high - Blog - Global Risk Community2024-03-29T10:09:50Zhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/highAll About High Voltage Cables and its Trendshttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/all-about-high-voltage-cables-and-its-trends2020-08-26T10:26:55.000Z2020-08-26T10:26:55.000ZKBV Researchhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/KBVResearch<div><p>Here is why High Voltage Cables are trending in the industry. We need to know about the high voltage cables, their types, components, advantages, and disadvantages in their application. The demand for electricity is increasing with the increase in population, therefore its proper supply must be guaranteed. For the supply of electricity over long distances, there is a necessity for <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/high-voltage-cables-market/">high voltage cables</a>. The properties of these cables make them effective and efficient for the transmission and also minimize power loss in long-distance transmission. The inclination towards the use of renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy involves the construction of new power grids. The replacement of old power grids by a new transmission line will increase the demand for high voltage cables.</p><p></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028336291,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028336291,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="8028336291?profile=original" /></a></p><h2><strong>What are High Voltage cables?</strong></h2><p>Before knowing about the high voltage cables, we need to understand what is high voltage? The amount of voltage power that is above a threshold range is called high voltage. The voltage power that exceeds 1000 volts is considered as high voltage and is dangerous for living beings. High voltage is used for electrical transmission over long distances, so as to reduce the loss of current.</p><p></p><p>High voltage cables are used to transmit electric power at high voltage. As these cables are fully insulated, they ensure the safety of the living being. The high voltage causes electric shock that may be fatal for them. It consists of an inner conductor that remains insulated from outside. The conductor carries high voltage and for that purpose, more resistant cables are required which can bear high voltage.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Components of High Voltage Cables </strong></h2><p>High voltage cables primarily consist of conductor and insulation. Apart from these, there many other components such as conductor shield, non-metallic insulation screen, metallic insulation screen, laying up, inner sheath and outer sheath are also present.</p><p> </p><p>Modern High Voltage Cables are simpler and consist of less number of parts. This includes conductors, conductor shield, insulation shield, metallic shield, joints, and jackets. Functions of these components are as follows:</p><ul><li>Circular copper or aluminium conductors are responsible for carrying short circuit current and have a continuous load.</li><li>The conductor shield is made up of semiconductor material. It reduces the chance of electric current discharge at the interface of conductor and insulation. </li><li>All the insulation parts consist of polymers that provide protection to the conductor. It ensures better transmission of high voltage with minimum loss.</li><li>The cable jackets are made up of polymeric compounds that prevent moisture and saves the cable from getting eroded. It also minimizes chemical invasion that increases the lifespan of cables.</li></ul><p></p><h2><strong>Types of cables</strong></h2><p>Cables are used to transmit electrical energy. They safely supply electricity from the power source to different loads. Different cables are designed accordingly to achieve this purpose.</p><p></p><ul><li>Rubber cables, that are made up of oil products or rubber obtained from tropical trees. They are very liable to damage as it absorbs moisture. </li><li>Rubber cables are modified to form vulcanized rubber cable. In this type of cables, rubber is mixed with mineral compounds like zinc, lead, or sulfur. Vulcanized rubber cables are more durable are have higher mechanical strength compared to rubber cables. </li><li>Polyvinyl chloride cables have good dielectric strength. It is tough and durable as polyvinyl chloride is used for insulation. </li></ul><p></p><p>Advanced cables such as Polychoroprene cables, XLPE cables, MICC cables, and PILSWA cables are widely used. Polychloroprene cables are resistant to heat and are more durable. XLPE cables stand for cross-linked poly-ethene cables that are tolerant to a higher temperature and have good insulating properties. Mineral insulated copper-clad (MICC) cables are made by placing copper rods in a copper tube and the gap in between the two is filled by magnesium oxide powder. PILSWA cables are mostly preferred for the underground cable system as the lead sheath covering aids in protecting the cables from corrosion, penetration by chemical, and increase their lifespan. </p><p></p><h2><strong>The specifications of High Voltage Cables</strong> </h2><ul><li>The features of high voltage cables make it special in terms of working efficiency with specific switching and distribution panels.</li><li>The supply of high voltage from these cables can be regulated from control rooms and at the same time can be easily monitored remotely.</li><li>The sub-stations lowers the voltage in the high voltage cables to supply the electricity in local areas. These are a few specifications of high voltage cables. </li></ul><p></p><h2> <strong>Advantages and disadvantages</strong> </h2><ul><li>There are many advantages of high voltage cables. It can transmit electricity to longer distances. By using these cables, there is almost negligible loss of current due to leakage as it is highly insulated. High Voltage Cable also minimizes damage to living beings.</li><li>The stability problem is almost zero and has a higher carrying capacity. Voltage can be regulated in power centers and sub-stations. </li><li>The high cost of High Voltage Cables is a major restraint in its application. The installation cost is also high that makes it challenging to use without having good funds. These are a few disadvantages of high voltage cables. But regarding performance, it has no discrepancies.