Press release -
Royal visit at Oxeon
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on Thursday 10th of October visited Oxeon headquarters in Boras, Sweden, and received a tour around the facilities.
The Swedish King was part of a trip throughout the region focusing on technology arranged by The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. As one stop of this trip among other looking at textile innovations, Oxeon was chosen due to its novel TeXtreme® material.
The Swedish king Carl XVI Gustaf has been reigning since 1973.
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Topics
- Industry, manufacturing
Categories
- carbon fabrics
- composites
- oxeon
- spread tow
- spread tow fabrics
- spread tow reinforcements
- textreme
- swedish king
- carl xvi gustaf
About The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA, is an independent arena for the exchange of knowledge. By initiating and stimulating contacts between experts from different disciplines and countries the Academy promotes cross fertilization between industry, academia, public administration and various interest groups. Bringing people together to take part in lectures, conferences, research exchanges and other projects serves to generate new ideas and knowledge.
About TeXtreme®
TeXtreme® Spread Tow reinforcements is the ultimate choice for making ultra light composites. TeXtreme® Technology is flexible and tow-size independent which enables development of optimized reinforcement solutions tailor-made for specific application needs. Utilization of TeXtreme® Spread Tow carbon fabrics and carbon UD tapes by manufacturers of advanced aerospace, industrial and sports products confirms that 20-30% lighter composite parts can be produced with improved mechanical properties and superior surface smoothness.
TeXtreme® is a registered trademark owned by Oxeon AB. Founded in 2003, Oxeon has quickly established itself as the market leader in Spread Tow reinforcements with its products marketed under the brand name TeXtreme®.
