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JEC Composites Show Paris, 18-20 April, 2000 - Part 3 Advanced Glassfiber.(Brief Article)

Advanced Glassfiber Yarns LLC of Aiken, South Carolina displayed new applications for its yarn products. Particularly interesting was one for S-2 Glass Fibers(R)and ZenTron(TM) glass fibers. ZenTron is a key component of new Silentex(TM) glass fiber-filled automotive exhaust systems that must handle 900 C temperatures from lean burning engines and for applications such as front resonators located adjacent to catalytic converters. Gaskets now use Nextel 312 from 3M, and this is targeted for displacement by a gasket company on display.

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