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TITAN™ - Move Gas, not Steel!

LIGHTSTORE™ - More Range, Less Cost!

TUFFSHELL® - Get paid for Load, not pay for weight!

The Company:
The Hexagon Composites Group is the world NGVs and Gas transportation. With its global
leader in the design and manufacture of ultra presence the Hexagon Composites group is a
light weight composite cylinders for LPG, trusted, proven and reliable partner of OEM’s
CNG, Biomethane and Hydrogen applications. and gas distribution companies worldwide.
Its group companies Lincoln Composites, USA
and Ragasco AS, Norway offer a wide range of
solutions for storage of compressed gases for

Space-Age Performance:

When new lightweight pressure vessels
were needed for the NASA Space
programmes, Lincoln Composites, USA led
the way. The technology has been used for
mission critical applications like Aircraft
emergency power, Ejection systems,
Skylab gas cylinders, Space Shuttle
high pressure containment & Satellite
propulsion systems. Today there is a similar
requirement for earthbound alternate fuel
vehicles, and the Hexagon Composites
group provides the right solutions to the
global market. With 50 years of experience
in advanced composites, the customer gets
the most reliable product with the longest
and safest history in the industry.

Experts in Development and Manufacturing
Lincoln Composites and Ragasco offer the
TUFFSHELL®, TITAN™ & LIGHTSTORE™ Type
4 composite cylinders are manufactured by
computer controlled, high-speed filament winding
process developed and refined over 5 decades.
With more than 150,000 cylinders mounted to
road vehicles worldwide, these products represent
the international bench mark for high quality and
light weight cylinders, outcompeting steel in both
performance and cost.

TUFFSHELL®, TITAN™ & LIGHTSTORE™ cylinders
have a high-density polymeric liner that offers
superior resistance to corrosion, stress cracking
and cyclic fatigue. The patented interlocking of
the liner to the boss interface provides a leak
proof seal between the plastic liner and the metal
end bosses.

The cylinders have a structural shell wound from
a hybrid of high strength carbon fibre blended
with tough glass filaments. Combining these
fibres with the proprietary resin systems provides
outstanding toughness and durability against UV
and significantly enhances the impact damage
tolerance and mitigating damage from chemical
or environmental attack as well as abrasion from
improper handling or accidents.

TUFFSHELL® fuel cylinders from Lincoln
Composites can be used for storage of Compressed
Natural Gas and Hydrogen up to 1050 bar
service pressure for use in buses, trucks and gas
transportation.

LIGHTSTORE™ fuel cylinders from Ragasco are
used for CNG applications in passenger cars and
Light Commercial Vehicles being designed to fit
into available space.

The TITAN™, the world`s largest composite high pressure cylinder reduces cost for road transportation of
CNG and other gases often by more than 50%.

Certification:
The products are tested and certified in accordance with various international standards. The
international standards generally followed are listed below.
ECE R 110 ISO 11439 KGSC, Korea
NGV2, DOT(USA) KHK ADR
PED TPED ISO/DIS 15869, EIHP draft, HGV2
draft/ METI-KHK for Hydrogen

Commitment to Quality:
Lincoln Composites & Ragasco have a long-
standing commitment to the very highest levels
of product quality. Our quality system has its
roots in Space and Defence programmes and
today is successfully meeting the requirements
of vehicle OEMs as well as large oil and gas
companies. The products have been crash
tested by customers successfully and we have
an unmatched safety record in the industry.
Quality is a commitment and tradition of which
we are very proud. The efforts are guided by:

• Total Quality Management philosophy
• Dedication to continuous improvement in
product and process
• Exhaustive certification and testing

