Contents
REGULAR SECTIONS
1 RP Rewind
2 Applications
5 Business
13 Technology
50 Events

FEATURES
21 Design of cost-effective and efficient fiber-reinforced composite blades for wind turbines
A.S. Rahman

26 Adaptive, connected production of hybrid thermoplastic prototypes
M. Schulz, H. Janssen and C. Brecher

29 Lightweight vehicle underbody design
H. Dittmar and H. Plaggenborg

33 Passion, engineering power and a deep industry understanding
C. Fischer

36 Polymeric flame retardants for reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset resins
J.-P. Lens, X. Sun and L. Kagumba

40 Lightweight construction: First composite gearbox housing with layer-optimized organo sheeting weighs 30% less than a comparable aluminum component
T. Schneider

46 Saving energy made easy: 90% utilization thanks to threefold combination of compressed air dryer, compressor and heat exchanger
B. Pokorny