EconCore, a specialist in lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb core technology, is investing in a new industrial line for large scale development and production of recycled PET and HPT honeycombs.
The company has further developed the production technology to make honeycomb materials from recycled PET waste streams and made progress in the next generation of high-performance thermoplastic (HPT) honeycomb materials.
These developments started as a result of a pull from the market demanding more sustainable materials and the shift to focus towards thermoplastic solutions with high end applications for the aerospace and automotive markets. The cost-efficient and continuous production of sandwich panels based on the thermoplastic honeycomb technology, is well established within the production facilities of several EconCore customers worldwide, as the company states.
With the RPET honeycomb core, EconCore sees opportunities in many applications such as the cost sensitive automotive market. The company says that the use of RPET honeycomb cores gives a sustainable solution with a good life cycle assessment and low carbon footprint which fits the world-wide sustainability targets.