Loading ...This Sunday marks the Fourth of July. The night skies will be alight with fireworks and sparklers, and these companies hope to spark up their businesses with some new products:
DuPont's new thermoplastic vehicle armor solution, Kevlar ACV
DuPont is driving up military protection by launching a new thermoplastic vehicle armor solution, Kevlar ACV (Advanced Composites for Vehicles). The new material is an extension to DuPont’s Kevlar product range and has been designed for the protective vehicle market. The development of this new product has primarily focused on incorporating optimum ballistic properties to ensure maximum protection as well as durability. The ACV has been developed to be fully compliant with material standards for use in vehicles requiring thermal stability up to 120 C while not compromising the ballistic efficiency for use by the private sector as well as the military.
This next update has two – two – two products in one! Reynolds Polymer Technology added R-Cast Mirage and R-Cast Textures into its architectural portfolio of products. R-Cast Mirage uses proprietary resin-based materials to reproduce colors, images, or graphics. With this product, the company says there are infinite design possibilities utilizing custom colors, graphics, or images. R-Cast Textures is meant to extend design options by sculpting customized patterns into the resin panel. Architects and designers can select from a range of standard patterns or choose to create a customized texture in both opaque and translucent colors.
BASF launches its new Ultramid Endure product
BASF is heating up with a new polyamide (PA) specialty grade Ultramid Endure, a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide that combines resistance to heat aging with the processability of PA 66. The company says that compared to the standard PA 66 grade Ultramid A3WG7, the processability has improved. The product is designed to produce under-the-hood automotive components that are exposed to very hot air, which could contribute to a significant weight reduction. It easily withstands continuous use at temperatures up to 240 C, which BASF says extends the field of application of polyamides into the high-temperature realm. Possible applications include all components of the charge-air duct such as intercooler end caps, resonators, charge-air lines and throttle valves as well as components on the somewhat cooler side of the turbocharger.
Sense anything new from KaZaK Composites, Inc.? You’d be right, as the company created an acoustic vector sensor (AVS) mount that combines the essential benefits of existing mounts without compromising the performance of the AVS. The design consists of a sensor mounting plate which is connected to a vehicle mounting plate via three orthogonal planes. The choice and layout of this material is tuned to absorb and attenuate the frequencies of interest. The three orthogonal plane design ensures that any vibration noise traveling through the mount to the sensor must pass through at least two shear planes. The company adds that the materials used to construct the mount are buoyancy neutral, lightweight and corrosion resistant.
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Carbon fiber is exactly what the name suggests, extremely thin strong fibers and is most notably used to reinforce composite materials, particularly the class of materials known as carbon fiber or graphite reinforced polymers. It’s also known alternatively as the reinforced plastic or carbon fiber composite. As a compound it’s known for being far stronger and lighter than fiberglass.