Materials
Industry-proven materials.Used in unprecedented ways.
Continuous carbon, Kevlar and glass fibers. Industrial thermoplastics. Embedded metal and electronics. ARRIS® combines them in one molded part, so leading brands get new levels of performance at scale.
Wide range of materials options to address any application
Multifunctional parts through unique multi-material integration
Robust supply chain of proven materials with performance/price optionality
Multifunctional performance through material combinations
Most high-performance products are assemblies of separate parts and materials, each one a compromise. ARRIS puts the right material in the right region of a single molded part, so one process solves the whole set of engineering requirements.
Tough zone
Wear zone
Stiff zone
Strong zone
Embedded electronics
Metallic inserts
Ruggedized / corrosion proof
Vibration dampening
Lightweight
Thermal insulator / conductor
Electrical insulator / conductor
EMI shielding / transmittingStructural health monitoring1Performance at scale
Continuous fiber
Carbon, Kevlar and glass fibers are light, stiff and strong. Per gram, they beat any metal or injection-molded plastic.
Aligned fibers used to be for aircraft and supercars. ARRIS aligns continuous fiber at mass-market volumes, so the parts outperform everything else.
Stiffness per gram, ranked
Specific modulus (MPa·m³/kg). ARRIS materials in blue.
Typical published values; fiber values in the fiber direction. Strength per gram shows the same gap.
2Better by design
Thermoplastics
ARRIS uses the optimal thermoplastic for each application and environment.
Most continuous fiber composites are stuck with thermoset resins: long cures, more waste, hard to recycle. Thermoplastics mold fast, take a hit and recycle. ARRIS brings them to continuous fiber composites.
| Material | PP | PC | TPU | PA6 | PA12 | PPS | PEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiffness | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Operating temperature | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Chemical & flammability resistance | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Cosmetics | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Price ($/lb) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
3Manufacturing, redefined
Continuous fiber + thermoplastics
The performance of aligned continuous fiber. The versatility of thermoplastics. Aerospace composites meet mass-production molding.
Aerospace has wanted thermoplastic composites for decades; manufacturing held them back. ARRIS aligns continuous fibers in thermoplastic resins at scale, so machined, 3D-printed, cast, metal injection-molded and overmolded parts can be replaced with superior composite designs.
4Beyond mechanical
Embedded components
What if you could specify different material properties within regions of a single part? With ARRIS you can. Part count goes down. Performance goes up.
Metallic threaded inserts or pins, RF transparent windows, thermal insulation or heat sinks, tough impact zones, all molded into the part. Even functioning electronics: wires, circuits, sensors and antennae, integrated seamlessly.
Give us the target. We pick the materials.
Tell us what the part has to do. Our engineers choose the fiber, resin and layout to get there.