</li></ul><p></p><h2><strong>The bigger picture:</strong> </h2><p>The High Voltage Cable Market has been witnessing rapid growth as the electricity demand is increasing with increasing population. The setting up of small and large scale industries and companies requires the supply of electricity that puts an additional demand in the supply. With the increase in disposable money, people are getting more dependent on the internet, the use of mobile phones, laptops, and desktops, further increases the need for electricity. All these factors have a good impact on the High Voltage Cable market.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the shift towards the renewable source of energy, there is a replacement of old grids networks. The establishment of a new transmission line is an important factor that is driving the growth of the high voltage cable market in the coming years. The increase in trade between two countries increasing the setup of overhead, submarine as well as an underground transmission line that is expected to facilitates better communication between the countries. This is predicted to increase the demand for the production of high voltage cables and in turn, drive the growth of the market.</p></div>India High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Market to Grow at a CAGR of 7.25% by 2030https://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/india-high-density-polyethylene-hdpe-market-to-grow-at-a-cagr-of2020-05-29T13:00:00.000Z2020-05-29T13:00:00.000ZChemAnalysthttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/ChemAnalyst<div><p><span>According to ChemAnalyst report, “</span><strong>India High Density Polyethylene (HDPE): Plant Capacity, Production, Operating Efficiency, Demand & Supply, Grade, End Use, Distribution Channel, Region, Competition, Trade, Customer & Price Intelligence Market Analysis, 2015-2030<span>”,</span></strong> <span>India High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) market is anticipated to grow at a healthy CAGR of <strong>7.25%</strong> during the forecast period due to rising demand for HDPE pipes from the country’s developing agriculture sector further strengthened by Indian government’s initiatives towards adapting sustainable agricultural practices. Moreover, strong demand for HDPE specially formulated Blow Molding grade for manufacturing medical products, amid rising health consciousness will drive the HDPE demand during the forecast period.</span></p><p><strong><span>Browse Complete Report :</span></strong><span> </span> <strong><a href="https://www.chemanalyst.com/industry-report/india-high-density-polyethylene-hdpe-market-73">India High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Price, News and Analysis</a></strong></p><p><span>HDPE is a relatively stiff polyethylene and possesses useful thermal characteristics with high recycling rate. HDPE containers and woven sacks hold more than 40% share in the domestic high-density polyethylene demand. Due to its desirable properties, HDPE is preferably used for manufacturing cereal box liners, shipping containers, bottles for non-food items, such as shampoo, liquid laundry detergent, household cleaners etc. Increasing demand for liquid detergent and positive transformation in India’s FMCG market is likely to accelerate demand for HDPE containers in the forecast period.</span></p><p><span>Among all other grades, the Blow Molding grade holds the largest market share due to its desirable characteristics such as high tensile strength and temperature resistance. These attributes make Blow Molded HDPE increasingly preferred in manufacturing bottles used in dairy, medical applications, water, and other packaging sectors. HDPE Pipe Grade is potentially the strongest growing grade in the forecast period owing to its remarkable corrosion resistance. Rising applications for Pipe Grade HDPE in agriculture sector for transporting water and developing channels for drainage and irrigation, will drive the HDPE demand in the forecast period. Moreover, government initiatives like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) towards the development of irrigation sources in agricultural fields will augment the growth in demand of Pipe Grade HDPE.</span></p><p><span>Outbreak of novel coronavirus caused indefinite halt in country’s production activities and demand downturn hard hit the overall HDPE prices in the final quarter of FY20. HDPE Blow Molding grade price hovered between $965-$968 per MT while that of Pipe grade remained around $1020 per MT in the final quarter of 2020. However, with ease in lockdown restrictions and hope of quick economic recovery, there has been a quite optimism among the domestic HDPE players. With local manufacturers starting to scale up their plant operating efficiencies from 45 per cent in March to 80 per cent in May, the industry is all set towards recover the incurred losses. In addition, a significant surge in demand for HDPE could be observed after central government procured huge volumes of HDPE bags to combat the shortage of gunny bags to procure and distribute wheat stocks for addressing food security issues amid lockdown.</span></p><p><span>According to ChemAnalyst report, <strong>““India High Density Polyethylene (HDPE): Plant Capacity, Production, Operating Efficiency, Demand & Supply, Grade, End Use, Distribution Channel, Region, Competition, Trade, Customer & Price Intelligence Market Analysis, 2015-2030”,</strong> key players operating in</span> High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) <span>market are Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., ONGC Petro additions Ltd., Reliance Industries Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, GAIL India Limited, HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited, Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymers Limited, etc. Huge capacity expansion plans and technological investments will drive the HDPE market growth in India in the years to come. HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) received environmental clearance in FY19 for addition of polymer unit at its Guru Gobind Singh refinery and Petrochemical complex. The proposed unit will tentatively complete by April 2021 and would house two LLDPE/HDPE swing plants of capacity 400 KTPA each, a 500 KTPA PP plant, a 450 KTPA HDPE unit and a 55 KTPA butane-1 line. Dow, INEOS, SABIC and LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. are some of the international players operating in the India HDPE market.