Polymers in Sport and Leisure

References and Abstracts
EU; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; ITALY;
JAPAN; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE-GENERAL;
WORLD
Accession no.736277
Item 115
Plastiques Modernes et Elastomeres
50, No.8, Nov.1998, p.57-9
French
FASHION AND MATERIALS: PLASTICS WEAR
WELL
Topuz B
Applications of plastics in fashion and related markets
including clothing, spectacles, fancy goods and perfume
packaging are examined. Developments by a number of
plastics processors and materials suppliers are reviewed.
VEINIERE; MAZZUCHELLI CELLULOIDE SPA;
POLYMIX; EMS CHEMIE AG; NOVA CHEMICALS;
ORPHEL; VERNICOLOR; GUMMIWERK
KRAIBURG GMBH; CEBE; BOLLE PLASTICS;
REGE; BERTHET-BONDET
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FRANCE;
GERMANY; ITALY; SWITZERLAND; USA; WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.736249
Item 116
High Performance Textiles
June 1999, p.2
HEATING ELEMENTS
A carbon fibre fabric called Gorix is being used to make
a range of heating elements. The new material is
inherently conductive and can be heated with low voltage
electricity. The base fabric, which also contains a
polymeric component, may be either laminated or
encapsulated with other materials to produce a range of
different products, called Infra Therm, for various enduses.
Gorix fabrics have been incorporated in diving suits
and used as a heat-treatment to promote healing following
injuries to animals.
GORIX LTD.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; UK;
WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.734188
Item 117
Machine Design
71, No.9, 6th May 1999, p.72
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is experimenting with
an energy-dissipating safety barrier on its track. This
article supplies details of the barrier, which is called the
polyethylene energy-dissipating system (PEDS). It
consists of 5-ft-long, half-inch thick overlapping highdensity
polyethylene impact plates over 16-in. diameter
cylinders of the same material, all bolted together.
Theoretically, when a car strikes the impact plate, the
cylinders compress, reducing the impact against the wall
behind it. The flexible material then nearly returns to its
original shape.
USA
Accession no.734131
Item 118
Reinforced Plastics
43, No.5, May 1999, p.22/7
HOW TO SELECT A CORE MATERIAL
Dohn G; O’Meara R
Baltek Corp.; ROM Development Corp.
The variety and quality of core materials available has
increased greatly over the last decade. This article explains
the factors which must be taken into account when
selecting the best structural core material for an
application. It considers the subject under the headings:
core types, how a core works, controlling the density, a
high-speed power boat, a Corvette sports car, a fast ferry
boat, a recreational vehicle, and correct core selection.
DET NORSKE VERITAS; AMERICAN BUREAU OF
SHIPPING; GENERAL MOTORS; HYDRO TECH
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; UK;
WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.733570
Item 119
PPG Connection
1, No.1, May 1999, p.8-9
RIDING THE WAVE OF SUCCESS
Thanks to partnering with PPG Fiber Glass, more
companies and their products are attracting consumer
attention and reaching new levels of achievement. PPG
provided Core Materials with a roving which allowed
Core to consistently produce hull and deck assemblies
for personal watercraft that met their customer’s
requirements. Montell turned to PPG for assistance in
developing fibre glass reinforcements for Hivalloy
polyolefin alloy resins. PPG responded with a new type
of fibre glass that was thinner and coated with a sizing
that bonded easily with the Hivalloy material.
PPG INDUSTRIES FIBER GLASS
USA
Accession no.732601
Item 120
Revue Generale des Caoutchoucs et Plastiques
No.771, Oct.1998, p.91/7
French
SPORT: THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS IN
GOOD FORM
Poyer O
Elf Atochem SA
Applications of thermoplastic elastomers in sports
footwear and clothing and different types of sports
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