Easton Hockey of Van Nuys, California, is one of the preeminent brands in the world of hockey equipment. As innovators in new stick technology, they turned to A&P Technology for the seamless, tubular construction of Sharx™ brand braided reinforcement.<\/p>\n
Carbon Sharx™ is laid up over custom molded foam cores manufactured at Easton Sports. This braid reinforced preform is placed in a two-part female mold and resin transfer molded. The use of braided reinforcements allows the Easton designers to tailor the fiber orientation to achieve the desired strength, stiffness and durability with the most cost-effective preform. Woven cloth wrapped around the blade would be effective, but hand wrapping, trimming, and finishing would be labor-intensive. The choice of a braided construction permits assembly in one simple operation, significantly reducing manufacturing costs. <\/p>\n
Blades reinforced with Sharx™ are lighter in weight, thinner, and 10% stronger than blades made with prepreg. As the braid expands to fit over the blade, the angle becomes a relatively high hoop-direction angle, ideal for impact resistance. Then as the braid is drawn down to fit the hozzle, the braid angle changes, adding more longitudinal strength in the hozzle. This conformance to changing geometries is seamless, and the braid conforms perfectly to the shape of the blade – as easy as pulling a sock over one’s foot. <\/p>\n
Easton Hockey has found that Sharx™ adds service life, identity, and flair to their world-renowned blades.<\/p>\n
About us<\/p>\n
A&P Technology is a seventh-generation, family-owned, world-leading producer of precision braided textiles. We began as an R&D division of Atkins & Pearce, America’s largest and oldest braiding company and a dominant force in textile braid markets worldwide.<\/p>\n
From the beginning, A&P concentrated its research efforts on the development of state-of-the-art braiding machinery aimed at furthering the use of braid within the composites industry. This tradition continues today with our modern facilities, industry-leading research and development, and manufacture of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced braiding machinery. This machinery includes a line of Megabraiders™, the largest braiding machinery in existence, which meet composite designers’ needs for braided reinforcements of large diameters with small unit cells.<\/p>\n
At A&P, we are committed to our customers and to our ethic of hard work and ingenuity. The basis of all our success as a company comes from our investment in people who are passionate about braid. Together, we have developed the most technologically advanced machinery in the world in order to create solutions for clients in a wide array of industries. We look forward to continuing our history of excellence and advancement in order to always provide our clients with customized products with quick turnarounds at the lowest possible costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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