http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/list Mynewsdesk news feed straight from the source http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/list http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 sv 15 Wed, 08 May 2013 07:08:51 -0400 The America’s Cup has always been a quest for lightweight solutions, producing better and lighter structures, and the 34th edition of the competition is no exception. To meet these demands Oracle Team USA turned to TeXtreme® Spread Tow carbon reinforcements, with which substantial weight savings were ultimately realised. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-oracle-team-usa-turns-to-textreme-r-to-reduce-weight-26896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-oracle-team-usa-turns-to-textreme-r-to-reduce-weight-26896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Thu, 03 May 2012 05:27:42 -0400 Case Study about Volvo Polestar Racings usage of TeXtreme® in their composites parts and the weight savings they have acheived. Collaboration partners in the case study are Volvo Polestar Racing, Elitkomposit and Oxeon. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-tip-tows-volvo-polestar-racing-19630?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-tip-tows-volvo-polestar-racing-19630?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:35:25 -0500 Startup general aviation manufacturer Shark Aero (Hlboké, Slovak Republic) designed its composite-airframed, single-seat prototype ultralight aircraft (ULA), the Shark UL, with a view toward reducing weight. To achieve the company approached Oxeon AB (Borås, Sweden) to test TeXtreme Spread Tow woven carbon fabrics. This Case Study was published in High-Performance Composites January issue 2012. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-spread-tow-fabric-secures-ultralight-aircraft-s-weight-goal-17527?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-spread-tow-fabric-secures-ultralight-aircraft-s-weight-goal-17527?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:28:00 -0500 Specialist kiteboard and surfboard manufacturer North Kiteboarding uses TeXtreme® spread tow carbon fabric from Oxeon AB in its new Select and Team Series composite boards to produce the lightest products on the market, with the best riding experience. This Case Study was published in Reinforced Plastics November/December issue 2011. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-kiteboards-perform-better-with-textreme-r-reinforcement-16467?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-kiteboards-perform-better-with-textreme-r-reinforcement-16467?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:45:14 -0400 The recent development of continuous-length +α/-β Spread Tow Fabric manufacture, wherein spread tow tapes are incorporated at angles other than conventional 0°/90°, opens up new opportunities in manufacturing tubular items. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-a-new-approach-to-producing-tubular-items-using-a-b-spread-tow-fabrics-16459?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-a-new-approach-to-producing-tubular-items-using-a-b-spread-tow-fabrics-16459?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:43:00 -0400 A new reinforcement fabric called +α/-β Spread Tow Fabric (+α/-β STF) has been developed recently. It incorporates Spread Tow Tapes of carbon fibers in angular orientations relative to the fabric’s length direction. The +α/-β STF is producible in continuous length. It has been developed to enable direct production of multi-directional reinforcement by plying. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-technical-and-economic-advantages-of-continuous-length-a-b-spread-tow-fabrics-16456?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-technical-and-economic-advantages-of-continuous-length-a-b-spread-tow-fabrics-16456?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:39:20 -0400 A new and flexible method has been developed to produce lightweight fabric called Spread Tow Fabric (STF). It involves the steps of spreading a tow of higher count, e.g. 12k, into thin-and-wide Spread Tow Tapes (STT) and weaving them into a lightweight fabric by employing the novel tape-weaving technique. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-new-opportunities-in-lightweight-spread-tow-fabrics-stf-16455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-new-opportunities-in-lightweight-spread-tow-fabrics-stf-16455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:47:00 -0400 In order to make best use of TeXtreme® and to give some advice on how to work with Spread Tow Fabrics we have developed an illustrative guide. This guide will aid in teaching how to use TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics effectively and to utilize the full potential of the benefits that TeXtreme® brings. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/a-recommended-guide-for-how-to-work-with-textreme-r-spread-tow-fabrics-15553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/a-recommended-guide-for-how-to-work-with-textreme-r-spread-tow-fabrics-15553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Tue, 10 May 2011 04:21:00 -0400 Oxeon's Product Manager Materials, Fredrik Ohlsson, presented the paper titled Continuous-length Spread Tow +α/-β Fabrics on the Composites UK annual conference held 5-6 of May in Manchester, United Kingdom. The paper is written by Fredrik Ohlsson and Dr. Nandan Khokar and covers the principles of Oxeon's groundbreaking innovation with +α/-β variants of TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/conference-paper-released-continuous-length-spread-tow-a-b-fabrics-13612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/conference-paper-released-continuous-length-spread-tow-a-b-fabrics-13612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:43:52 -0400 The Case Study involves how Spread Tow Fabrics could be a valuable solution to improve the surface smoothness of composites. The Case Study describes how Baltic Yachts have successfully improved the surface smoothness on their hulls. The Case Study is available for reading and download in the News Room, under Case Studies on the Oxeon website. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-composites-surface-smoothness-improvement-published-in-jec-composites-magazine-no-63-12858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-composites-surface-smoothness-improvement-published-in-jec-composites-magazine-no-63-12858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:06:00 -0500 In the January issue of High-Performance Composites (HPC) a Case Study about the development of Fanatic's windsurfing board FreeWave TeXtreme is published. The Case Study discusses the choice of TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabric and practical implementations and benefits of the carbon fabric. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-spread-tow-fabrics-reduce-waveboard-weight-11635?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/case-study-spread-tow-fabrics-reduce-waveboard-weight-11635?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:27:00 -0400 Conference paper presented on the SICOMP conference in Piteå, Sweden on the 3-4th of June. Written by Fredrik Ohlsson and Nandan Khokar. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-advantages-of-ultra-light-woven-spread-tow-fabrics-9560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/paper-advantages-of-ultra-light-woven-spread-tow-fabrics-9560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:25:00 -0400 TeXtreme® http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/product-designation-9559?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/pressroom/oxeon/document/view/product-designation-9559?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=document Oxeon AB