11/2008 specialty fabrics Review - Carbon-fiber caddy: on course
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Carbon-fiber caddy: on course
The Mantis HE electric golf caddy has a tube structure made of carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic, constructed by using a bladder inflation molding (BIM). The process consists of inflating a bladder inside the composite tube, which is held in place within a closed mold, offering a shorter production time than a thermosetting solution.
The golf caddy has two 90-watt motors and two 6.5-Ah accumulators housed in the wheel area that provide enough power to play an 18-hole course. The caddy is lightweight, easy to unfold and fold back up to place in a car. Displayed at the JEC 2008 and winner of the JEC Group’s sports innovation award, the caddy was launched in 2005, following two years of development by Schappe Techniques (Charnoz, France), Thermofusion GmbH (Dieburg, Germany) and CarbonFunctions Vertriebs GmbH (Pforzheim, Germany).
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