3TEX Helps Unveil Revolutionary New Speed Boat Composite Designs.Business Editors RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. AREA, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001 Partnership with SONIC USA, Inc. to Result in Next Generation Racing Boat 3TEX (tai epsion chi) A typesetting language developed by Stanford professor Donald Knuth that is noted for its ability to describe elaborate scientific formulas. Pronounced "tek" or the guttural "tekhhh" (the X is the Greek chi, not the English X), TeX is widely used for mathematical book , Inc. (www.3TEX.com), a world leader in designing and developing revolutionary 3D fabrics and composites, today announced that its patented 3WEAVE(TM) preforms are being used in the design and construction of a 45 foot SONIC USA Racing Boat. The new boat, known as PAY 2 PLAY, is owned by Byron Unger - a world class racer who resides in Apex, North Carolina Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, a satellite city of Raleigh. The population was 20,212 at the 2000 census and is at an estimated 31,453 in 2007[1]. The town motto is "The Peak of Good Living. . PAY 2 PLAY will compete in the Poker Runs America Circuit June 7th and 8th in Lake Ontario, Canada and then June 16th in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. as well as other dates later this summer. In a promotional venture between 3TEX, SONIC USA and Byron Unger, PAY 2 PLAY will compete in a dozen individua0l POKER RUN RACES this Summer from Canada to Southern Florida. "We are very excited about advancing the use of our patented 3WEAVE(TM) fiberglass and carbon preforms with a high performance boat builder and market leader like SONIC USA," said Brad Lienhart, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 3TEX. Located in Hollywood, Florida Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 145,879.[3] Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the ninth largest city in Florida. , SONIC USA is recognized as a premier builder of individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. performance power boats. Through a long-term strategic partnership, SONIC USA expects to annually produce more than 200 premier 26-45 foot class boats using 3TEX composite products. Through the aggressive use of 3WEAVE(TM) preforms and a vacuum infusion process, 3TEX believes boat hull weight can be reduced by up to 20-30%, while improving overall durability and impact resistance. "We are very excited about the potential of building lighter, faster boats with 3TEX 3WEAVE(TM) preforms and new 'state of the art' vacuum infusion processes, while not reducing boat safety or durability," said SONIC USA owner Richard Hewett. About 3TEX, Inc. - Based in the Research Triangle Park Area, NC, 3TEX is a world leader in designing and developing revolutionary 3-D fabrics and composites. A spin-off from N.C. State University, 3TEX has design, product development, and production facilities in Cary and Rutherfordton, NC. With strategic alliances in place with technology centers and Universities around the world, and more than half a dozen revolutionary design patents approved or pending, 3TEX is developing next generation materials that are stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum. 3TEX was recently featured in Fortune magazine and was named a "50 to Watch" technology firm by LocalBusiness. About Sonic USA - Sonic USA is a privately held Company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , with a 25 year history as a premier builder of individualized performance power boats. The Company is owned by those who envision, design and build Sonic USA boats. Since 1976, all of SONIC's boats have been created, designed, tested and built under the supervision of industry veteran, J. Ross. About Byron Unger - Byron Unger is an award-winning world class racer. The Apex, NC resident owns a wide variety of racing boats and automobiles and PAY 2 PLAY is Unger's third new SONIC design in the last two years. Mr. Unger, who has over 50 1st place awards in Jet-Ski racing and placed top ten in the 1988 world Jet-Ski finals, is currently working with 3TEX to promote 3WEAVE(TM) preforms to all high performance boat builders Boat Builders redirects here. That is also the name of a 1938 Disney cartoon, shown before a presentation of Meet The Robinsons. Fishing boats
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