GN SPORTS CORPORATE NEWS

TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION

Wed 23 June 2010

Coming Soon: Nano Carbon Tube Technology

It is well known that in many international hockey matches, there's a small margin of difference between winning and losing.

For 2010 the introduction of Carbon Nano Tube Technology is the latest development in improving Grays composite hockey sticks. Although small in size, these minute sized Carbon Nano Tubes play an important part in taking our hockey stick construction technology to a new level and give top players that extra percent that can swing hte game in your favour. They recognise it is the small things that make all the difference.

Grays inspiration for our nano range has come from our desire to:

  • Take the performance of composite sticks to a new level by improving the stick's consistency and performance
  • Improve the sticks reliability by increasing both the flexural strength as well as giving greater torsional stability
  • Increase the sticks durability and wear performance on synthetic pitches 

By introducing these new hi-tech Carbon Nano Technologies, Grays are now able to introduce and offer players the latest cutting edge technology.

Player Benefits:

  • Greater consistency in performance when hitting
  • Improved stability against torsional forces when controlling the ball and when hitting
  • Improved feel and handling response when controlling the ball

Nano Carbon Tubes are molecular scale graphitic tubes that are amongst the strongest of known fibres. We have now included "Carbon Nano Tubes" as part of our resin mixture formulae. This process has involved carefully adding these nano molecule particles into the resin mix as part of the all important lay up process. The Grays formulae is so important in creating the all important stick performance qualities of increased strength and feel.

When integrated within the formulae mix of the resin, these minute sized Carbon Nano Tubes allow greater impregnation of the resin into the surface of the reinforcing fibres themselves, resulting in greater tensile strength in the bond of the resin itself on the surface of the reinforcing fibres.

It is the combination and integration of the use of these Carbon Nano Tubes within the resin mix combined with our Grays special composite fibre matrix constructions on these Nano models that increases the unidirectional qualities of the sticks performance.