</span></p><p>“As the government of India is strenuously promoting its “Make in India” strategy, with its keen focus on expansion of sectors like agriculture, MSMEs, healthcare and infrastructure, the demand for several grades of HDPE is likely to grow by leaps and bounds. Under the Union Budget 2020-21, the country’s FMCG sector is expected to achieve tremendous growth in the forecast period which will create a vast growth potential for HDPE Blow Molding grade. Moreover, growing awareness for wellness products and changing lifestyles are the key growth drivers for the consumer goods sector. With stronger expansion of country’s agriculture sector and Indian government’s strenuous efforts to enhance surplus water availability in the agricultural fields by encouraging farmers to make use of advanced irrigation technologies, a strong boost in demand for HDPE pipes is expected. Moreover, domestic refiners actively planning to expand their polyolefins footprints and increasing Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) will drive the growth of HDPE market in the years to come. HDPE being a crucial part of the industrial value chain, indicates a consistent growth potential in the polyethylene industry in the next five years.” said Mr. Karan Chechi, Research Director with TechSci Research, a research based global management consulting firm promoting ChemAnalyst.</p><p><strong>Source: ChemAnalyst</strong></p></div>Dairy Protein Products And Their Extensive Applicationshttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/dairy-protein-products-and-their-extensive-applications2020-04-30T10:19:46.000Z2020-04-30T10:19:46.000ZKBV Researchhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/KBVResearch<div><p>Dairy products have succeeded in riding the wave of various food trends worldwide. Overall, dairy producers have stayed ahead of the curve on increasing consumer demand for safer, more accessible products, capitalizing on their intrinsic bone and digestive health halo, and meeting market expectations for more protein and clean label goods with new product creation and innovation.</p><p></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028318695,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028318695,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="8028318695?profile=original" /></a></p><p></p><p>Consumers are much focused on the mainstreaming of protein not just on the nutritional value but also on the taste and feel of the food products they purchase. This forms a large part of the buying decision. Companies are concentrating on creating better-taste and textured ingredients in the wider variety of high-protein items consumers are searching for today, including ready-to-drink beverages (RTD) and bars.</p><p></p><h2><strong>What is dairy protein?</strong></h2><p><a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/dairy-protein-market/">Dairy proteins product</a> are an essential part of dairy products but also one of the food industry's most commonly used proteins. Milk contains two protein types: whey (20%), and casein (80%). According to science-based rating scales, both are high-quality proteins and both contain all important amino acids in amounts adequate to serve the various protein functions in the body.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Types of dairy protein products:</strong></h2><h3><strong>Whey</strong></h3><p>Whey proteins make up around 20 per cent of the proteins in milk and remain stored in the whey throughout the processing of cheese or casein. Whey Protein Powder is a whey concentrate that is produced by using ultra filtration to make whey concentrate reduced in lactose. This concentrate is further condensed by evaporation, followed by drying spray into a powder. Whey protein concentrate is available with 40-90 per cent whey proteins, also known as WPC.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Milk protein concentrate</strong></h3><p>Milk Protein Powder is a concentrate of skim milk that is processed by the use of ultra filtration to make skim concentrate reduced by lactose. This concentrate is further condensed by evaporation, followed by drying spray into a powder. Milk protein concentrate is available in 40-90 per cent milk protein, also known as MPC.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Casein and derivatives</strong></h3><p>Caseins are a dairy product made by drying up a curd to a powder. Casein production occurs by curdling and straining when rennet (leading to rennet casein) or an edible acidic material (leading to acid casein) is added. The curd is dried to casein powder, normally on a roller dryer or extruder. By reacting with a hydroxide such as sodium or calcium hydroxide, Caseinate is modified acid casein, which has excellent emulsifying capability.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Dairy protein uses:</strong></h2><h3><strong>Nutrition</strong></h3><p>Milk is a rich protein source — providing about 1 gram of the nutrient in each fluid ounce (30 ml), or 7.7 grams in each cup (240 ml). Milk proteins can be classified into two classes, based on their water solubility. Insoluble milk proteins are called casein, while whey proteins are classified as soluble proteins. All of these milk protein classes are considered high quality, with a high proportion of essential amino acids and better digestibility.</p><p></p><p>Epidemiological evidence suggests that the intake of dairy products is associated with a decrease in the prevalence of metabolic related disorders, whereas experimental studies have shown that dairy protein is a dietary component that can help prevent type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Poor metabolic health is a common feature of overweight, obesity, and aging, and is the cause to T2DM and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a growing global health concern.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Food and beverages</strong></h3><p>Food and beverage manufacturers have integrated whey proteins into dressing and sauces, snack coatings such as popcorn or almonds, and regular customer favorite breakfast foods such as pancakes due to their wide variety of features.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast bakery products reflect a particularly valuable opportunity for dairy fortification. Usually breakfast foods contain less protein than lunch or dinner meals. Spreading protein more uniformly all day long optimizes the synthesis of the muscle proteins.