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Golf club reduces weight with carbon fiber reinforcement
APPLICATIONS
Reinforced Plastics Volume 59, Number 6 November/December 2015
Golf club reduces weight with carbon fiber reinforcement
APPLICATIONS
A golf driver made by Cobra Puma Golf has reduced weight due to using carbon fiber reinforcement in the crown. Using TeXtreme in the crown reduced the club’s total weight by 20%, making the head much more efficient at impact, according to Mike Yagley, director, innovation & research at Cobra Golf. Adding the carbon fiber allowed for more weight to be repositioned. By making a
lighter, stronger crown weight can be redistributed to the correct areas of the club head, making it deliver better mass properties. TeXtreme is based on using spread tows instead of yarns to achieve materials that are used to produce more light weight composite products. Using TeXtreme in the crown reportedly reduced the golf club’s total weight by 20%.
TeXtreme; www.textreme.com
TenCate supplies molded parts to helicopter program TenCate Advanced Composites has begun production of compression molded composite parts for the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter program. According to the company, there are approximately a dozen parts per aircraft in applications ranging from access doors to engine compartment walls. TenCate says that the compression molded composite allow fabrication of complex parts in one efficient molding cycle. ‘This is a good example of how an industry leader like Bell Helicopter utilizes compression molded parts to achieve cost savings on military programs, and developed an expertise which was able to cross over into civil programs,’ said Matt Cano, director of sales at TenCate Advanced Composites. The Bell 525 Relentless represents the world’s first fly by wire commercial helicopter and features a touchscreen glass cockpit. This helicopter is designed to accommodate 16 passengers and two crew members and
The Bell 525 Relentless represents the world’s first fly by wire commercial helicopter.
can be configured for a variety of mission needs.
TenCate Advanced Composites; www.tencate. com
[1_TD$IF]TenCate wins contract for active blast technology [2_TD$IF]TenCate Advanced Armor in the USA has been selected by the Defense Mobility Enterprise (DME) to integrate the TenCate ABDS active blast countermeasure system on to the US Army combat vehicle prototype (CVP). ‘We are encouraged by the DME award to continue the testing and evaluation of TenCate ABDS active blast countermeasure
system on applications such as CVP,’ said Mark Edwards, president of TenCate Advanced Armor USA. ‘The DME award helps us to prepare the integration of our system onto army vehicle platforms.’ The TenCate ABDS active blast countermeasure system can save lives and reduce injury by minimizing the transfer of mine blast energy witnessed by a mounted crew.
The system mitigates the launch acceleration, the flight height and duration, and the fall back to the ground. TenCate ABDS is a solution for increasing threat protection on blast resistant ground vehicles. The system can enhance survivability on tactical, combat, wheeled, tracked and amphibious equipment. TenCate;[3_TD$IF] www.tencate.com
Glass-filled resin used for surgical components Solvay Specialty Polymers says that its Ixef 1022 polyarylamide (PARA) 50% glassfilled resin has been used to mold several 256
components of a staple fixation system used for surgical procedures on the forefoot.
Instratek reportedly chose the resin due to its high strength and stiffness and improved moldability.
Reinforced Plastics Volume 59, Number 6 November/December 2015
Golf club reduces weight with carbon fiber reinforcement
APPLICATIONS
A golf driver made by Cobra Puma Golf has reduced weight due to using carbon fiber reinforcement in the crown. Using TeXtreme in the crown reduced the club’s total weight by 20%, making the head much more efficient at impact, according to Mike Yagley, director, innovation & research at Cobra Golf. Adding the carbon fiber allowed for more weight to be repositioned. By making a
lighter, stronger crown weight can be redistributed to the correct areas of the club head, making it deliver better mass properties. TeXtreme is based on using spread tows instead of yarns to achieve materials that are used to produce more light weight composite products. Using TeXtreme in the crown reportedly reduced the golf club’s total weight by 20%.
TeXtreme; www.textreme.com
TenCate supplies molded parts to helicopter program TenCate Advanced Composites has begun production of compression molded composite parts for the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter program. According to the company, there are approximately a dozen parts per aircraft in applications ranging from access doors to engine compartment walls. TenCate says that the compression molded composite allow fabrication of complex parts in one efficient molding cycle. ‘This is a good example of how an industry leader like Bell Helicopter utilizes compression molded parts to achieve cost savings on military programs, and developed an expertise which was able to cross over into civil programs,’ said Matt Cano, director of sales at TenCate Advanced Composites. The Bell 525 Relentless represents the world’s first fly by wire commercial helicopter and features a touchscreen glass cockpit. This helicopter is designed to accommodate 16 passengers and two crew members and
The Bell 525 Relentless represents the world’s first fly by wire commercial helicopter.
can be configured for a variety of mission needs.
TenCate Advanced Composites; www.tencate. com
[1_TD$IF]TenCate wins contract for active blast technology [2_TD$IF]TenCate Advanced Armor in the USA has been selected by the Defense Mobility Enterprise (DME) to integrate the TenCate ABDS active blast countermeasure system on to the US Army combat vehicle prototype (CVP). ‘We are encouraged by the DME award to continue the testing and evaluation of TenCate ABDS active blast countermeasure
system on applications such as CVP,’ said Mark Edwards, president of TenCate Advanced Armor USA. ‘The DME award helps us to prepare the integration of our system onto army vehicle platforms.’ The TenCate ABDS active blast countermeasure system can save lives and reduce injury by minimizing the transfer of mine blast energy witnessed by a mounted crew.
The system mitigates the launch acceleration, the flight height and duration, and the fall back to the ground. TenCate ABDS is a solution for increasing threat protection on blast resistant ground vehicles. The system can enhance survivability on tactical, combat, wheeled, tracked and amphibious equipment. TenCate;[3_TD$IF] www.tencate.com
Glass-filled resin used for surgical components Solvay Specialty Polymers says that its Ixef 1022 polyarylamide (PARA) 50% glassfilled resin has been used to mold several 256
components of a staple fixation system used for surgical procedures on the forefoot.
Instratek reportedly chose the resin due to its high strength and stiffness and improved moldability.