to showcase the world’s lightest aircraft food truck

guangzhou, china—may 11, 2015—at chinaplas 2015, will showcase the world’s lightest aircraft dining trolley, the quantum trolley, produced by norduyn inc. the product’s door latches and sidewall profiles are made of ‘s ultrason® amorphous thermoplastic. the density of the side wall made of foam ultrason? is only 40 kg/m3. compared with the trolley made of traditional metal materials, the weight of the trolley using ultrason? is reduced by 40% (about 10 kg), which is equivalent to a total weight reduction of about 140 kg for an airbus a321 aircraft. in addition, the material itself has excellent high-temperature strength, stability, heat insulation, flame retardancy, and low moisture absorption.

reducing the weight of aviation equipment can help reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency. ultrason® resins are especially suitable for high-stress parts with high requirements on dimensional stability and mechanical properties, and can be used to replace thermosetting plastics, metals and ceramics.

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