Sabic shows new portfolio of CFRTC tapes at JEC World 2018
March 15, 2018 - France
Sabic, a leader in the petrochemical industry from Saudi Arabia, displayed its growing portfolio of continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTC) tapes at the recently held JEC World 2018 expo, which was held from March 6 to 8, 2018, Paris, in stand L84, hall 5. JEC World is the international platform for the global composite industry.
At its stand, Sabic launched a new UDMAX GPE 45-70 tape, a glass-filled high-density polyethylene composite suitable of applications used in the water distribution and oil and gas sectors. Additionally, Sabic showed a large roll sample of UDMAX GPP 45-70 tape, with a 4,000 metre running length, along with a variety of applications using this material, including an automotive bulkhead and an industrial pressure vessel.
At the JEC conference on automotive and transportation: materials and processes, Dave Brands, Sabic senior application engineering specialist, and Geert-Jan Doggen, Sabic senior business manager, spoke on “Composite hybrid reinforcements in tailgates: a feasible solution for mass production”.
Additionally, Sabic showed their new digital composites manufacturing line, together with Airborne and Siemens, at the Siemens stand G51, hall 6.
Sabic’s UDMAX tapes are unidirectional CFRTCs that offer exceptionally lightweight and high strength as a replacement solution for metal, plywood, and other traditional materials. They feature a proprietary high-pressure fibre impregnation technology (HPFIT) that quickly and precisely enables the spread and combination of thousands of glass or carbon fibres with a thermoplastic matrix.
A superior replacement to traditional materials, CFRTC tapes can offer important benefits to many different industries. In automotive, UDMAX GPP 45-70 tape can help OEMs and designers reduce part weight to reduce fuel consumption and emissions to comply with current and upcoming regulatory requirements. To illustrate this, Sabic displayed the results of a life cycle assessment of a passenger car door that compared the performance of laminate parts made from UDMAX GPP tape with steel, aluminium, and magnesium parts.
Weight saving is of paramount importance to the aircraft industry. In order to demonstrate the potential of advanced CFRTCs, Sabic developed a seat back constructed from CFRTC of carbon fibre and ULTEM resin meeting Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) compliance for flammability, smoke density and heat release. The prototype application displayed at JEC featured an integral, hollow channel design that delivers high strength-to-weight ratio and is lighter than aluminium.
Used to reinforce oil, gas and water pipes, UDMAX GPE 46-70 tape helps withstand high pressure and enables longer pipe sections to be produced compared to pipes made out of metal. Sabic also showed an industrial pressure vessel wrapped with UDMAX GPP 45-70 tape to demonstrate its resistance to pressure combined with lighter weight.
As consumer electronics devices become increasingly lighter and thinner, device covers made with thermoplastic composites can contribute to weight-out and design flexibility more effectively than aluminium and other materials. The use of a carbon-fibre reinforced polycarbonate composite laminate in a smart tablet cover was on display at the Sabic stand. (GK)
At its stand, Sabic launched a new UDMAX GPE 45-70 tape, a glass-filled high-density polyethylene composite suitable of applications used in the water distribution and oil and gas sectors. Additionally, Sabic showed a large roll sample of UDMAX GPP 45-70 tape, with a 4,000 metre running length, along with a variety of applications using this material, including an automotive bulkhead and an industrial pressure vessel.
At the JEC conference on automotive and transportation: materials and processes, Dave Brands, Sabic senior application engineering specialist, and Geert-Jan Doggen, Sabic senior business manager, spoke on “Composite hybrid reinforcements in tailgates: a feasible solution for mass production”.
Additionally, Sabic showed their new digital composites manufacturing line, together with Airborne and Siemens, at the Siemens stand G51, hall 6.
Sabic’s UDMAX tapes are unidirectional CFRTCs that offer exceptionally lightweight and high strength as a replacement solution for metal, plywood, and other traditional materials. They feature a proprietary high-pressure fibre impregnation technology (HPFIT) that quickly and precisely enables the spread and combination of thousands of glass or carbon fibres with a thermoplastic matrix.
A superior replacement to traditional materials, CFRTC tapes can offer important benefits to many different industries. In automotive, UDMAX GPP 45-70 tape can help OEMs and designers reduce part weight to reduce fuel consumption and emissions to comply with current and upcoming regulatory requirements. To illustrate this, Sabic displayed the results of a life cycle assessment of a passenger car door that compared the performance of laminate parts made from UDMAX GPP tape with steel, aluminium, and magnesium parts.
Weight saving is of paramount importance to the aircraft industry. In order to demonstrate the potential of advanced CFRTCs, Sabic developed a seat back constructed from CFRTC of carbon fibre and ULTEM resin meeting Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) compliance for flammability, smoke density and heat release. The prototype application displayed at JEC featured an integral, hollow channel design that delivers high strength-to-weight ratio and is lighter than aluminium.
Used to reinforce oil, gas and water pipes, UDMAX GPE 46-70 tape helps withstand high pressure and enables longer pipe sections to be produced compared to pipes made out of metal. Sabic also showed an industrial pressure vessel wrapped with UDMAX GPP 45-70 tape to demonstrate its resistance to pressure combined with lighter weight.
As consumer electronics devices become increasingly lighter and thinner, device covers made with thermoplastic composites can contribute to weight-out and design flexibility more effectively than aluminium and other materials. The use of a carbon-fibre reinforced polycarbonate composite laminate in a smart tablet cover was on display at the Sabic stand. (GK)