USERS’ PLATFORM Composites in the world Carbon fibre iPhone case Belch Co., a small composite company started by two engineering students, offers carbon-fibre accessories such this attractive iPhone® protective case. The case costs US$79.99 and comes with a 10-year warranty. More information: www.belchco.com High impact-strength spokes HBW-Gubesch Kunststoff-Engineering GmbH has designed a new mountain bike wheel that combines an aluminium rim and a carbon fibrereinforced PA66 resin − a LNP Thermocomp specialty compound from SABIC Innovative Plastics. Excluding the hub insert, the spokes are made entirely by injection moulding. Though they have been designed to withstand high shock loads in rough terrain, the front wheel weighs only 1,220g and the rear 1,450g. More information: www.sabic-ip.com JEC Composites Magazine / No42 July-August 2008http://www.belchco.com http://www.sabic-ip.com