Integral Technologies Inc. and longtime supplier Conductive Composites Co. LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for dedicated nickel-plated carbon fiber manufacturing capability.
Integral will supply equipment, and Conductive Composites will start a separate manufacturing line in a new facility in a to-be-identified location for production of conductive fibers that Integral's wholly owned subsidiary ElectriPlast Corp. proposes using in potentially metal-replacing polymer and composite products for electromagnetic shielding applications.
After extensive research of available conductive fibers, Bellingham, Wash.-based Integral identified product from Conductive Composites of Heber City, Utah, as best meeting ElectriPlast's needs for specialty nickel-plated carbon fiber.
The production arrangement aims to ensure ElectriPlast's ability to obtain the fiber as its builds a customer base focused on the automotive, cable-wire and consumer electronics industries.