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Polymer maker provides safety element for electric surfboards

03/07/2019
Polymer maker provides safety element for electric surfboards
Spanish company Aquilaboards has declared “a new sport is coming” and has added to its range of electronic surfboards with the help of polymer maker Covestro.

The Basque based company, which launched in 2013, says it “believes in the new sport”, and its boards enable riders to cruise over the waves at speeds up to 45 km/h. 

Covesto provided the material for the battery casings.

“The plastic material impresses with its balanced property profile, which is a perfect fit for this application,” said Miguel Angel Montero Diaz, director of polycarbonates at Covestro Iberia.

“Among other things, it combines high heat resistance with excellent mechanical parameters, good flame-retardant properties and outstanding chemical resistance.” 


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