A product family of innovative, thermoplastic semi-finished products made of highly resilient composite materials. It consists of continuous or long fibers in a matrix of various engineering thermoplastics.
Tepex® is the composite material family of Bond-Laminates, a 100% daughter company of Envalior. It consists of continuous or long fibers in a matrix of various engineering thermoplastics. Fiber materials include glass, carbon, aramid and flax. This structure gives the flat semi-finished products their exceptionally high strength and rigidity combined with extremely low weight.
In this way, even sophisticated components can be produced cost-effectively. In particular, the combination with plastic injection molding as a processing technique allows efficient series production. Versatile and high-performance at the same time, Tepex® is a convincing answer to challenges arising from current megatrends such as the New Mobility. It enables innovative solutions for individualized product designs and product properties as well as enhanced safety, resource conservation and environmental protection.
Whenever there is a demand for lightweight construction on a large scale and seamless functional integration in a resilient, durable solution, Tepex® emerges as the material of choice.
Tepex® dynalite materials consist of one or more layers of semi-finished textile products with continuous fibers embedded in a matrix of industrial thermoplastics. This grade is fully impregnated and consolidated. All the fibers are thus sheathed with plastic, and the material does not contain any air pockets. Tepex® dynalite therefore provides maximum strength and stiffness combined with low density and superior dynamic characteristics.
Tepex® flowcore utilizes glass or carbon fibers of finite length, enabling compression molding for increased design flexibility. These fibers are fully impregnated and consolidated. The flowcore family incorporates structures with both continuous (Tepex® dynalite) and long fibers (Tepex® flowcore), usually placing continuous fibers on the exterior and long fibers in the center. This creates a fiber composite with maximum flexural strength, supporting the molding of intricate components.
In contrast to Tepex® dynalite, the materials of the semipreg family are not fully consolidated and thus mechanically less resilient. As a result, lower density and modified acoustic properties can be achieved with a defined material thickness. In applications for which the stiffness-dominated dynalite does not offer the suitable property profile, semipreg can be an attractive alternative.
Tepex® anti-ballistic materials made from aramid fabrics are specially designed for optimum anti-ballistic performance. The material systems are used in protective products, like helmets and car armor and further protection gear.
Increasing fuel efficiency is a key requirement for the automotive industry - lower vehicle weight is the ideal way to achieve it. However, this must not compromise safety, driving comfort or production efficiency. Tepex® offers solutions for structural and semi-structural components.
Modern electronic devices should not only be light, robust and highly integrated in terms of functionality. An individual design with high recognition value as well as optical and haptic attractiveness are also important sales arguments, especially for consumer electronics.
Industrial processes and applications require an efficient use of energy. Moving machine parts made with Tepex® meet high stability requirements even at relatively low weights.
As diverse as the range of sporting goods is, so are the material requirements for sports shoe soles, bicycle components, ski boots or protective clothing and helmets, for example. Tepex® is up to all these requirements.
