Italian speciality composites producer Xenia (Mussolente; www.xeniamaterials.com) has recently introduced a range of materials reinforced with hybrid fillers composed of blends of carbon and glass fibres. The company said that the ability to combine variable percentages of reinforcements with different polymer matrices allows a range of physical and mechanical properties to be achieved.

“Xebrid” has been developed for use where metal replacement is required to optimise cost, performance and process technologies – for example, in industrial and agricultural equipment, construction and oil and gas – and applications where lightness, mechanical properties and processability are the main requirements, such as for sporting equipment, mobility and transportation and aeronautics.