FRP in Composites

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Composite based products are more durable and longer lasting than wooden poles for instance in an article from Composites Manufacturing Magazine California utilities company RS Technologies, Inc. needed a material that could withstand raging wildfires: "Today, the case has been made and utilities are turning to composite pole and crossarm manufacturers for solutions. “In the last two years, it’s like someone threw a switch. All of a sudden we can’t make enough of these poles,” says Galen Fecht, director of technical service and international sales for composite utility pole manufacturer RS Technologies Inc." There are other factors that set composite materials apart from traditional wood materials, too. Fiberglass crossarms are stronger and more consistent than wood crossarms, resulting in less crossarm breakages and reduced likelihood of energized conductors dropping and starting fires in the first place,” says Michael Schoenoff, vice president of engineering for FRP crossarm manufacturer Geotek. “Additionally, the smooth surface of a fiberglass crossarm is less likely to build up with contaminants and is therefore less likely to lead to arc tracking.” Schoenoff notes that several utilities have reported a significant reduction in pole-top fires after switching to composite crossarms.

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pulFORCE is proud to offer our breakthrough technology that not only meet but surpass ‘serviceability equivalency’, meaning our Composites deliver more than the strength & durability requirements you'd expect from wood.

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Additional Product Highlights

• Not homogeneous. 
• Consist of two or more materials that when combined produce a material with different or superior characteristics.
• Engineered products. 

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