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EconCore : Polypropylene honeycomb boards

EconCore’s new technology is a high-speed, continuous, highly automated production process to produce true honeycomb core boards.

EconCore
Jan 17, 2018
Polypropylene honeycomb board
Polypropylene honeycomb board

The value of the honeycomb structure lies in its optimal performance to weight ratio. The challenge has been how to deliver this naturally ingenious structure, historically reserved for aerospace, to higher volume applications at competitive cost, and EconCore’s technology helps deliver this to the world of packaging.

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