The Cutting-Edge Advantage
• Weight -
• As low as 30% of the weight of a equivalent Steel cylinder
• Increases payload of vehicle
• Reduces structural redesigning
• Improves fuel efficiency
• Reduces maintenance due to lower wear and tear
• Safety -
• Additional safety margins in fire due to ability to self release gas in high temperature
• High impact strength even in high impact collisions – Meets harsh crash requirements of
Mercedes Benz & GM Opel
• 20 years of safety record
• Corrosion and Fatigue -
• No inside or outside corrosion
• Ideal for use in vehicle underbody, coastal areas and marine applications
• Product Life -
• No inside or outside corrosion
• Ideal for use in vehicle underbody, coastal areas and marine applications
• Retesting Requirements -
• Manufacturer requires periodic visual inspection only (at 36 month intervals)
• No hydraulic retesting required. Significantly reduces operational cost
• Increases utilisation for operations
• Life Cycle Costs -
• Based on various factors, less than steel.
• Standards -
• Type 4 cylinders exceeding the requirements of all current international standards
• Environment -
• Lower carbon footprint and pollution due to lighter weight = less energy required to move
and transport composite cylinders.

Product Sizes:
Type 4 cylinders are available in many standard sizes:

LIGHTSTORE™ - More Range, Less Cost
• Diameters vary from 150 mm to 410 mm and
lengths from 500 mm to 1300 mm
• Cylinder sizes available from 10 l to 100 l of
water volume
• Working pressure 200/250 bar

TUFFSHELL® - Get paid for load, Not pay for weight
• Diameters vary from 230 mm to 660 mm and
lengths from 800 mm to 3600 mm
• Cylinder volumes vary from 100 l to 820 l of
water volume
• Working pressure 200/250/350/500/700/950/1050
bar

TITAN™ - Move Gas, Not Steel
• Diameter of 1040 mm and lengths fit container
applications from 30` to 40` standard ISO
• Cylinder volumes vary from 6150 l to 8500 l water
volume
• Working pressure 250 bar

Modular Fuel Storage Systems:
Modular lightweight cylinder packs consisting of • Reduces overall vehicle weight and allows
cylinders, valves, pressure relief devices (PRDs), increased payload capacity - Ensures maximum
interconnect plumbing, support frame, interface payload and lowest fuel cost and emissions
brackets, external covers and the fuel system are • Built as fully assembled and leak-tested modules
available. These fully assembled and leak tested meeting relevant G-load requirements with
modules are self-contained and have a single point high safety margins - Safe, durable, optically
connection for quick installation. The flexible appealing and maintenance friendly storage
mounting design of the modules is easily adapted to systems allowing for easy re-inspection and
a variety of roof and chassis mounting interfaces for drainage.
the buses and trucks.

• Cost effective and easy to install - Reduces cost
of your inventory and purchasing efforts
• Lightest weight and largest volume cylinder
systems on the market with minimized number
of cylinders - Lowest system cost increases your
competitiveness

Get the Advantage that matters!
Frame Plumbing Covers
Aluminum or phosphate treated, Manual or solenoid valves Aluminium or powder coated
powder coated steel steel panels
Lightweight, durable structure at PRDs and stainless steel tubing & Bolted (for easy removal)
a low cost fittings
Lifting eyes to handle Single point fills and vents Access doors
packs under installation or outlets
maintenance

TUFFSHELL® bus packs are
designed to be maintenance
friendly. The access doors
allow cylinders and system
plumbing to be easily
inspected during routine
preventative maintenance.
The robust design of the
isolation mounts, frame and
protective covers of the pack
provide a structurally sound
storage compartment that
will absorb the loads that
occur during everyday use
of the vehicle and minimizes
damage occurring during
accidents and impact.

