Cosco delivers the first commercial order for polyurethane for fan blades

Using polyurethane resins to make longer, stronger blades German materials manufacturer Cosco Ventures has announced that it has delivered its first commercial order for polyurethane resins for fan blades to Chinese customers. The blades are manufactured by Zhuzhou Times New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., one of China's largest fan blade manufacturers, and have been delivered to the machine manufacturer Vision Energy (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. The fan blades are scheduled to be installed

a wind farm in eastern China in July

.
18,

59.5
m long polyurethane fan blades, the main beam and abdominal plate, made from polyurethane resin provided by Cosco. This batch of blades has been successfully delivered to Vision Energy, marking the successful deployment of Cosco's innovative polyurethane resin development for fan blades in commercial wind farm projects.to complete the order, the Cosco team also created a fan blade sample and successfully passed static and fatigue tests.
the
in 2018, the pilot was commissioned at a wind farm in central China.Polyurethane Resin - Landmark Innovation
said
Dr. Ulrich Liman
, Head of Global Research and Development, Coco Ventures Polyurethane Business Unit, "Coscotro is proud to be working with Vision and Time New Materials to complete the commercial order for China's first polyurethane fan blades. Applying polyurethane resins to fan blades is the result of a collaboration between Cosco's global team. We will adhere to Cosco's vision, committed to the production of products for the benefit of society, improve the lives of people around the world. Liang , Deputy Chief Engineer of New Material Wind Products in the New Era of China, said: "Polyurethane is an innovative material with advantages in terms of production costs and production processes compared to epoxy resins. Our partnership with Cosco started
2016
and has now reached mass production levels. We hope to further deepen our collaboration with Cosco to explore the development and production of large fan blades and full polyurethane fan blades. " excellent performance
Cosco has developed polyurethane perfusion resins to provide the wind industry with longer fan blades. Fan blades are generally made of fiberglass-reinforced resin and are made by vacuum perfusion technology. The successful application of polyurethane composites to the manufacture of large fan blades indicates that polyurethane resins themselves have excellent mechanical properties and anti-fatigue properties. In addition, the material cures faster and processes better, helping fan blade manufacturers to increase productivity.according to the World Wind Energy Association,by the end of
2018
, China's installed wind power capacity reached
221
GGW, the world's largest wind power market."This is the first step in the wind energy industry's innovation from polyurethane resin materials to industrialization, opening up new applications for polyurethane materials," said Dr. Li Wei, Vice President of Research and Development, Asia Pacific, Coxtron Polyurethane Business Unit,
1.
on the future of polyurethane resins in the wind power sector. We firmly believe that Cosco's polyurethane solutions provide significant advantages for blade production in the wind power value chain. About :
Cosco is one of the world's largest polymer producers, with
sales of
14
.6 billion euros
2018
Its business focuses on the production and manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for many areas of everyday life. The main service areas include the automotive, construction, wood processing and furniture, electrical and electronics industries, while other areas include sports and leisure, cosmetics, medical and chemical industries themselves. By
the end of
2018, Cosco had
30,
production sites and approximately
16,800,
employees worldwide (based on full-time employees).