Axion wins 2011 R&D 100 award
Written by jrood
Axion International's Recycled Structural Composite technology, specifically its I-beam design, was selected as a winner of the 2011 R&D 100 Award, presented by R&D Magazine, for the top 100 new technologies in the world. The I-beam design was used in the construction of several 100% recycled plastic bridges for the US Army at Fort Bragg, N.C., designed to allow for the crossing of an M1 Abrams Tank weighing in at approximately 70 tons. The R&D 100 Award spans industry, academia and government-sponsored research. The Award for the innovative recycled plastic design was granted to the following joint developers and contributors to the I-beam project: the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Rutgers University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McLaren Engineering Group and Axion International Holdings, Inc. "We are confident that Axion's proven and innovative building materials will attract new and exciting uses as engineers and architects increasingly seek advanced infrastructure building solutions that have environmentally friendly attributes," said Axion President and CEO Steve Silverman.
