Polymers in Sport and Leisure

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Item 356
Plastics News(USA)
7, No.26, 28th Aug.1995, p.4
GRAPHITE GOLF CLUBS DRIVE ALDILA INTO
PREPREGS
Renstrom R
Details are given of the in-house production of prepreg
by graphite golf shaft manufacturer, Aldila Inc., in an
effort to control its raw material supply. The company
plans to make its own intermediate- and high-modulus
products by late 1996 following the production initially
of standard modulus carbon fibre. The investment in
equipment and development of the business is described.
ALDILA INC.
USA
Accession no.564088
Item 357
Plastics News(USA)
7, No.26, 28th Aug.1995, p.1/4
GRAPHITE GOLF SHAFTS SCORE WITH
PLAYERS, CLUB MAKERS
Renstrom R
Trends in golf club shaft design are reviewed with respect
to the growing use of graphite fibre reinforced materials.
The US market’s annual growth of more than 20% reflects
numerous material and process improvements. The golf
clubs manufactured by key companies in the industry are
described, and the developments in production and types
of prepreg used are reviewed.
BMR ASSOCIATES
USA
Accession no.564081
Item 358
Engineering Design
No.1, 1995, p.4-5
‘DELRON’ GUARDS FOOTBALLERS’ FEET
Gaunt M
DuPont (UK) Ltd.
Infra red thermography was used to study trauma to
footballers’ feet when wearing metal studded boots and
also an alternative Delrin studded boot. It was shown that
the use of a specially developed grade of Delrin, caused
significantly less injury to the sole of the foot. The studs
are called Lite and are manufactured by Tisport Ltd.
TRISPORT LTD.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; UK;
WESTERN EUROPE
Accession no.561087
Item 359
Modern Plastics International
25, No.9, Sept.1995, p.35/7
FRANCHISES AVAILABLE FOR
THERMOFORM TECHNOLOGY
Myers J
DuPont is planning a worldwide network of franchised
outlets, partnered with selected processors specialising
in high-volume thermoforming of thermoplastic
composite sheets, to establish its Tepex preform
technology. Tepex is a continuous fibre-reinforced
preform based on any of several DuPont highperformance
resins. A variety of fibres can also be used
and a range of weaves can be employed. Central to the
production technologies is Sumitomo Heavy Industries’
high-speed forming system that shapes thermoplastic
composite sheets in less than a minute. Also available
with the Tepex franchised technology is a new
sublimation method for surface decoration. Franchise
operators are expected to be plastics processors with
experience supplying to one or more of the targeted
industries, which include transportation, bicycles, sports
equipment, body protection, industrial equipment and
footwear.
DU PONT CO.
WORLD
Accession no.560801
Item 360
High Performance Textiles
Aug.1995, p.10
SAILCLOTH WEIGHT-SAVING ACHIEVED
USING PEN FILM
It is reported that, using a polyethylene naphthalate film
supplied by Teijin, US company Bainbridge/Aquabatten
has created a sailcloth specifically developed for the
Americas Cup races, and achieved a weight saving of
around 10-12% compared with the conventional polyester
film used. Details are given.
TEIJIN LTD.; AMOCO CORP.; BAINBRIDGE/
AQUABATTEN INC.
JAPAN; USA
Accession no.560611
Item 361
Injection Molding
3, No.8, Aug.1995, p.74-5
HOW MANY GATES?
A flow analysis case study is described: a solid-top
exercise floor tile moulded of PP. Initial moulded parts
are badly warped, have poor surface appearance and
require an excessively long moulding cycle. Results of
mould filling indicate that the primary source of the
problem is the gating layout.
PLASTICS DESIGN LIBRARY; RAPRA
TECHNOLOGY LTD.; ROUTSIS A.,ASSOCIATES;
MATEFLEX
USA
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