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August 16, 2004

Carbon Pole manufacturer shows at ORM 04

Carbon pole manufacturer, Fibraplex, demonstrated its line of cf tent poles for the first time at the  Outdoor Recreation Summer Market 04 recently in Salt Lake City, UT.  For the last few years Fibraplex has been marketing to and gaining prominence among light weight enthusiasts and extreme adventurers who seek to minimize the weight of their pole sets, by offering replacement poles.

Fibraplex shared a unique display with Mandatory Gear, who’s Puppy Pile and Puppy Pile Too were hands down the lightest tents at the show weighing in at 1lb. 8oz and 1lb 14oz consecutively.  Mandatory Gear manufactures and markets its own line of apparel, packs, tents and hygiene products for adventure racers and extreme backpackers, and attributes their ability to obtain such a light weight package in part to the Fibraplex poles.

Several other products were on display at the Fibraplex booth including an innovative ultra light, ultra strong Teflon coated carbon fiber cable.  Exhibitors got a look at the light weight compact free standing banner stands with a 1x2 footprint and weighing less than a pound.  The banner stands offer retailers an inexpensive display for stores.  Manufacturers will find them perfect for dealer kits.  

Fibraplex poles are made from prepreg carbon fiber sheets that are cut, rolled, formed and processed into thin walled, small diameter tubes (.292” [7.4mm]).

 Polyurethane resin provides a hardened, attractive outer shell for surface protection.  In addition to being lighter, cf poles have other advantages over

Fibraplex is a manufacturer of lightweight high strength carbon fiber products for commercial and industrial applications. Fibraplex is located in north central Tennessee.

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aluminum poles. Although cf and aluminum have similar deflection and strength qualities, cf poles have a higher strength to weight ratio. Carbon fiber is also unaffected by temperature changes making it a very stable material for all weather conditions.     

A unique inner cf ferrule is used to connect pole sections together. With ferrules inside the pole rather than outside, they slip easily through tent fabrics.  Custom Fibraplex pole sets are calculated to match the original overall pole length and also to fold down to a compact uniform package.  Tents that use grommets are installed with aluminum locking tips, and those designed for pockets get straight tips. Shock-cord keeps the pole sections bound together and makes assembly and disassembly quick and easy.  Extreme hikers who want to lose weight can lose a lot with carbon fiber poles.

Fibraplex Corp is a privately owned carbon fiber products company that produces materials for industrial and recreational markets. Its main products are carbon cables and ropes and also carbon fiber tent poles. Its growth strategies are based on developing technologically advanced materials for specialty industrial applications, including marine, drilling, and rigging.