The Xencor LFTs are innovative, long-fiber reinforced products designed for metal replacement and structural applications. The long fibers create a unique three-dimensional network within the molded part, so that the entangled fibers form a strong fiber skeleton, resulting in high thermo-mechanical properties as well as optimal dimensional stability. It is well-known that the LFTs improve as fiber length increases. However, preserving long fibers in molded parts has been challenging due to fiber attrition caused by mechanical shear during injection molding. The molding process typically reduces the reinforcing fiber length from 9 mm (the same as the pellet length) to ~1 mm.

