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EconCore showcases advanced honeycomb technology at JEC Asia 2019
Specialist in technologies for economic honeycomb sandwich material production, EconCore, will be exhibiting at JEC Asia 2019 in Seoul, Korea from 13-15 November.
The technology can use a variety of polymers, depending on the performance characteristics required. The patented ThermHex technology is available under license. It has been licensed to a number of market leading companies around the world, including three in Japan.
Applications for the technology include automotive, transportation, industrial packaging, and construction. Further applications using advanced plastics have also been developed.
EconCore licensee, Tata Steel produces a product called Coretinium. combining a honeycomb core with Tata Steel’s Colorcoat Prisma pre-finished skins, it provides excellent durability and strength whilst being much lighter than alternative products.
The steel skinned sandwich material, with a very high rigidity to weight ratio is being used in road transport to replace GRP skinned Plywood panels, enabling Fleet companies to make significant savings from lower fuel costs and reductions in CO2 emissions.
Automotive interior is another area the technology is well-suited to. Due to the thermoformability of EconCore’s honeycomb sandwich panels, complex 3D items can be produced relatively easily and at low cost. This brings sizeable weight savings over conventional alternatives.
The option to use a range of composite skins with a polypropylene core, provide excellent rigidity, strength and impact resistance. Typical applications currently include trunk (boot) trim, door panels, headliner, seat-back, parcel shelf and bulkheads.
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