</p><p></p><p>Most breakfast foods are also made from wheat, and wheat is low in essential amino acid lysine. A healthy source of lysine is both the milk and whey proteins. The supplementary nutrition helps fortified bakery goods producers to refine nutritional claims about the protein content of their products.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Personal care and cosmetics</strong></h3><p>In terms of beauty, the perks of dairy protein products often go overlooked from within claims. But it's important to understand how the modern consumer demands play a role in this tried and tested source. Naturally, the dairy ingredients offer beauty benefits by vitamins, calcium and full proteins.</p><p></p><p>The proteins derived from dairy products, especially casein and whey, are also essential components for maintaining skin health. Casein indirectly improves the health of the skin by increasing the absorption of important minerals, such as calcium, when ingested. Casein makes up 80 percent of the milk protein, but is also isolated and marketed as a protein on its own. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activity, whey protein is additionally beneficial to skin care by dietary intake.</p><p></p><h2><strong>What’s trending in the industry?</strong></h2><h3><strong>Flavor Experimentation</strong></h3><p>Growing demands for pleasant, fresh, interesting flavors among consumers, particularly the younger generation, are expected to impact innovations in dairy products. A recent NZMP study was reflective of adventurous consumption as global developments such as multiculturalism are opening up dairy opportunities.</p><p></p><p>Alcohol-infused ice creams, flavored butter, and spicy marinated cheese are only a couple of the kinds of flavor experiments we’ve seen so far this year in the dairy industry. With the plant-based alternative dairy protein industry is now rising exponentially, competition is higher than ever and dairy companies have to think beyond the box and experiment with flavors to stand out.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Consumers Drive High-Protein Dairy Trend</strong></h3><p>It's easy to see why dairy processors turn to plants to give a protein boost to their products, despite all the positives. The challenge is settling on the right protein solution. Protein claims are based on whole proteins: those protein foods which contain all the essential amino acids that are needed. A "good" source contains five grams of complete protein, and 10 grams of "excellent" source. Many plant-sourced proteins, nevertheless, are incomplete proteins, indicating that they do not contain all the essential amino acids in the correct proportions. Protein digestibility considerations in determinations of protein content often further complicate the calculation.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Clean and Sustainable</strong></h3><p>Consumers associate dairy with being safe and the industry as a whole is forced to be involved in cleaning up labeling for dairy products. One such movement is for GMO-free milk and dairy products, part of the push toward clean labeling and organic foods and beverages.</p><p></p><p>This clean label supply of milk is rising worldwide due in part to renewed consumer interest in items such as grass-fed butter, a favorite among keto diet followers, popular in many parts of the world. The lack of E-numbers or food additives is another way in which dairy proteins help make dairy products healthier. By leveraging Kerry's advanced dairy proteins, our scientists help customers extract some or all of the E-numbers from milk, ice cream, and other dairy products, such as carrageenan and guar gum.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Amid the ongoing trends, here’s what is bringing a slowdown to the dairy industry:</strong></h2><p>Coronavirus outbreak is causing a huge stir in the entire dairy supply chain. The effect on the dairy industry cannot be ignored because the future impacts on the global dairy product industry cannot be ignored. Even the situation is dynamic. In an effort to curb the epidemic stricter road traffic restrictions are being used. This causes inter-provincial logistics disturbances across China, and even within provinces, impacting shipments of raw milk in different regions. Apparently, small and medium-sized farms are more impacted than large farms, leading to some milk dumping.</p><p></p><p><strong>Free Valuable Insights:</strong> <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/news/dairy-protein-market/">Global Dairy Protein Market to reach a market size of USD 13.4 billion by 2025</a></p><p></p><h2><strong>To sum up</strong></h2><p>Dairy proteins are unique in their role to nutritionally attach to low protein food items. Dairy protein producers in North America are seeking ways to provide more choices for customers, and are creating innovative products that integrate dairy proteins into different snacks, baking mixes, drinks, sports nutrition products, and more. Whey protein-based products, for example, are increasingly being used in the sports nutrition market. It includes products like whey protein bars, powders, and drinks.</p></div>How Have High Performance Fibers Made Their Way Into Various Applications?https://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/how-have-high-performance-fibers-made-their-way-into-various2020-03-19T09:51:07.000Z2020-03-19T09:51:07.000ZKBV Researchhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/KBVResearch<div><p>High performance fibers exhibit extraordinary mechanical properties. These high performance materials are made of ceramics, metals, carbon, and polymers. <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/high-performance-fibers-market/">High performance polymer fibers</a> integrate excellent mechanical properties with low weight.</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028309469,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028309469,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="8028309469?profile=original" /></a></p><p>High tensile strength and high resilience are the two main properties of the high-performance fibers. For some polymer materials, high tensile strength can be obtained using high drawing ratios and high molecular orientation (e.g. for Aramid / Kevlar) during the process of fabrication.</p><h2>What are high performance fibers?