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ZPlex™
Conformable Total Sandwich System |
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The
slender foam cores are woven right
into the fabric.
Z-fibers fully integrate
them with the face skins. |
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The
100s of slender flexible foam cores
move freely like the yarns,
providing a deeply
conformable structure.
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The Z
columns become rigid once cured,
both
tying and bracing the skins,
carrying the loads, instead of the
foam. |
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Applications
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Curved
parts difficult to make with balsa
or rigid foams
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Lightly loaded parts like car hoods,
ducts, engine covers, doors
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Double
walled structures where internal
passages are useful
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Where
blind fastening of electronics,
hinges, or lighting is valued
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