Photo Credit: Arris
Arris (Berkeley, Calif., U.S.) developer of Additive Molding technology for the production of high-performance composites in mass-market products, announced on March 3 that it has has won the GOOD DESIGN Award for its carbon fiber-optimized truss structure.
Arris’s first-of-its-kind lattice-type truss uses continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTP) to deliver a structure that embodies two ideals: exceptional strength-to-weight characteristics and exceptional scalability. Arris says this breakthrough replaces old-fashioned I-beams and enables major performance upgrades in all products that move or anywhere that weight matters. The Arris truss is also corrosion-resistant, doesn’t require painting and is completely recyclable.