Date: Feb 28, 2012 Source: PR Newswire (
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HOCKESSIN, Del., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Kubota Research Associates, Inc.,
headquartered in Hockessin, Delaware, has developed a new method to
significantly increase the impact and shatter resistance of composite
materials, which is easily applied as a post treatment.
A Kubota Research P-Wave(TM) radiation unit is used to consolidate a
P-Wave(TM) Pseudo-prepreg layer, branded ImpacGard(TM), onto the surface of a
reinforced composite without degradation associated with excessive heat
energy. Demonstration samples were prepared using Kubota Research's patent
pending P-Wave(TM) Pseudo Process Technology for advanced composite
manufacturing, and an impact resistance evaluation was completed at the
University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM) by researchers
M. S. Islam, A. Anwer and B. Gama. The tests were conducted at conditions
equivalent to impact speeds of 5 to 9 mph, and results indicate that applying
a single layer of Kubota's ImpacGard(TM) increases low velocity impact
resistance up to 40% on a 3mm thick M30/8551 carbon/epoxy composite.
ImpacGard(TM) has broad applications in the transportation and construction
industries to improve advanced materials performance and safety.
The P-Wave(TM) ImpacGard(TM) technology and impact resistance test results
will be exhibited in the DuPont-Toray booth at the JEC Composites Show 2006
Paris Expo at Porte de Versailles in Paris France, held March 28-30, 2006.
Kubota Research Associates is a new member of the UD-CCM
University-Industry Consortium, a globally recognized center of excellence for
research and knowledge in the advanced composites industry. Mike Kubota, CEO
of Kubota Research Associates said, "We are pleased to have established a
working relationship with UD-CCM. Our company along with our global partner
DuPont-Toray looks forward to collaborating with UD-CCM to advance the
development of P-Wave(TM) technology to bring a new generation of
cost-effective advanced composites to the industry." A complete description
of UD-CCM and the Consortium can be found at http://www.ccm.udel.edu.
Company Information
Kubota Research Associates, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Kubota Research Associates Inc. is a technology company
that has developed and patented the award winning P-Wave(TM) technology, a
unique new process for joining plastics and manufacturing advanced composites.
The company manufactures and markets plastic joining systems, while providing
custom-engineered plastic fabrication solutions to the worldwide market. The
P-Wave(TM) Pseudo Process Technology invented by Kubota Research is a core
technology for the development of a range of new continuous fiber reinforced
thermoplastic composites that have cost/performance characteristics exceeding
the performance of conventionally manufactured composites. Research
supporting the development of P-Wave(TM) Pseudo Process Technology has been
done under NSF grant #0512869 from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Visit http://www.kubotaresearch.com.
DuPont-Toray Co., Ltd.
DuPont-Toray Co. is a polymer material manufacturer and sells Hytrel(R),
Kapton(R), and Kevlar(R) brand materials to the Japanese market. The company
is jointly owned by DuPont and Toray.
P-Wave(TM) is a trademark of Kubota Research Associates, Inc. Hytrel(R),
Kapton(R) and Kevlar(R) are registered trademarks of E. I. duPont de Nemours &
Co., Inc.
Contact: Jim Callough, of Kubota Research Associates, Inc., 817-847-5006.
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