GLASFORMS™ ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Composite Materials for Power Transmission and Distribution Products APPLICATION & PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE KEY CHARACTERISTICS Extend the service life of electrical transmission and distribution products with Glasforms composite technologies. The formula: extensive electrical industry experience combined with pioneering composite technology expertise. Performance advantages: • Non-conductive: formulations engineered to optimize composite dielectric properties • Lightweight: up to 80% lighter than porcelain, reducing installation time and cost • High strength: high tensile, compressive, flexural and inter-laminar shear strength to support various design configurations and line loads • Flexible: deflect and return to original shape for load dampening to minimize damages and outages • Durable and shatter resistant vs. ceramic and glass, and UV and corrosion resistant for long service life INSULATORS AND ARRESTERS OVERHEAD SWITCH RODS CROSSARMS AND BRACES COMPOSITE POLES GUY INSULATORS Electrical Transmission & Distribution Applications COMPONENT DESCRIPTION SIZES Insulators for transmission and distribution Suspension insulators Epoxy/corrosion resistant glass rods .625" to 1.25" diameter Line post and station post insulators Epoxy/glass fiber rods 1.50" to 4.74" diameter Arresters Cage type Polyester or vinyl ester/glass fiber rods .125" to .50" diameter Custom tubular Polyester, vinyl ester or epoxy/ glass fiber custom shapes 2.0" to 6.0" envelope size Pole line construction Conductor standoff and equipment support arms Polyester/glass fiber rods 1.50" to 2.00" diameter Guy strain insulators Polyester/glass fiber rods 0.50" to .812" diameter Cross arms Tangent and deadend, support braces Polyester/glass fiber rectangular tubes 3.62" x 4.62" and 4.0" x 6.0" rectangular Utility poles Composite poles Polyester/glass fiber hollow custom tubes 10" to 14" diameter, typical lengths 40' to 110' Pole line construction, cross arms, rods, and utility poles feature an integral fabric surfacing veil for long-term weather resistance and retention of properties.

Advanced Composites The performance of these fiber reinforced composite panels can be optimized by adapting panel thickness, core density, and skin configuration to achieve desired properties. White Paper: Thermoplastic Composite Sandwich Panels

It is specially formulated for polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and Nylon.  Avient Sustainable Fiber Additives: include bluesign® SYSYEM PARTNER colorants and recycled fiber solutions with Global Recycle Standard (GRS) certifications, and biodegradable fiber solutions with EN13432 certifications. 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  

Composition Kevlar® Para-Aramid is an aromatic polyamide that is characterized by long rigid crystalline polymer chains. Fiber-Line Fiber Selection Guide Fiber-Line™ Engineered Synthetic Fiber Products

Gordon Glass™ Distributor List Gordon Glass™ Authorized Distributors Take a closer look at the benefits of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites. 

Formulations are available with varying percentages of long glass fiber, long carbon fiber, or hybrid combinations to meet your structural requirements. A Complēt moisture resistant nylon 6/6 long glass fiber composite performed similarly to a specialty PA 6/12 material at time intervals equivalent to short-term water exposure and noticeably better than a standard PA 6/6 formulation. LONG GLASS FIBER SURFACE AESTHETICS Good surface cosmetics with glass fiber reinforced nylons are difficult to obtain without high mold temperatures that lengthen cycle times.

Advanced Composites Explained ColorMatrix™ Fiber Colorants - Product Bulletin (Chinese) Introduction to TPEs that universally bond to non-polar substrates such as polypropylene

TAKE THE HEAT FLEX, RETURN, REPEAT PROCESSED & RAW FOOD PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS FORESTRY PRODUCTS RECYCLED MATERIALS MINED/QUARRIED ROCK, ORE, COAL, SAND POWDER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Avient composite springs are tested to 1.5+ million cycles with no loss of spring rate. 1.5+ MILLION CYCLES Avient composite springs maintain performance levels even in high temperature applications up to 300°F. 300° FAHRENHEIT • Composites are up to 70% lighter than steel. • Composites resist corrosion; steel rusts easily unless it is painted or coated. 70% LIGHTER TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Based on the proven performance of Gordon Glass™, the material of choice in composite archery bow limbs since 1953, our thermoset composite springs deliver unmatched strength & deflection for the most demanding applications. Thermoset composite springs from Avient are engineered with proprietary vinyl ester or epoxy resins and unidirectional fiber reinforcement technologies. COMPOSITES VS.

Both parts are made of silica/glass or polymer 4. Central support member • Pultruded composite rod, often polymer coated 5. Outer strength member • Base fiber of Kevlar, E-Glass, Zylon, Vectran LCP • Often be coated with Fiber-Line coatings (Swellcoat, Bondcoat, Wearcoat) 6.

Holds multiple optical fibers 3. Both parts are made of silica/glass or polymer 4. Outer strength member • Base fiber of Kevlar, E-Glass, Zylon, Vectran LCP • Often be coated with Fiber-Line coatings (Swellcoat, Bondcoat, Wearcoat) 6.