UniStates New Hybrid Composites Provides Strength OnDemand

TECH SPACE

Waltham MA (SPX) Dec 02, 2005
UniStates has announced new hybrid composites that use dual systems to carry heavier loads with less material. Unlike ordinary composites, these new hybrid composites have load-bearing systems that operate in tandem and can be activated sequentially.

One system carries initial loads while the other system "stands by" to add more strength on-demand for heavier or different types of loads. Each system specializes in carrying certain types of loads, compression or tension, for example. This specialization uses less material more effectively and allows UnStates' new hybrid composites to be 20% to 30% lighter and substantially stronger than conventional counterparts.

"Our innovative stress management system combines specialized load-bearing systems to form one superior composite," said Charles R. Owens, UniStates' Chairman and CEO.

"Our new hybrid composites segregate load by type and steer each type to the material most able to carry it. Each type of load is dispersed in manageable parcels to defuse the threat of stress concentration and extend the performance range of our new hybrid composites beyond the limits of expected material strengths."

UniStates' new lightweight, high-performance hybrid composites are the latest innovation using Reflexive Materials Technologies (RMT technologies), which reduce the weight and improve the strength, stiffness, and toughness of metals, plastics, and ceramics, among other materials, used by the aerospace, automotive, and other industries worldwide.

At the heart of RMT technologies are simple innovations that use materials more efficiently, converting ordinary materials into extraordinary materials. For more about UniStates' hybrid composites and RMT technologies, visit UniStates' website at www.unistates.com and click on "RMT Composites."

TECH SPACE

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Cambridge MA (SPX) Nov 29, 2005
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