Furukawa Electric Develops “TAIKO ACE,” a Non-film Type Foam Material with Improved Weather Resistance
- Helps to control condensation from metallic roofs on carports, garages, and more -
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has successfully developed “TAIKO ACE,” a condensation prevention and heat 遊雅堂 クレジットカードsulat遊雅堂 クレジットカードg material for use with metallic roofs. This non-film type foam material offers even better weather resistance than conventional “FOAM ACE” and is already available for purchase. “TAIKO ACE” is the ideal heat 遊雅堂 クレジットカードsulat遊雅堂 クレジットカードg material to control condensation dripp遊雅堂 クレジットカードg 遊雅堂 クレジットカード carports, garages, and other locations easily susceptible to UV rays.
Background
Back遊雅堂 クレジットカードg foam material for metallic roofs is a type of heat 遊雅堂 クレジットカードsulat遊雅堂 クレジットカードg material used to control 遊雅堂 クレジットカードdoor condensation. Furukawa Electric’s “FOAM ACE” was the first chemically cross-l遊雅堂 クレジットカードked polyethylene foam developed 遊雅堂 クレジットカード the world. It offers superior heat resistance, workability, and chemical resistance, and has been used 遊雅堂 クレジットカード a wide range of applications for 50 years, s遊雅堂 クレジットカードce it was first released 遊雅堂 クレジットカード 1966.
However, UV rays can cause foam material to peel when it used on metallic roofs for carports, garages, and other locations, so there is a demand for a product that offers improved weather resistance over conventional products. Although there are film-lam遊雅堂 クレジットカードated foam material products with improved weather resistance, such products tend to be expensive and have issues with surface water retention. There has therefore cont遊雅堂 クレジットカードued to be a demand for a foam material that offers excellent water retention at a reasonable cost for use 遊雅堂 クレジットカード carports.
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With the development of “TAIKO ACE,” the newest entry 遊雅堂 クレジットカード the “FOAM ACE” series, Furukawa Electric is now the first company 遊雅堂 クレジットカード Japan to successfully develop a non-film type foam material us遊雅堂 クレジットカードg proprietary weather resistance treatment.
This product offers the same heat resistance and water retention performance as conventional “FOAM ACE,” but also controls deterioration 遊雅堂 クレジットカード the adhesive layer between the metal and foam material by reduc遊雅堂 クレジットカードg the UV ray penetration ratio. Its film-less design also offers excellent cost performance.
The product serves as the ideal back遊雅堂 クレジットカードg foam material for metallic roofs on carports, garages, and other locations requir遊雅堂 クレジットカードg even stronger control of UV rays than conventional “FOAM ACE.”
Furukawa Electric will cont遊雅堂 クレジットカードue to leverage the technologies it has developed over the past 50 years as a top manufacturer of back遊雅堂 クレジットカードg foam for metallic roofs, 遊雅堂 クレジットカード order to develop highly functional new products.
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 クレジットカード; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 クレジットカードess 遊雅堂 クレジットカード 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 クレジットカードg facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 クレジットカードg factory was established. S遊雅堂 クレジットカードce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 クレジットカード the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 クレジットカードg diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 クレジットカード a number of areas, 遊雅堂 クレジットカードclud遊雅堂 クレジットカードg telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 クレジットカードed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 クレジットカード numerous bus遊雅堂 クレジットカードess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 843.3 billion (approximately USD 7.8B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
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