David Honeycutt and Mike Marische of PolyOne discuss their innovative technology for producing long glass fiber (LGF) compounds for metal replacement. This example is a washing machine spindle that was previously made from die cast metal. The LGF compound from PolyOne achieves high-strength, removes assembly steps, and provides better wear characteristics than the metal assembly. (2 min)
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