In addition, KaZaK’s composite utility pole is designed to break cleanly away from the overhead wires that it carries, reducing the damage to the lines and allowing repair work to be achieved more quickly. KaZaK also offers a butt-pole replacement system, which leaves the upper wooden half of the utility pole intact and allows the damaged lower portion to be replaced with the composite base. At four million pole replacements per year, KaZaK’s partial replacement base can offer a savings of $5,000 per unit, a number that adds up quickly. The installment of the base can also be performed without disruption to service.

Another application is a self-recovering post, initially developed to replace steel for use around aircraft carrier elevators, but now being marketed as a maintenance-free post for the thousands of roadside signs that are replaced each year. These posts can be bent flat by an impact and can then be restored to vertical after the load is removed.

Where it Stands

The company has worked with the Army to develop a pultrusion-optimized modular shelter system that ships a rapidly deployable 19 × 90' building in a 20 × 8 × 8' standard ISO container. The KaZaK shelter competes with tents for troop housing and buildings for field operations. There is also growing interest in such structures as temporary habitats for non-military purposes.

KaZaK is interested in pursuing non-military applications for its pultrusion technology and is actively seeking licensing, partnership, and teaming opportunities.

More Information

For more information on KaZaK’s pultrusion technology, click here. (Source: MDA TechUpdate, Missile Defense Agency, National Technology Transfer Center Washington Operations)