PPS composite slashes weight in aircraft seats.A PPS-based thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. composite is now being used as a lightweight replacement for aluminum in aircraft seating. The seats are pressure formed of Tepex composite sheet made by Bond-Laminates GmbH in Brilon, Germany, from up to 20 layers of woven fabric consolidated in a dual-belt press. Seating elements--lumbar and thigh supports, armrest table covers, and shields for in-flight video screens--contain 60% to 70% carbon fiber reinforcement and provide a 40% to 50% weight reduction and 20% to 25% cost saving versus aluminum. The lumbar lumbar /lum·bar/ (lum´bar) pertaining to the loins. lum·bar adj. Of, near, or situated in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis. support at the base of the seat measures 6.3 x 11.7 in. and weighs about 150 g (5.3 oz). The parts are molded between rubber and metal tools by DTC DTC See: Depository Transfer Check DTC See: Depository Trust Company DTC See Depository Trust Company (DTC). , Lelystad, the Netherlands. Tepex composite sheet comes in thicknesses of 0.2 to 5 mm. The flame-retardant PPS (Packets Per Second) The measurement of activity in a local area network (LAN). In LANs such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI, as well as the Internet, data is broken up and transmitted in packets (frames), each with a source and destination address. composite is based on Fortron resin from Ticona, Florence, Ky. Ticona: (800) 833-4882/ PT Direct: 688RF * Bond-Laminates: +49 2961-96628-0/www.bond-laminates.com |
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