10 set 2021

ITALY’S XENIA THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES USED IN THE NEW SALEWA MOUNTAIN BOOT

The new Salewa Ortles Couloir mountain boot uses Xenia thermoplastic composites. The toecap is constructed on a polymeric base supplied by the Italian company leader in the production of thermoplastic composites reinforced carbon fibre. Salewa's boot will make its appearance in stores from Fall 2021. Weighing only 725 grams, the compact design provides the Ortles Couloir with more precision while climbing, both on rock and ice. The boot's frame has been brilliantly designed in carbon fibre in order to offer both lightness and support. Moreover, its hinged joint closure ensures greater comfort while walking and more grip while climbing.

 

THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES FOR THE ORTLES COULOIR BOOT

"The Ortles Couloir boot carries the name of its own theatre of operations: the Ortles Mountain. Boasting a height of 3.905 m, the Ortles is the highest peak of the Rhaetian Alps and it is well known for its very challenging trails," states the Xenia website. "The processing of new generation carbon reinforced thermoplastic composites and the injection moulding process allow the standardization and realisation of structures with improved and optimized thickness, which would otherwise turn out to be very expensive and difficult to achieve through the traditional lamination process. Thermoplastic composites are, furthermore, easily and efficiently recyclable."

 

HIGH-QUALITY PERFORMING MATERIALS TO ENSURE A LONG-LASTING PERFORMANCE

"This new boot was inspired by the Dolomite Mountains, our home, – explains William Starka, senior product manager of footwear & equipment at Salewa – the absolute innovation in the alpine boots market is represented by its neat design, which allowed us to obtain great precision, total freedom of movement and an excellent stability for rock and ice climbing. To ensure a long-lasting performance, we selected durable and high-quality performing materials. The Ortles Couloir boot has brought the development of alpine boots into a completely new dimension".

 

FROM THE SELECTION OF THE POLYMER TO A WELL-DEFINED PERCENTAGE OF CARBON FIBRE

"Working with Salewa and its partners has represented a great and exciting challenge. We began by developing a specific customization process which led to the selection of the polymer and a well-defined percentage of carbon fibre. This tailor-made project made us so happy and pleased," adds Enrico Mancinetti, sales manager for Xenia Materials.

 

NEW FOOTWEAR MATERIALS LAB PROJECT AT XENIA

To study and design the best applications of thermoplastic-based composites along with other outdoor footwear brands, Xenia materials has recently started theXenia Footwear Materials Lab project which offers a turnkey service to footwear industry companies and supports them step by step; from the choice of the material and co-design phase to the testing process and simulation of the footwear in specific circumstances. 



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