</h2><p>High performance fibers are designed to protect the body by having unique properties. Highly innovative and smart textiles can be related to protection and survival in hostile environments. It takes knowledge and understanding of high-performance fibers to produce these fabrics. When primary fibers are spun into a parallel aligned, highly oriented fiber bundle or yarn, high strength and high durability can be reached, and then stably linked in the highest orientation state.</p><p>The high degree of orientation leads to high resistance to tensile, and the secure connections that lead to high resistance. They could produce very uniformly oriented, crystalline yarns using electro-spinning, which is a subsequent concerted process at higher temperatures. It gets drawn to the highest orientation and covalently interlinked in the drawn state.</p><h2>The different kinds of applications of high performance fibers</h2><h3>Aerospace & Defense</h3><p>Military use of advanced polymer matrix composites (PMC), which is a resin matrix reinforced by high-performance carbon or organic fibers, reports nearly less than 10% of the domestic market. Nonetheless, in future military systems, advanced composites are projected to play an even greater role and DOD will continue to need access to reliable sources of inexpensive, high-performance fibers like industrial materials and manufacturing processes.</p><p>It is important to evaluate the challenges and opportunities linked with advanced PMCs with a focus on high-performance fibers as a result of these predictions. With potential in commercial aircraft, regional aircraft, aircraft, general aviation, UAV and others, the role of carbon fiber in the aerospace and defense industry looks promising.</p><h3>Textile</h3><p>The nanofibers have a very high surface-to-volume ratio and are finding useful applications in tissue engineering, optoelectronic devices, protective textiles and filters of the next generation. Significant demands on good performance properties-such as strength/modulus, resilience, and dimensional stability and on functions such as flame-retardancy, hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, biocompatibility, smart and flexible textiles, etc.</p><p>Glass fiber is the oldest high-performance material and is the most prevalent one. The early versions were high-strength; they were fairly inflexible and unfit for several textile uses. Today's glass fibers provide a much broader range of properties and can be used in many end applications, such as insulation tossing, fire-resistant fabrics, and plastic composite reinforcement materials.</p><h3>Sporting Goods</h3><p>With economic development, the living standards of individuals are raising, with more modern people engaging in sports venues of all kinds. Also, the development of modern physical sports in the sports experts simultaneously focuses on scientific training, also attaches great importance to improving and developing sports equipment.</p><p>The widespread adoption in sports equipment has been associated with the prevalence of fiber-reinforced composite materials with lightweight, high strength, broad degrees of design flexibility, simple processing and shaping characteristics. Several sports equipment rely on humans to make the movement easier, the lighter the better, so it includes equipment like tennis rackets, golf clubs, bikes, skis, etc. In this respect, reinforced fiber composites have incomparable advantages. Examples include golf clubs made of carbon fiber reinforced materials, that adopt the take-up molding in carbon fiber cloth, mechanical properties of a metal rod improved many, 30%-50% and the weight is lower than the metal rod.</p><h2>What’s trending in the high performance fibers industry?</h2><h3>Recent developments in carbon fiber production</h3><p>Carbon fibers with different cross-sections have also recently been developed by different organizations. There were two fundamental benefits to such a modification. The first benefit being the utilization of hollow carbon fibers, which can help in reducing the density of carbon fiber in composites. The strongest hollow carbon fibers were developed by carbonizing hollow PAN fibers spun from a C-shaped spinnerette.</p><p>Another benefit may be an improvement in the surface area, which potentially improves the overall resin interface. Recent developments and improvements in high-performance fibers with a wide range of properties have made it more possible to withstand harsh operating environments for a wide range of applications, like aerospace, aircraft, airline, medical, automobile, oil, transport and so on.</p><h3>Investments in fiber technology</h3><p>A few industries are continuing to invest in new carbon fiber technologies. This investment was mainly in process improvement and better manufacturing controls to minimize uncertainty and reduce costs rather than upgrade properties. As a result of this phenomenon, any change in carbon fiber properties is likely to be evolutionary.</p><p>In the organic fiber industry, M5 fiber has the potential to become a commercial fiber with a gradual improvement in functionality, in particular, to meet the need for optimized structural and ballistic properties of interest to DoD. M5 can fulfill the Army’s future logistical and ballistic needs. Existing fibers, such as Kevlar, have good ballistic properties but weak compression properties. M5 could be an effective technology for a new generation of military protection systems.</p><h3>High tenacity aramide fiber</h3><p>Aramids are related to nylons and are polyamides produced from the amines and aromatic acids. Aramids show higher tensile strength and thermal resistance as compared to aliphatic polyamides (nylons) due to the flexibility of the aromatic rings and the additional strength of the amide links, due to the conjugation with aromatic structures. Depending upon terephthalic acid and p-phenylene diamine, or paminobenzoic acid, the para-aramids show higher strength and thermal tolerance than meta-position linkages on the benzene rings.</p><p>Combined with the greater chain orientation resulting from this linearity, the greater degree of conjugation and more linear structure of the para linkages are mainly responsible for the greater strength. The para-aramids' high impact resistance makes them famous for body armor which is "bulletproof." The aramids may be combined with other fibers for several less demanding applications.