Polygon Company is announcing the first fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite air tank designed exclusively for the over-the-road class 8 truck and trailer industry, as well as the service vehicle market. The tank is designed to meet the rugged environments encountered by truck fleets, while at the same time offering new composite technology, says the maker.

Polygon’s new tank incorporates designs fundamental to composite laminate theory, as well as newly advanced
composite raw material inputs, the company says. This new approach uses thermoplastic resin matrices forming a pressure vessel that can be literally hammered without creating stress cracks.

These new composite air tanks provide an impact-resistant tank that’s 20-30% lighter than any metallic tank on the market, Polygon claims, while being price-competitive.

Polygon is working on setting up an automated line in a new Indiana facility for the manufacturing of these air tanks. The company is also looking for parties interested in beta-site testing for the new air tank. Contact Jim
Shobert at jimsho@polygoncompany.com or at 800-918.9261.