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Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Introduction of E-710 Easycurea" Low Temperature Cure Epoxy Prepreg


Published on 2010-05-17 12:15:15 - Market Wire
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MELVILLE, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE: PKE) announced the introduction of its new E-710 Easycurea" low temperature cure, toughened epoxy prepreg family of products for automotive, industrial, wind energy and aerospace composite parts fabrication.

"This new product was developed by the scientists at Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc. in Waterbury, Connecticut, and I would like to congratulate them for their achievement."

E-710 Easycurea" prepreg products are designed to cure at temperatures between 160F and 200F with cure times ranging from 13 hours at 160F to 2 hours at 200F in an out-of-autoclave process. E-710 Easycurea" has an out-life of up to 60 days at temperatures below 75F. E-710FR Easycurea" is an enhanced flame-retardancy version of the product which meets the requirements of US D.O.T. FMVSS 302 for automotive applications.

E-710 Easycurea" and E-710FR Easycurea" are available on a wide variety of reinforcements, including woven glass and carbon fabrics, as well as complex multiaxial broadgoods.

For information regarding the E-710 Easycurea" family of advanced composite prepreg products, contact Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc. at +1-203-805-5100.

Brian Shore, Parka™s President and CEO, said, aThis new product was developed by the scientists at Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc. in Waterbury, Connecticut, and I would like to congratulate them for their achievement.a

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies principally for the aerospace markets. Parka™s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. Park also specializes in the design and manufacture of complex composite aircraft and space vehicle parts. The Companya™s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, Kansas, Arizona, California and Washington.

Additional corporate information is available on the Companya™s website at [ www.parkelectro.com ].

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