Automotive Hydraulic Hybrid Accumulators:
The Type 4 composite cylinders can be used in the start duty cycles like city buses, garbage trucks &
energy recovery drive system which offers significant delivery vehicles. These cylinders offer in excess of
fuel savings and increased efficiency. Energy is 80% reduction in weight over metal accumulators.
stored in the hydraulic accumulators during braking
and then used to accelerate the vehicle. Significant
fuel savings achieved in applications with high stop/

Hydrogen:

The TUFFSHELL® gaseous fuel cylinders designed and
produced by Lincoln Composites are also designed
to be used for hydrogen applications. TUFFSHELL®
hydrogen cylinders are the lightest weight cylinders
available in the world today and offer superior fatigue
life, excellent durability and low permeation at a
competitive cost. The world’s largest automotive
manufacturers have used the TUFFSHELL® cylinders
for their advanced technology prototype hydrogen
fuel cell vehicles. Lincoln Composite’s ability to
change operating pressure, lengths and diameters
to meet the exacting industry expectations makes
our product ideal for hydrogen usage.

Standard Sizes and Specifications at a Service pressure of 200 Bar:

LIGHTSTORE™
Diameter D [mm] 178 210 276 274 274 355 362 408
Water Volume [l] 11.4 16.8 28.9 33.8 35.8 43 125 85
Tare weight [Kg] 4.5 6.1 10.5 10.9 11.5 12.8 40 23
Length Total [mm] 650 700 700 830 880 631 1600 879

TUFFSHELL® 200:
Diameter D [mm] 178 210 276 274 274 355 362 408
Water Volume [l] 11.4 16.8 28.9 33.8 35.8 43 125 85
Tare weight [Kg] 4.5 6.1 10.5 10.9 11.5 12.8 40 23
Length Total [mm] 650 700 700 830 880 631 1600 879

TUFFSHELL® 250: Service pressure 250 bar

Diameter D [mm] 178 210 276 274 274 355 362 408
Water Volume [l] 11.4 16.8 28.9 33.8 35.8 43 125 85
Tare weight [Kg] 4.5 6.1 10.5 10.9 11.5 12.8 40 23
Length Total [mm] 650 700 700 830 880 631 1600 879
Note : Based on volumes and requirements, other sizes are available.

The TITAN™ bulk transport solutions
The TITAN™ cylinders, worlds largest Type 4 composite cylinders with DOT approval can be used for bulk
transportation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Helium and other non-oxidizing
gases. This solution is available in 30 and 40 feet standard container configurations.

How the TITAN™ compares to Steel:

Description TITAN™ Trailer Type I Steel Trailer
Cylinder
Cylinders per module 5 162
Total Water Volume [l] 40,150 20,250
Total trailer Weight including Gas [Kg] 28,500 33,750

SMARTSTORE™ Modules for Gas Transportation:
Container 10 Feet 20 Feet 2 x 20 Feet
No. of cylinders 16/ 20 40 80
Unit Volume [l] 450 450 450
Volume at 250 bar [l] 7,200/ 9,000 18,000 36,000
Methane capacity @ 15 C [SCM] 2,160/ 3,000 5,400 10,800
Methane weight [Kg] 1,620/ 2,250 4,050 8,100
Weight of loaded module [Kg] 5,750/ 7,250 14,050 28,100

TITAN™ Module:

Container Size 30 Feet 40 Feet 40 Feet
Number of cylinders 4 4 5
Unit volume of cylinder [l] 6,150 8,500 8,500/6,150
Volume @ 250 bar [l] 24,600 34,000 40,150
Methane capacity @ 15 C [Kg] 5,535 7,467 8,828
Weight of loaded module [Kg] 20,000 23,000 27,500 (with wheels)

Our global customer base demonstrates the safety, reliability and cost effective benefits of
our Type 4 composite cylinders.

*Brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

Lincoln Composites Hexagon Composites ASA Ragasco AS
5117, NW 40th Korsegata 8 Building 306, Industrial Park
Lincoln, Nebraska 68524 PO Box 836, Sentrum Box 50, 2831, Raufoss
USA 6001, Alesund NORWAY
www.lincolncomposites.com NORWAY www.ragasco.com
Email: www.hexagon.no Email : info@ragasco.com
tuffshell@lincolncomposites.com Email:office@hexagon.no Ph : +47-6115-1600
Ph: +1-800-279-TANK or Ph: +47-7011-6445
+1-402-470-5000

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