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BIZ BRIEF Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced on Nov. 30 that it will establish a new carbon fiber production facility in Greenwood, SC, US. Also, Teijin is integrating its Toho Tenax unit via the establishment of a new company, Teijin Carbon Fibers Inc. (TCF), a wholly owned subsidiary. TCF is expected to be incorporated this month and begin operating its new carbon fiber production facility by the end of fiscal 2020. CompositesWorld.com 15 CFRP Elevator Rope CW: What kind of benefits have you seen UltraRope convey to the market? SG: The weight loss is good, but it's what that allows for that is the big impact. Because the weight is so much less, the cars can travel much further in a single run …. Energy savings is significant because the rope is the larg- est component of moving mass in a traditional elevator system, and when you cut that moving mass 75-80%, obvi- ously you can cut down on the amount of energy required to move it …. Another significant thing is that UltraRope doesn't stretch. Steel rope stretches, which means that after you've had the building open for a while, you have to shorten the rope …. Because UltraRope doesn't stretch, you don't have to take the elevator out of service once the building is opened and commissioned …. The UltraRope life is also significantly longer than a standard steel rope. And because of that, you reduce the downtime associ- ated with service …. We don't really want the elevator to be something you notice. We want the elevator to be something you don't notice. Because if you think about the elevator ride you remember, it's the elevator you had to wait forever for, or the one that was not smooth. CW: How have your customers responded to UltraRope? SG: They're excited because they are able to design buildings in ways they haven't been able to do before. When you think about just the savings in square footage if you can have a single hoistway or elevator shaft that runs the entire length of the building, rather than having multi- ple shafts staggered as you move up the building, that ends up saving square footage. That's leasable space …. They're excited about the energy savings. They are excited about the increased uptime and long-term reliability. It's a great innovation that has immediate impacts on all phases of a building's life. YOUR PARTNER IN... COMPOSITE CURING OVENS B a t c h O v e n s • C o n v e y o r O v e n s • D r u m H e a t e r s Questions? We'd be happy to help and welcome the opportunity to do business together! So give our Engineers a call at 419.502.2780 or email us at ovensales@lewcoinc.com Visit us online: www.lewcoinc.com LEARN MORE +1 (775) 827-6568 • www.abaris.com Engineering • Manufacturing • Repair • InspecƟ on All New Classes for 2018 "World Leader in Advanced Composite Training Since 1983"

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