Polymers in Sport and Leisure

References and Abstracts
Item 244
European Plastics News
24, No.11, Dec.1997, p.20-1
PLASTICS ON THE PISTE
Anscombe N
Montebelluna, Italy, is the capital of the world’s ski
boot manufacturing industry and is home to the
injection moulding machinery maker Oima. Oima has
a large market share of ski boot manufacturing
equipment sales, with over 80% of the world’s ski boots
being made on its machines. The major material used
in the manufacture of ski boots is thermoplastic PU.
Oima has recently gained a relatively new competitor
in this niche market in the form of Nuova Plastic Metal,
another Italian machinery maker situated near
Montebelluna.
OIMA SPA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; ITALY;
WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.661686
Item 245
Plastics and Rubber Weekly
Special Suppl.Oct.1997, p.14-7
LOTUS - PAST AND PRESENT
James B
The late Colin Chapman, who founded Lotus Cars 44
years ago, was a pioneer in the use of automotive plastics.
At the present day Lotus factory they now build the Esprit
and the Elise. The Elise chassis is a spaceframe structure
of epoxy-bonded sections of aluminium extrusions and
the Esprit has a rigid zinc coat steel backbone. All the
external panels on both models are composite GRP with
some carbon/Kevlar structural reinforcing. The Elise
weighs only 690kg.
LOTUS CARS PLC
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; UK;
WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.659474
Item 246
Rubber Asia
11, No.6, Nov.-Dec.1997, p.29-31
NEW TRENDS IN FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY
Ames K
Nike Inc.
The requirements of the sports shoe industry in terms of
rubber compounds and the development of new
compounds is discussed, in order that the industry may
comply with the increasing demands from consumers for
performance footwear. The key requirements are
durability and traction, but other requirements are
considered with reference to the various sporting activities
for which such footwear is worn. The industry is compared
with the tyre industry, which has been seen to dominate
the development of new rubber compounds, and it is
suggested that the footwear industry may be the future
leader in new polymer development.
USA
Accession no.658986
Item 247
Materie Plastiche ed Elastomeri
No.3, March 1997, p.120-3
Italian
ONE-PIECE HULL
Baucia G
Marine craft manufactured by Intermarine of Italy are
described, with particular reference to minesweepers having
monocoque hulls produced from glass fibre-reinforced
unsaturated polyester resin by a semi-automatic impregnation
and lamination process using a steel mould with 17 movable
parts. Other craft described include boats constructed from
carbon and aramid fibre-reinforced epoxy resins.
INTERMARINE SPA; TENCARA; CRESTITALIA;
CANTIERE BIANCHI & CECCHI
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; ITALY;
WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.658242
Item 248
Materie Plastiche ed Elastomeri
No.3, March 1997, p.112-8
Italian
SPORT: PLASTICS ON YOUR FEET
Modini G
A survey is made of plastics, rubbers, composites and
foams used in sports equipment, and reference is made to
a number of developments by materials suppliers and
equipment manufacturers. Applications examined include
skis, ski boots and roller skates.
WORLD
Accession no.658241
Item 249
Plastics Southern Africa
27, No.1, June 1997, p.26
UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT
Luthi J
Dolder AG
This comprehensive article describes the Diamir ski
binding equipment from the Swiss company Fritschi. The
article describes the advantages of the Diamir binding
which is a new generation of high-performance,
lightweight touring binding, which incorporates many
parts made in engineering polymers. The position of the
boot on the ski can be set at four different angles for
climbing and a fifth one for descent.
FRITSCHI
SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.658089
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