Gurit is proud to be a solution provider to the lightweighting and global wind energy industries, providing wind turbine blade manufacturers with a complete offering, including tooling, manufacturing solutions, advanced composite materials, core kitting services and design, technical support, solutions for the repair of wind blades.  

Gurit’s complete offering for the wind industry 

Products being highlighted at JEC World include the Spabond^TM 800 series, a certified, high performance, toughened adhesive designed for bonding large structures such as wind turbine blades. SpabondTM 800 products offer lower production costs thanks to rapid cure, and shorter cycle time which reduces energy consumption, and safer, more sustainable chemistry. 

Gurit’s Manufacturing Solutions for wind turbine blades include modular hinge systems for closing and turning molds, the design and manufacturing of master plugs and molds, and automation solutions to reduce cycle time for manufacturers and allow for the increased durability and performance of wind turbine blades. For more information: 

https://www.gurit.com/tooling   

A comprehensive offering for boatbuilding and other industries 

Gurit also supplies advanced composite materials to the full spectrum of marine projects worldwide including industry-leading prepregs, structural core materials, adhesives, coatings, as well as laminating and infusion systems. The new SE75 prepreg line builds on the the heritage and performance of Gurit’s industry-leading SE84 prepreg but has more versatile cure possibilities from 12 hours at 70ºC to 45 minutes at 120ºC, whilst maintaining an 8-week shelf life at 18-22°C. 

A complementary range of epoxies, resins, and adhesives for the marine industry are also available, such as the new Spabond^TM 400 adhesives, Ampreg^TM laminating systems, PRIME^TM infusion products, and the AMPRO^TM multipurpose epoxy system. Gurit has re-engineered its formulated products for simplicity and ease of use, and many use bio-based materials as standard. Kevin Cadd, Product Manager for Formulated, says “When developing Spabond™ 400, we had to ask ourselves: how do you improve on the legendary performance of Spabond™?  The answer is quite simply to make it better and easier to use than ever before.  Which is exactly what we have achieved with the all new Spabond™ 400.” 

Gurit’s Corecell^TM M structural foam offers high toughness and impact resistant characteristics and provides a combination of high shear strength with low density, high elongation, high temperature resistance and low resin uptake. Learn more about our many marine solutions at  https://www.gurit.com/marine 

Also featured at JEC World will be Gurit Kerdyn™ Green recycled PET structural core. It is a highly adaptable, recyclable, thermoplastic core material with a good balance of mechanical properties, temperature resistance, density, and cost for a wide range of applications and processes. Kerdyn™ Green is perfectly suited for use in marine solutions, but also in wind, industrial and transportation applications. https://www.gurit.com/industrial