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One-piece, structural VARTM honeycomb floor for lightweight HEV transit bus.
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Innovations in composite flooring.
Faroex Ltd. is the progenitor of composite flooring for transit buses in North America. In 1999, the engineering team at Faroex successfully commercialized its patented 3-D structural shear plate technology for the manufacture of unitized composite flooring for New Flyer's innovative Invero™ low-floor bus. This revolutionary flooring is an innovative and cost-effective alternative to traditional plywood panels for both transit OEMs and aftermarket re-fitters.
The basic system – supplied as a unitized molded assembly - consists of two glass-reinforced polyester resin face sheets (1) encapsulating a core of honeycomb (3) filled with closed-cell polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam (2). The benefits are substantial; on the OEM side, a 30% reduction in floor weight, unmatched durability, simplification of the chassis, component consolidation, a reduction of installation labour, and improvement in production throughput.
Floors installed in 2000 are still in service today - there has never been a warranty or repair claim made against a Faroex composite floor.
On the re-fit side, Faroex's floor replacement panel kits are configured for fast, easy, and permanent repair of rotting plywood bus flooring.
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