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DSM & ESE Carbon make resin carbon fibre wheel

17 Mar '15

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DSM, the producer of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMwPE), branded as Dyneema, and the ESE Carbon Company, which makes ultra-light weight carbon fibre wheels for automobiles, have developed a highly innovative car wheel based on DSM’s Daron 200 RTM Resin in combination with ESE Industries’ proprietary manufacturing process.

ESE Carbon’s E1 wheels are produced using ESE Industries’ Next Generation Autoclave Process (NGAP), which combines high speed autoclave cure with the low viscosity of DSM’s Daron 200 RTM resin to achieve very low de-moulding times.

The NGAP technology optimises the advantages of high quality autoclave manufacturing with a mass production approach to deliver high quality carbon fibre composites at low cost.

DSM’s Daron 200 RTM resin has been chosen as the matrix material by ESE Carbon because of its excellent processing characteristics like low viscosity, easy carbon fibre impregnation, high production speed, and high mechanical properties at the elevated temperatures typical for this application, DSM said in a statement.

ESE’s carbon fibre composite wheels are structurally optimized for the required loading while minimizing weight. Reducing the weight of vehicle wheels yields better handling, a quieter and smoother ride, faster acceleration, quicker deceleration, and improved fuel efficiency.

Eric Escribano, president & CEO of ESE Industries said, “The collaboration between DSM and ESE Industries has resulted in a great product breakthrough; we’re extremely pleased with DSM and the performance of their Daron 200 resin system. The resulting ultra-light weight carbon wheels can be custom-made and designed according to specific OEM preferences, as well as tailored for a full range of applications across multiple industries.” (GK)

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