Bauer Hockey is looking to improve the performance of hockey sticks by going straight to the core. The new line of sticks feature a ROHACELL polymethacry limide (PMI) foam as a structural core in the blade that makes it extremely rigid yet good at withstanding extreme temperatures.
The trade magazine Reinforced Plastics noted, “To produce the Bauer ice hockey sticks, carbon fibre impregnated with epoxy resin is wrapped around the pre-formed rigid foam core. High temperatures are applied during the subsequent curing of the resin, yet ROHACELL remains stable and provides counter pressure. The small, uniform pores in the foam structure ensure that very little resin escapes into the foam cells of the core surface.”
The result is a stick that offers a uniform blade structure that won’t change even after taking many hits!
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[Via Reinforced Plastics: Bauer ice hockey sticks employ ROHACELL core material]