow their businesses. From research and development to manufacturing, technical support and sales – our teams are taking the best of our best to serve our customers around the globe.

This issue of Crosslink showcases the advantages of our expanded resources in several key markets. Customers are realizing the benefits of our combined innovative technology in carbon fiber applications and styrene-free products. And we are continuing to make investments in specialty markets such as gelcoats and liquid molding processes (LMP). Read about these markets and more on the following pages.

Together, we are shaping the future of composites – expanding the products and processes that bring these innovative materials to life.

A Message from Frederick S. Norman, CEO Americas

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Last year, AOC Aliancys was formed from two strong and successful companies. The new company brings a world of opportunities for customers and the industry. With shared technology and resources, AOC Aliancys will meet its full potential as the world’s leader in resins, gelcoats and colorants by innovating the most efficient and effective products.

As one team working to provide superior composite solutions across the globe, AOC Aliancys prepares to take its business and its customers’ businesses to the top. Learn more about how AOC Aliancys is making investments to grow the composites industry and individual markets.

Investing for GrowthShared Technology and Resources Drive Key Markets

Composites made with carbon fibers are the choice material for manufacturers looking for the lowest weight parts with superior stiffness and strength. AOC Aliancys has combined its product knowledge to create vinyl ester resins that bring numerous advantages to carbon fiber applications, including increased processing speeds, room temperature cure, shorter mold fill times, complete fiber wet-out, and improved aesthetics. And these resins can save significant time and expense over epoxy-based systems.

The demand for styrene-free products in certain markets has increased and AOC Aliancys offers an array of products to meet customer needs. These innovative styrene-free formulations offer comparable performance to styrenated products. Our Research and Development team is developing additional formulas to serve customers’ future needs. The company has led the industry in developing styrene-free resins for the past twenty years. With the combined AOC Aliancys research team, new styrene-free products will offer even better performance and value.

CARBON FIBER STYRENE-FREE

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With its collective science, talent and experience, AOC Aliancys continues to bring composite technology to more industries than ever. The company stands ready to deliver the best solutions while continuing to develop new technology. Customers can be confident with the unequaled innovation, quality and service the AOC Aliancys team is providing — worldwide.

Considering they are the visible surface for composite parts, gelcoats form the foundation for speedboats, showers and other structural laminates across a diverse range of industries. AOC Aliancys is strengthening its gelcoat expertise with new scientists, innovative formulas and a state-of-the-art spray facility at its Collierville, Tennessee R&D center. By utilizing these resources, the company creates more value for customers around the world. Learn about AOC Aliancys’ new tooling gelcoat on page 10.

Many open mold manufacturers are switching to LMP processes such as resin transfer molding (RTM) and vacuum infusion process (VIP) with the help of the AOC Aliancys team. In addition to the right products, AOC Aliancys has the technical support to help manufacturers make the switch. The dedicated experts help customers make decisions about both products and processes. With an expanded team of LMP technical experts, AOC Aliancys is poised to help even more manufacturers create better parts, faster.

GELCOATS LIQUID MOLDING PROCESSES (LMP)


• Vipel L050-LCW • Vipel L047-LCW

• Vipel L047-LCB • Beyone™ 700-T-01-FC

AOC Aliancys Potable Water Resins Include:

Resin technologies are essential in protecting potable water from the effects of both chemicals and nature. These protective materials are used in tanks and pipes in water sanitation, storage vessels and delivery conveyances to consumers. Choosing the right resin and the right partner is imperative in manufacturing suitable materials for potable water. That is why AOC Aliancys has developed a comprehensive range of resins for potable water applications that meets health and safety requirements, and makes it easier for fabricators.

Potable Water Resins AOC Aliancys’ resins for potable water applications provide protective barriers in commercial and domestic potable water systems. These resins meet global health organization NSF/ANSI 61’s strict standards for minimizing chemical contaminants in drinking water. When they are used as directed, the fabricator does not need to perform additional testing to manufacture NSF/ANSI 61 compliant coating — eliminating the time and expense for approval. These innovative resins have been used in a variety of potable water.

Proprietary Resins Demonstrate Proven Performance for Our Most Essential Resource

Setting the Standard for Potable Water

– for corrosion liners used in pipes and tanks

– for cured-in-place pipes (CIPP)

• Vipel® F010-H20 • Vipel F013-H20

AOC Aliancys put its potable water technology to work in March 2018, when a large water supply pipeline unexpectedly collapsed in downtown Amsterdam — significantly reducing the capacity of the city’s water network. The 600 mm diameter pipe delivered water to a large number of households in the center of town.

The customer initially thought a brand new pipe would need to be installed, but open cut excavation would have required major construction in a very busy part of town — and would block road and water traffic for several months. The soft, underlying soil also posed the risk of shifting and causing cracks in the surrounding buildings. CIPP contractor Insituform was hired to rehabilitate the pipe and restore water supply using innovative trenchless techniques.

Fortunately, there was a nearby 100-year old, unused cast iron pipe, which could be converted into a new drinking water pipe by applying Insituform’s state-of-the-art Insitumain relining system — impregnated with AOC Aliancys’ new styrene-free Beyone 700-T-01 FC resin. Using this technique, Insituform created a new,

50 meter composite pipe inside the existing pipe in only two days. The renovated drinking water pipeline was back in service within five working days without any impact on quality. The composite pipe provides structural integrity, corrosion resistance and reliable performance for many years to come.

Customer Partnerships Insituform and AOC Aliancys have been working together for the last 5 years to develop this robust relining technology. Liners with Beyone 700-T-01 FC have already seen many successful installations for potable water networks in several countries.

