Archman srl, an Italian manufacturer of scissors for viticulture, horticulture, and gardening, has chosen DOMO’s ECONAMID AIR for its HELIUM Electric Tree Pruner.
The lightweight tool is moulded with sustainable PA6-based compound and carbon fibre.
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The material’s lightweight, strength, electrical conductivity and sustainability credentials, made ECONAMID AIR the material of choice for this application.
The solution grants reduced surface and volume resistivity for various levels of electrical conductivity, from anti-static and static dissipation properties to EMI super-shielding. These additional properties can be used by OEM and TIER in the development of connectors, fuel filtering components, LIDAR, camera housings and electronic components.
ECONAMID AIR offers both strength and sustainability credentials. The solution has a 90 per cent reduced carbon footprint when compared to prime polyamide. Furthermore, it offers high stiffness with low density, electrical conductivity, electrical surface & volume resistivity, and improved tribological properties.
Leonardo Comperatore, R&D Manager at DOMO, said: “Archman’s HELIUM Electric Tree Pruner is a further demonstration that ECONAMID AIR is the perfect solution for all kind of DIY tools and sports equipment, where lightweight and electrical conductivity are needed. Thanks to the combination of high-quality recycled carbon fibre and sustainable polyamide, ECONAMID AIR allowed for a significant reduction of CO2 emissions, without affecting the mechanical properties of the product.”
DOMO continues to develop its range of sustainable nylon solutions that help to assist the transition from a linear to a circular economy. The company is backing up commitments with proactive steps to engineer solutions that benefit reducing, reusing and making a closed loop to reach achievable goals, such as ECONAMID AIR.
“We are leader in sustainable polyamide solutions and continue to focus on the use of alternative raw materials to establish a circular nylon model in the plastics industry. We believe that this is the only way forward,” Comperatore concluded.