Application examples
In helping to transform an idea into an actual product, we are often also involved in the design of the product, the specification of the TEPEX® material and the assessment of its economic efficiency.
The many different possible combinations of materials that we have, means a product can genuinely be optimised. The scope for such optimisation may involve its mechanical strength, its ease of processing and/or economic efficiency.
Sports
Footwear, helmets (snowboard, kayak), bicycle parts (brake levers, pedals, derailleur parts), ski reinforcements etc.
Top picture:
NIKE Mercurial soccer shoe
Sole made of TEPEX® dynalite Carbon/TPU
Bottom picture:
Fischer cross-country ski boot
Includes TEPEX® dynalite Carbon/TPU
Aerospace
A340-500/600 wing leading edge and Access panel. Components for aircraft seating and further interior parts.
Picture:
Seat panel
Seat panel out of TEPEX® dynalite Carbon/PPS
Automotive
Bond-Laminates is involved in a variety of projects throughout the automotive industry. TEPEX® is the ideal material for all instances where the weight of structural components needs to be reduced. TEPEX® components can moreover be manufactured rapidly and reproducibly – even on a volume production scale. The thermoplastic matrix of TEPEX® provides considerably more design scope for working with this material, as welding and back or insert moulding are possible. A further advantage: TEPEX® material can easily be recycled. Application examples: bumper beams, crash cones and structural components.
Picture:
BMW M3 bumber beam
Manufactured with TEPEX® dynalite und TEPEX® flowcore Glass/PA6
Electronics
Housings of electrical products, loudspeaker cones.
Protection
Application examples: Military helmets, car - armourings, firefighter helmets
Top picture: TEPEX® anti-ballistic Aramid/PA helmet, Cato Composite
Bottom picture: Giro Ionos Bicycle helmet
(TEPEX® dynalite Glass/PA6)
Orthopedics
E.g. insoles, knee braces, ortheses