</p><h2>Industry insights</h2><p>May-2019: Bally Ribbon has launched a line of safety webbing and tapes. Such tapes are suitable for rescue and fire-fighting applications.</p><p>Oct-2019: Honeywell has launched Spectra Shield ® 6472 as an extension to its high-performance hard protection range of products. The new shield satisfies the strict requirements of military protection.</p><p>Oct-2019: Bally Ribbon introduced E-WEBBINGS ® e-textile product base. It acts as a flexible foundation for textile applications. These thin woven fabrics of E-Webbing are made of a wide range of fibers and conductive components.</p><h2>To conclude</h2><p>The high performance fibers market has moved further into a global commodity industry over the past few years. The transition redefines and speeds up international trade trends at all stages of the high-value chain. The production of special fibers is the result of the convergence of fundamental scientific and technical expertise, as there is a demand for high-performance fibers.</p><p><strong>Free Valuable Insights</strong>: <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/news/high-performance-fibers-market/">Global High Performance Fibers Market to reach a market size of USD 23.9 billion by 2025</a></p><p>Therefore, constant and ongoing efforts made dreams come true by fiber scientists jointly ventured with material technologies. These special fibers completely provide the potential to deliver new technology. Hi-tech fibers in various fields are extremely tenacious, have a high strength to weight ratio, and are the prerequisites of industrial textiles.</p></div>The Present and Future of Commercial Satellite Imaginghttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/the-present-and-future-of-commercial-satellite-imaging2019-11-12T13:48:39.000Z2019-11-12T13:48:39.000ZKBV Researchhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/KBVResearch<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028301666,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028301666,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="8028301666?profile=original" /></a></p><p></p><p>Startling developments in satellite imaging technology have left privacy advocates concerned about 24-hour monitoring over the last 10 years. <strong><a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/commercial-satellite-imaging-market/">Commercial satellite imagery</a></strong>, for instance, is effective enough to see a vehicle, but, it is not required to be sufficiently detailed to recognize the make and model. But innovations may soon avoid the rules of the government.</p><h2>What is commercial satellite imaging?</h2><p>Besides the many government-managed earth-observing satellites, several commercial earth-watching satellites are operated independently. This has increased dramatically as the demand for updated, high-resolution satellite imagery is expanding. Mapping companies like Google Maps etc., private firms and researchers are using commercial satellite imaging technology. There is a significant amount of commercial satellite available data, but there is still a major cost of buying the data.</p><p>Commercial satellite imaging is used for planning, disaster preparedness and response, and intelligence gathering in the defense and intelligence sectors. Oil and gas, mining, insurance, and agriculture sectors, and urban planning, environmental management, news reporting, and archaeology, are using the same technology. It is the cornerstone of the growing market for location-based services and cloud mapping applications like Google Earth and Maps.</p><p>Imaging, along with many other information layers-including census data or human geography or any amount of databases-offers decision-makers with the analytic tools they need to make informed decisions. And the day is at hand when, using predictive analytics and geospatial technology, one can now make logical and reliable predictions.</p><h2>The Birth and Commercialization of Imaging Satellites</h2><p>Satellite imaging today is a booming tech venture-an advanced form of digital space photography that produces clear pictures of buildings, vehicles, rivers, and other earthly things. Nevertheless, it first burst onto the scene as a U.S. government weapon in the 1960s Cold War years, with a satellite network keeping a close eye on communist opponents around the world. The first U.S. surveillance satellite was deployed in 1960 and military satellites were able to solve objects as small as two feet from an altitude of 100 miles by the mid-1960s.</p><p>Meanwhile, to track nighttime activities and detect camouflage, multispectral photography and infrared scanning were developed. Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1), the first of many Landsat satellites, was launched by the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) in July 1972.</p><h2>Transforming support and development with commercial satellite imaging</h2><p>Satellite imaging is rapidly developing, with significant advances in imagery timeliness, resolution increases, and new provider-influenced economics. New image processing companies have also arisen with this, removing the obstacle of providing in-house image analysis skills. There are profound implications for dramatically improving disaster relief and sustainable international development.</p><p>Either simply providing up-to-date imaging for a simple overview of a developing situation or surveying a vast area of interest, satellites provide a cost-effective option for non-intrusive information gathering. It is the responsibility of aid and development practitioners to keep up with these developments for bringing their projects with the most effective tools.</p><p>Nano-satellites - typically shoebox-sized devices weighing less than 10 kg - invaded space, offering new photo and video options. An average of just under 100 successful nano-satellite launches has been seen in recent years. In February 2017, an imaging agency, Planet Labs, launched 88 single-rocket satellites.</p><p>These and other companies are now able to offer regular image updates of the landmass of the entire earth, and high-resolution imaging is provided at least weekly. Emerging technologies involve low-cost Femto-satellites (less than 100 grams) as well as increased availability of real-time satellite video and image resolutions that test unmanned aerial vehicles.