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Horse trailer - Wall cladding, partitions and anti-slip protection
Horse trailer - Wall cladding, partitions and anti-slip protection made of Foamlite®
Foamlite® sheets: For efficient, safe, stress-free horse transport
Whether going to a tournament, on holiday or to the vet – everyone has to transport their horse from time to time. However, often such transportation is stressful for both the people and the horse. For this reason, manufacturers are constantly working to optimise their horse trailers and horse transporters. The objective: to improve comfort, safety and efficiency. We support manufacturers in the development of light and long-lasting horse trailers and transporters with our lightweight construction material, Foamlite®.
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For efficient, safe, stress-free horse transportation: Horse trailer wall liner / interior walls, door cladding, partitions, anti-slip protection made of Foamlite® sheets
Wall liner / interior walls, door cladding, anti-slip protection and partitions for horse trailers and transporters
Foamlite® - lightweight material:
Foamlite® is a closed-pore foamed plastic that combines low weight with high mechanical stability. Foamlite® sheets:
- Optimise the load capacity of your transport vehicle
- Are robust and durable
- Have a high-quality appearance
Application areas
Wall cladding, door cladding and partitions
Manufacturers of horse trailers use Foamlite® to produce very light and robust:
- Wall cladding / liner / interior walls
- Door cladding
- Partitions
- Impact protection
- Kick plates
Vehicles:
- Horse trailers
- Horse transporters / horse trucks
Product range – Foamlite®
Foamlite® sheets are available for cladding transport vehicles in many different formats, thicknesses, colours:
- Sheet thicknesses: 6 – 21 mm
- Widths: up to 2000 mm
- Lengths: According to customer needs, theoretically unlimited, no waste
- Surface: Surface grained on both sides with high scratch resistance possible
Foamlite® – properties
Very high abrasion resistance
In horse trailers and horse transporters, walls, doors and kick plates have to withstand a great deal of mechanical wear and tear in the long term. Tests in our in-house materials laboratory show that in comparison with tested conventional textured, coated board sheets that are often used in horse trailers, Foamlite® sheets have significantly higher abrasion resistance.
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Test parameters: Pressure: 150 N (0.66 MPa), Abrasion area: 15 x 15 mm, Sliding partner: stainless steel, Sliding direction: oscillating, duration: 90 minutes.
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High abrasion resistance and no structural damage: In tests, the surface of Foamlite® (right) demonstrates significantly higher abrasion resistance than a conventional plywood/textured coated board (left)
Built-in hinge
Foamlite® has a "built-in" hinge. All that is required is a 90 degree milled V-notch. This means it is very easy to make doors with V-grooves, for example. This saves time in the manufacturing process and eliminates additional material costs for hinges, screws and rivets.
