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BREAKTHROUGH PULTRUSION ROVING
DELIVERING APPLICATION GROWTH AND POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING PULTRUDER PROFITABILITY
PULSTRAND™ 4100 ROVING
Bryan Minges Type 30® Global Product Manager
WHY CHOOSE OWENS CORNING?
Inventor of Type 30® Single End Roving
with a long history of introducing innovative, robust products that meet stringent performance and quality requirements throughout the value chain.
Broad range of reinforcement products
allowing for more specialized matrix/reinforcement combinations.
Globally available products manufactured in multiple facilities providing unrivaled supply redundancy.
Local technical support combined with global account coordination provides you with superior response times and vital market knowledge.
© Martin Pultrusion Group
SUPPORTING PULTRUSION WORLDWIDE
A world leading producer of fiberglass
Innovator in glass fiber solutions for over 75 years
200+ researchers in 6 R&D centers
Worldwide manufacturing of Type 30® direct roving
Yuhang, CN L’Ardoise, Fr
Rio Claro, B
Amarillo, TX
Mexico City, MX
Gous, RU
Taloja IN
Doudian, CN
Kimchon, KR
INCREASINGLY GLOBAL MARKET COST EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE FAST, RELIABLE PROCESSING EMISSION REDUCTION PROFILE DESIGN FLEXIBILITY APPLICATION GROWTH POLYURETHANE ADOPTION
MARKET, TRENDS AND DRIVERS
CHINA
EU
NA RoW
polyurethane
Traditional resins
CREATING VALUE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
Stiffness
Durability
Profile thickness
reduction and
design flexibility
H > Advantex® > E
Modulus
More glass = higher
modulus
Higher starting
point
Better laminate
durability
Better laminate
durability
Fiber Type
FVF (% fiber in
laminate)
Flex & tensile
strength
Compressive
strength
Short beam
shear strength
PROFILE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION HIGHER MODULUS AND STRENGTH GIVE DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
Defined by Key features Mechanical Properties Correlated to
Increased line
speed
Decreased
downtime
Higher
manufacturing
efficiency Humidity
resistance
Fuzz
Drag/tension
Reduced
downtime and
scrap for blistering
Reduced downtime
for breakouts or
fiber alignment
Reduced downtime
for fuzz clean up or
breakout
Defined by Key outcome Process Properties Correlated to
Humidity
resistance
Wet-out speed
Drag/tension Less bowing
of part
Fast
impregnation
Increased line
speed without
blistering
IMPROVING PULTRUDING EFFICIENCY INCREASED PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY ENABLES REDUCED COSTS
TRANSFERING INSIGHTS INTO DEVELOPMENT
COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
BENCHMARKING
CONTINUOUS CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
CUSTOMER PROCESS MIMICS
DESIGN AND FAILURE MODELING
VALUE DEFINITION
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
PULSTRAND™ 4100 ROVING
ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGTH
HIGH FLEXURAL STRENGTH
PREMIUM MODULUS
MATERIAL OPTIMIZATION
APPLICATION GROWTH
PULSTRAND™ 4100 ROVING CREATING VALUE WITH OUR PULTRUSION CUSTOMERS
FAST WET OUT
LOW FUZZ
HUMIDITY RESISTANCE
LOW PROCESS DRAG AND TENSION
MULTI-RESIN COMPATIBILITY
WIDE TEX RANGE (600 – 9600)
GLOBAL AVAILABILITY
REGIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
PERFORMANCE PROCESSING SPECIFICATIONS & AVAILABILITY
ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGTH
2830
3637
424444
48
+71%
PulStrand™ 4100
Shear strength is a primary factor in performance and failure
Tested according to ASTM D2344 Modified Interlaminar Shear Strength 4:1 span - 1 inch diameter loading nose. Testing completed between August 2014 and January 2015.
competing products
MPa
HIGH FLEXURAL STRENGTH
793827889
9651,014
1,055
1,2411,241
+57%
PulStrand™ 4100
Higher flexural strength drives opportunity for design optimization
competing products
MPa
Tested according to ASTM D790, ratio of span to thickness is 16 to1. Testing completed between August 2014 and January 2015.
PREMIUM PROPERTIES AT HIGH FIBER LOADING
MPa
Tested according to ASTM D790, ratio of span to thickness is 16 to1. Testing completed between August 2014 and January 2015.
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
74 76 78 80 82 84
PulStrand™ 4100
RETAINS HIGHER STRENGTH PROPERTIES AT HIGHER FIBER WEIGHT FRACTION HIGHER FIBER LOADING DRIVES MODULUS AND STIFFNESS IMPROVEMENT IN PROFILES ALLOWS FOR POTENTIAL FILLER LOADING INCREASE WHILE RETAINING PROPERTIES
OPTIMAL WET-OUT SPEED
27
19
1716
1413
12
+125%
PulStrand™ 4100
Faster wet out enables increased line speeds and shorter resin baths/lower emissions
competing products
Spee
d in
sec
on
ds
(f
aste
r is
bet
ter)
Tested according to Owens Corning Granville internal wet out test
PULSTRAND™ 4100 ROVING IS THE NEW BENCHMARK FOR PULTRUSION, GLOBALLY
ENABLES POTENTIALLY FASTER LINE SPEEDS, LESS DOWNTIME, HIGHER MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND OPTIMIZED PROFILE DESIGN
DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AND WITH PULTRUDERS SEEKING VALUE IN GROWTH, HIGHER MARGINS AND GREATER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
SUMMARY
