Advanced Technology Demonstrator Boat to be Built With Tenax Carbon Fibers
(Nanowerk News) Zyvex Performance Materials
(ZPM), a recognized worldwide leader in nanomaterials
applications, announced an agreement with Toho Tenax
America to use Tenax® carbon fiber in the construction of their
540SE advanced technology demonstrator boat. ZPM’s carbon nanotube technology prepreg, Arovex®, will be made
using Tenax® carbon fiber for this project.
“Toho Tenax America is proud to be partnering with Zyvex
Performance Materials on this exciting initiative. Their
technology enhances the performance of carbon fiber
composites, and this project will vividly demonstrate that,”
says Rob Klawonn, President of Toho Tenax America. “Our
fibers and ZPM technology are key ingredients necessary to
create a new line of super efficient transportation solutions for
the 21st century.”
“Building the boat with Tenax® fibers will allow us to work with
the highest quality fibers available today,” comments Lance
Criscuolo, President of ZPM. “Toho Tenax America is a
reputable, quality carbon fiber producer. For over 30 years
Toho’s PAN based carbon fibers have seen extensive use in
North America in aerospace, general industrial and sporting
goods applications. With consistently high quality fibers and
excellent service, they are an ideal partner for this venture.”
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Zyvex Performance Materials is
focused on developing nanotechnology to improve the
properties of composite materials. The company’s patented
technology allows composites to take advantage of the
superior physical and chemical properties of carbon
nanotubes by enabling even dispersion of carbon nanotubes
in composites mixtures. Zyvex Performance Materials was the
first company to provide carbon nanotubes-enhanced
products to the marketplace.
Toho Tenax America, a subsidiary of Japan-based chemical
giant Teijin, supplies a comprehensive range of high-quality
carbon fibers. Carbon fiber composites are used to replace
steel, aluminum, titanium or glass fibers in applications
requiring reduced weight along with high strength and rigidity,
corrosion resistance and excellent fatigue resistance. Toho
Tenax America is the second largest producer of carbon fiber
in the world.
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