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TeXtreme adds wider UD tapes to its Spread Tow products

18 Feb '15

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Oxeon AB, the producers of TeXtreme, has announced the addition of wider Unidirectional (UD) tapes to their line of Spread Tow products.

TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon reinforcements are a unique kind of composite reinforcement suitable when looking to reduce weight and improve mechanical properties. The new version of TeXtreme Spread Tow UD tapes is expected to further broaden the ability to optimize Spread Tow solutions for new applications and markets.

The UD tapes can be highly tailored to meet specific needs for example thickness; they can be significantly thinner than conventional carbon tapes. TeXtreme UD tapes have a uniform distribution of the fibre across the width of the tapes, which improves the mechanical performance and are currently made up to 600mm, according to a statement by the company.

Andreas Martsman, vice president of Oxeon, said, “We are very pleased to introduce again another innovative extension of the TeXtreme product family. We believe that this development brings a great value to our customers as we will be able to further optimize the reinforcement solution for each application. I am sure this new TeXtreme version will also unveil new opportunities in an even broader spectrum of applications.”

By using the wide UD tapes in combination with the other products in the TeXtreme family when performing calculations and simulations, optimized reinforcement solutions can be offered for enabling customers to reduce weight, increase stiffness and strength, improve impact as well as dampening performance of composites parts. (GK)

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