Loading ...As we celebrate Earth Day, let’s take a look at new products put out by companies from a variety of places on this planet we call home:
DSM presents two sustainable products targeted primarily for the automotive industry.
DSM is going somewhere that’s green by presenting two sustainable products targeted primarily for the automotive industry. Palapreg ECO is composed of 55 percent renewable resources, making it the composite resin material with the highest bio-based content available on the market today. Approximately 70 percent of the material is based on building blocks derived from castor oil, a renewable resource. EcoPaXX is a high-performance polyamide that combines the benefits of a high melting point (approximately 250° C), low moisture absorption and excellent resistance to various chemical substances, for instance, road salt.
Master Bond hopes its new fiberglass adhesive is priceless. The EP33 adhesive was made to facilitate the reliable bonding of fiberglass to a variety of different substrates such as fiberglass, wood, metals, vulcanized rubbers and many plastics. The company says curing can occur at room temperature, or accelerated to as short as 1 hour at 95°C. The company also touts that the adhesive is an excellent electrical insulator with superb dielectric performance, maintaining a strength profile of 220 Kg/cm² (3100 psi) in shear even after exposure to temperatures in the 205-235°C (400-450°F) range. Master Bond’s fiberglass adhesive EP33 is designed to be resistant to thermal cycling, high radiation levels and chemicals, including water, oil, and most organic solvents.
Sandvik Coromant releases two drill bits, targeted to the growing aerospace sector.
Sandvik Coromant is telling the hole truth with its new CoroDrill 854 and CoroDrill 856 drill bits targeted to the aerospace sector for reliable and efficient hole making technology in composite materials. The products were developed to withstand the harsh demands of the latest carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) materials and aluminum stacks, offering long and consistent tool life to meet tight tolerances time after time. According to the company, the geometrical shape of the product is designed to improve hole entrance and exit quality on high fiber content materials. The 854 is designed for usage where splintering or fraying is the problem, and the 856 is designed to address delamination.
Nothing can stop the Claw! Hartzell Propeller Inc.’s Claw 2.0 advanced structural composite propeller is designed for aerobatic aircraft using its proprietary ASC-II technology. The new Claw 2.0 propeller has recently achieved FAA type certification, and is the only certified advanced composite propeller available for aerobatic use. The model comprises a lamination of carbon fiber and Kevlar, with an electroformed nickel leading edge erosion shield. The composite structure is co-molded on an integral stainless steel shank that accommodates bolt-on counterweights needed for aerobatics. The product has passed all required FAA certification tests including bird strike, lightning strike and fatigue strength, and is available for Extra 300/330 series aircraft flying in the Experimental category.