AOC Aliancys’ unparalleled product performance promotes the global growth of faster, safer applications within markets ranging from industrial plants to water lines. With industry-leading research and innovation, AOC Aliancys’ high-grade, safety-certified resins extend the service life of potable water systems.


Potable Water Technology in Trenchless Rehabilitation


The transportation industry is changing as composites replace metal components in cars, trains, buses and more. The reduced mass of these innovative composite systems improves fuel economy and lowers carbon emissions. Their formability improves both the aesthetics of interior parts and aerodynamics of exterior parts. And their mechanical strength provides a longer service life. These combined benefits increase the demand for modern composite components — such as body panels, doors, ceilings, floors and structural components.

AOC Aliancys has driven the use and acceptance of composites in transportation markets for decades. And both manufacturers and consumers have experienced the countless advantages that these formulas bring to vehicle efficiency, design and maintenance.

Lightweight vehicles that lower operating costs will continue to drive the demand for composites. AOC Aliancys supplies resins for a range of transportation industries, and will continue to develop new solutions to meet manufacturer needs. With AOC Aliancys on its side, the transportation industry will go great places.

Sheet Molding Compound (SMC)AOC Aliancys has created the lowest density, best surface aesthetics SMC formula on the market today. The specific gravity is 1.2, which is comparable to aluminum and 15% lighter than steel. SMC has additional benefits such as resistance to rust and corrosion, shorter design-to-manufacturing cycles, and less energy to produce a finished part. And the shared technology from AOC Aliancys’ teams in Americas, Europe and China will only continue to improve the flexibility, durability and sustainability of SMC parts worldwide.

Improving Parts for Transportation SystemsThe Future is Light

Citea Bus © VDL Bus & Coach

AOC Aliancys supplies resins for a

range of transportation industries,

and will continue to develop new

solutions to meet manufacturer needs.

With AOC Aliancys on its side, the

transportation industry will go great places.


AOC Aliancys has helped bus manufacturer, VDL Bus & Coach, incorporate multiple composite components into its new Citea series of lightweight buses. VDL has created a reputation for high quality buses with a modern look and designs made to address passenger needs. With composites and AOC Aliancys resins, they can meet all of their objectives and create lighter weight vehicles, which leads to lower emissions.

Process The components are made with a custom AOC Aliancys resin and specially formulated resin compounds supplied by BUFA Composite systems. The foaming resin compound is used in the vacuum expansion process (VEX), which is a type of liquid molding process (LMP) to reduce cycle time and greatly reduce weight.

AOC Aliancys continues to expand innovative composite technology for the transportation industry through vinyl ester resin for carbon fiber applications. It offers superior fiber wetting to epoxy based-systems, resulting in improved strength and stiffness for light-weight molded components. Carbon fibers are already lighter and stronger than glass fibers. When combined with AOC Aliancys’ resin for automotive and carbon SMC applications, they offer greater value to customers — through consistent quality and predictable performance in high-volume manufacturing.

Mass Transit Application

Carbon Fiber Innovations

Bus components ©BUFA Composite Systems


AOC Aliancys is meeting the demand for smoother molds that last longer with a new low profile tooling gelcoat, Vibrin G910. With revolutionary vinyl ester chemistry, Vibrin G910 provides a mirror-like finish with excellent resistance to impact and abrasion. With unparalleled gloss, durability and longevity — the gelcoat delivers superior part performance and surface aesthetics.

Vibrin G910 is part of AOC Aliancys’ complete tooling system for open molding, resin transfer molding and infusion operations. In addition to Vibrin G910, the company’s MoldTru tooling resins — LPT-68000 and LPT-68001 — sharpen the competitive edge by saving mold-makers money and time. These resins and gelcoats create complex parts in up to 50% less time, while reflecting quality and integrity over repeated cycles.

For more information regarding Low Profiling Tooling Systems, visit AOCAliancys.com.

New Gelcoat Shapes the Future of ToolingVibrin® G910 Produces Smoother, Tougher Molds

• Very high gloss • Excellent dimensional stability • Porosity resistant • High heat distortion temperature

• Hard, resilient and impact resistant • Excellent cure and Barcol development • Application and user-friendly • MACT compliant

KEY BENEFITS:

Resin anchors distribute the load over a larger area, which reduces the stress in any one place. This causes fewer cracks to the concrete and less harm to surface paint. And they can be placed closer to edges, fit around corners, and anchor irregular shapes.

For their numerous benefits, resin anchors are quickly becoming the method of choice for many builders. For roads, bridges and other applications that involve high loads, AOC Aliancys is supplying superior resin technology to construction markets across the globe.

AOC Aliancys is staying on the cutting edge of construction through the use of resin anchors, also called chemical anchors. Ideal for high-load applications, resin anchors are steel bolts which are bonded to a substrate, usually concrete and masonry, using a resin adhesive.

The Cutting Edge of ConstructionResin Anchors Offer Better Strength, Safety and Security

Typically, the resin anchoring system consists of a two part cartridge — one containing a resin paste and the other a chemical catalyst. A hole is drilled into the substrate, and the resin catalyst components are mixed into the cavity, then the metal rod or bolt is inserted into the hole. The resin anchoring mixture will then begin to cure, bonding the metal part into the substrate.

Resin anchors’ unique combination of strength and elasticity have made them a popular alternative to mechanical cartridges, which are screwed into the substrate at the tip. Because all the stress is concentrated at the tip of the anchor, mechanical anchors have been known to cause cracks in the concrete. While they can be installed more quickly, they can become loosened, dislodged or rusted much more easily.

• Rapid cure • 100% adhesion • Higher load capacities • Improved safety and security• Excellent resistance to corrosion, weather,

impact and blast

BENEFITS OF RESIN ANCHORS


RESIN ADHESIVE

SUBSTRATE

METAL ROD

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