Technology for Licensing
The InstaBend method (Patent Pending)
These thechnologies can be visited at www.bendtrusion.com
The InstaBend&trade method allows to continuously bend and shape thermoplastic profiles into three-dimensional objects. The method merges three processes:
1- Recycling plastics and municipal or agricultural wastes to create Recycled Plastic Lumber RPL products
![Woodfibre extrusion](img/plastic-woodfibre.jpg)
2- Use a traditional extruder to produce linear-shaped RPL products such as for decking, fencing, outdoor furniture, marine applications, etc.
![Plastic lumber products](img/plastic-products.jpg)
3- Use the InstaBend&trade method to bend and re-shape extruded RPL products into three-dimensional objects, as profiles exit from the extruder.
Ideas For Curved Products
![Decking](img/plastic-trex-decking.jpg)
![Curved shelf](img/plastic-curved-shelf.jpg)
![Furniture](img/plastic-sofa.jpg)
![Bending options](img/plastic-bending-options.jpg)
Plastic Lumber makes great indoor and outdoor furniture (sofa, lounge chairs, benches, trash cans...), playground equipment, etc.
Ideas for urban housing - curved structures
![Prefab house](img/plastic-prefab-house.jpg)
Plastic Lumber can be shaped, continuously, into arched structures for low-cost prefab housing - Photo and Design by Lukas Lang Building Technology
![Arched roof truss](img/plastic-roof-truss.jpg)
Plastic Lumber is ideal for making rounded roof trusses
![Bridge](img/plastic-bridge.jpg)
First bridge structures made of Plastic Lumber
![Marine platform](img/plastic-marine-platform.jpg)
![Floating house](img/plastic-floating-house.jpg)
Plastic-Lumber is ideal for Marine applications..., no rotting, no splitting, maintenance-free for 50 to 100 years
Ideas for the Energy Sector
Poles made of Plastic-Lumber can be curved or bifurcated for making cost-effective, light and durable electrical poles, street lights or all kinds of supports
![Street light poles](img/plastic-poles.jpg)
![Windmills in California](img/plastic-california-windmills.jpg)
Plastic Lumber poles can reduce costs of windmills
![Floating Windmills](img/plastic-floating-windmills.jpg)
Plastic Lumber is ideal for marine applications including poles for floating windmills
![Solar Trough](img/plastic-solar-trough2.jpg)
![Solar Trough](img/plastic-solar-trough1.jpg)
As demand for clean energy sources increases, demand for maintenance-free components made of Plastic Lumber (in green) also increases - for example many components for solar troughs can be made of Plastic Lumber (drawing not to scale).
Ideas for industrial applications
![Quadro-pipe elbow](img/plastic-bending-quadro-pipe.jpg)
Plastic Quadro-pipe Elbow