</p><h2>Key conclusions</h2><p>Commercially existing satellite high-resolution imagery will prompt the growth of more comprehensive denial and deception and countermeasures against anti-satellites. There is no doubt that wide-ranging high-resolution commercial satellite imaging will compel governments to develop effective ways to hide their secrets. Many states will invest heavily in denial and deception and antisatellite countermeasures, especially those with regional allies. Such a development could have serious implications among mutually vulnerable states for building trust and managing crises.</p><p></p><p><strong>Click Here For Free Insights:</strong> <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/news/commercial-satellite-imaging-market/">https://www.kbvresearch.com/news/commercial-satellite-imaging-market/</a></p><p>Increased access to satellite imagery of high resolution would shift power from the former secret owners to the newly educated. Governments that had previously restricted or no access to satellite imagery will see for the first time what progressive states have been witnessing over many years from the skies. Additionally, commercial satellite imaging will provide organizations in civil society with an independent information source. Satellite imagery will be used by both state and non-state actors to track and often disclose the activities of various countries and companies.</p><p>Satellite imagery of high resolution has both beneficial and malignant uses. It can dramatically improve the capacity of governmental and non-governmental organizations to respond immediately to unexpected humanitarian crises. Information about the crisis happening in or around a country can be recorded and publicized at large-scale humanitarian massacres. For example, commercial satellite imaging for massacres like those in Kosovo and Rwanda, help control environmental problems ranging from imminent droughts to deforestation, monitor international enforcement Yet knowledge abundance is not a guarantee of benevolent uses.</p><h2>How commercial satellite imaging will revolutionize the world?</h2><p>It is expected that increasing reliance on location-based services (LBS) would drive global market growth for commercial satellite imagery. When it comes to nuclear weapons, providing more commercial satellite images that can be shared and discussed publicly would possibly make the world much safer. The accessibility and intensity of such images make it more difficult than ever for a state to undertake the development of nuclear weapons in hidden defiance of international scrutiny or treaties. The <strong>Global Commercial Satellite Imaging Market</strong> is anticipated to boom at a market growth of 11.3% CAGR over the forecast period.</p></div>Microservices Essentials for Executives: The Key to High Velocity Software Developmenthttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/microservices-essentials-for-executives-the-key-to-high-velocity2016-07-05T20:54:48.000Z2016-07-05T20:54:48.000ZEnrique Raul Suarezhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/EnriqueRaulSuarez<div><p></p><p></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028248473,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="380" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028248473,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="8028248473?profile=original" /></a></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align:center;" class="center"><strong>Building for Success</strong></h2><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><h2 style="text-align:center;" class="center"><strong>Microservices Essentials for Executives: The Key to High Velocity Software Development</strong></h2><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center">Source:</p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center"></p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center"><strong>Richard Li</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center"><strong><em>for</em>ENTREPRENEURS</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center"></p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center"><em>“Software is eating the world” – Marc Andreesen</em></p><p style="text-align:center;" class="center"></p><p>Companies thriving in the new world order have technology as a core competency. They build complex cloud applications. They constantly bring new capabilities and features to the market. And despite the constant iteration and updates to their cloud application, their software is rock-solid reliable. How do they achieve such agility <em>and</em> reliability?</p><p>Over the past few years, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, Yelp, and many other industry disruptors adopted a new paradigm for developing cloud applications – microservices. The velocity that microservices is giving these disrupters is even raising software architecture to board agendas.</p><p>Whether the term microservices is vaguely familiar or something you haven’t encountered yet, this article will cover what it is, why it matters, and what will change in your company when you adopt it.</p><h3>What are microservices?</h3><p>Traditionally, cloud applications were built as a single large application (popularly known as the monolith). Some describe microservices as a splintering of monolithic software applications into smaller pieces. That is a true but incomplete explanation that misses the essential benefit of microservices – each of your development teams can work on an <em>independently shippable</em> unit of code, called a microservice. It is better to describe microservices as ‘an architecture for the <em>distributed development</em> of cloud applications.’</p><p>For example, the original Amazon.com was a monolithic application, consisting of millions of lines of C++. Over time, Amazon has split the functionality of that single application into smaller services, so there is a separate service for recommendations, for payment, for search, and so forth. In turn, each of these separate services may consist of dozens of smaller microservices.</p><p>In the original Amazon architecture, a bug fix to the recommendation service would require changing some C++ in the monolithic application, waiting for other groups to complete their respective changes to the monolithic application, and testing the entire application for release. In the microservices architecture, the recommendation development team can make changes to their microservice – and release it without waiting to coordinate with the other feature teams.