Pultruded thermoset composites Continuous fiber- reinforced thermoplastic composites Long fiber reinforced plastics

Advanced Composites Explained Glasforms Composite Profiles Find out how you can increase the traceability of textile products with Cesa Fiber Tracer Concentrates, a low-investment and efficient taggant technology specifically developed for spun-dyed polypropylene and polyamide (nylon) fibers.

Advanced Composites Explained Glasforms Composite Profiles Find out how you can increase the traceability of textile products with Cesa Fiber Tracer Concentrates, a low-investment and efficient taggant technology specifically developed for spun-dyed polypropylene and polyamide (nylon) fibers.

They realized they might be able to shave off even more weight and improve performance by replacing the aluminum braces with a continuous-fiber composite if they could find a material with an exceptional strength- to-weight ratio, high flexural stiffness, good torsional rigidity, and superior fatigue strength. The automated pultrusion process fabricates continuous glass or carbon fiber-reinforced, constant cross-section profiles with consistent, uniform properties. Each cradle brace is a two-foot long, rectangular bar with a “U” shape machined into our engineering team developed and analyzed three options: a unidirectional, hybrid carbon and glass fiber profile; a unidirectional carbon fiber profile; and finally, a profile made with both a unidirectional carbon fiber and a transverse engineered fabric, which had the advantage of minimizing any potential cracks from propagating.

Advanced Composites Explained Customer success with Complēt™ Long Fiber to introduce lightweight composite caster wheels for improved wheelchair mobility Read how long fiber composites helped Piranha Propellers add toughness and design flexibility

When deployed, the legs made with Polystrand continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites unroll to form a strong tube structure.   Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint  Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility 

The charts above compare 30% short glass-fiber filled samples and show a noticeable difference in the moisture uptake behavior of PK versus to PA6 & PA66. Compared to glass-filled PA6 & PA66, moisture does very little to affect the physical property change of glass-filled PK. 40% Glass-Filled Resin

Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites offer many advantages over metals when it comes to part design.   At a high level, long fiber and short fiber reinforced solutions vary simply as that – fiber length within the pellets.   Since fiber in long fiber composites is continuous throughout the length of each cut pellet, long fiber materials have a higher fiber aspect ratio than short fiber filled plastics.

Composition Zylon® PBO is a rigid-rod isotropic crystal polymer that is spun by a dry-jet wet-spinning process. Fiber-Line Fiber Selection Guide Fiber-Line™ Fiber Selection Guide

Avient PlastiComp Complēt™ & OnForce™ long fiber composite pellets are manufactured using a pultrusion process.  This fiber to polymer bond is key to obtaining optimum performance and having a true composite material.  The melt impregnated fiber exits the die as continuous composite strands which are cooled using water and/or air until solidified.