</p><p>Yelp has also adopted a microservices architecture, consisting of hundreds of services. Just loading the Yelp homepage invokes dozens of microservices, as shown in the example below.</p><p></p><p>You can read the rest of this excellent article in the below link:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microservices-essentials-executives-enrique-suarez?trk=mp-reader-card" target="_blank">Microservices Link</a></p><p></p></div>High vs. Low Volatility Strategies: A Different View of Riskhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/high-vs-low-volatiltiy-strategies-a-different-view-of-risk2015-06-11T16:00:00.000Z2015-06-11T16:00:00.000ZScott Englandhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/ScottEngland<div><p align="left">Article from Futures Magazine making an argument that seeking rather than avoiding volatility can lead to a lower cost, more liquid portfolio with a reduced level of risk and an increased potential of returns. </p><p></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028234900,original{{/staticFileLink}}">High vs. Low Volatility Strategies: A Different View of Risk</a></p></div>Transparency for High Frequency Trading Regulators, an Introduction. Contributed by Walter Hendrikshttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/transparency-for-high2011-02-01T15:30:00.000Z2011-02-01T15:30:00.000ZBoris Agranovichhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/BorisAgranovich<div><p></p>
<p>A couple of weeks back I was approached by a HFT magazine editor and he asked me whether I would be interested to write down some of my experiences in HFT. As I am not directly participating in the midst of HFT at this point, I had to give it quite some consideration. Why would I do this? Placing myself in a vulnerable and visible position is not my first nature. Still I strongly believe in taking away the mystique or even – allow me – hysteria regarding this type of Capital Markets business. In my opinion the world of low-latency/hi-freq trading has to try and get rid of the negative image. It deserves some consideration to explain in a bit more detail what HFT is all about. What techniques are being used and – more generally – what the business reasoning behind HFT is. </p>
<p><br /> So why does HFT need more transparency? Very simple. EU lawmakers in Brussels and national regulators have very little knowledge regarding the business and technological concepts driving HFT.</p>
<p>This can automatically lead to potential actions that can harm the trading firms directly.</p>
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<p>Secondary effects can be envisaged impacting liquidity and widening spreads on multiple platforms. I will get back to you regarding the implications of losing liquidity and widening spreads some other time.</p>
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<p>First the negative effects of lawmakers and regulators not having any clue what HFT is all about.<br /> About a year ago I was invited to be part of a speakers panel at one of the first professional Hi-Freq conferences in London. At the time I was MD at an Algo/HFT market making firm primarily participating in quantified dispersion of volatility and equity arbitrage across multiple venues. We spoke about market access, risk and regulatory influences. I became very enthusiastic recognising attendees from the FSA and the Dutch and French regulators at this conference. On the podium I invited the Hi-Freq world to open up towards each other and break down the barriers. At the same time I invited regulators to step into my office and literally have a look at what we exactly did. It took another couple of phone calls and emails on my initiative before representatives from the Dutch and UK regulator actually did visit the office. I’ll point out two very important remarks they made that will paint us a picture still waking me up in the middle of the night...</p>
<p><br /> Looking at the order books and depth of Nokia quoted on OMX Helsinki and Nokia quoted on Chi-X one of them asked the following: “The order book on OMX we believe, but we are under the impression the order book on Chi-X is not real...”. The other remark was one regarding liquidity providing on multiple platforms: “We consider demanding liquidity providers and arbitrage traders to keep their quotes in the market for a minimum time, for example one second”.</p>
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<p>I won’t disclose which regulator came up with what question and to be honest, I am happy with the fact they put their questions forward. At the same time it clearly tells us where they are in understanding the business they have to regulate.</p>
<p><br /> Obviously I spend a bit of time explaining how a multilateral trading platform like Chi-X works and what would happen if arbitrage traders have to keep their quotes in the order book for a minimum time frame. It just goes to show that although MTF’s came to live due to the implementation of MiFID in 2007, the lawmakers and regulators still had to do their homework. On the other hand this is fact of live the Capital Markets business and more specifically the HFT world needs to take into account.</p>
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<p>I can already hear you think: “Do we have to educate those regulating us?” And the answer is ‘Yes’, I am afraid. If we would like to continue trading with algorithms on a low-latency infrastructure connecting multiple exchanges to trade extremely tight spreads, we have no choice.</p>
<p><br /> Nobody needs new EU regulations based on a lack of understanding what this business is all about. Fortunately some of the top tier market making firms in Europe and the US understand this difficult situation. They have started to write down specifics regarding the trading techniques used and the ball is definitely moving towards the corner of the regulator. Now it’s up to the national regulators and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to pick up from here and start communicating with the HFT world to get a better understanding.</p>
<p><br /> As promised next time I’ll discuss a bit what liquidity means to the financial markets. Don’t hesitate to let me know what you think!</p>
<p><br /> Best regards,<br /> Walter Hendriks<br /> Principal Advisor<br /> Financial Markets Advisory - fm-advisory.com<br /> wh@fm-advisory.com<br /> 17th of January 2011</p>
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