FIBRETUFF TECHNOLOGY

Innovative Plastics and Molding, Inc dba FibreTuff

FibreTuff President and Founder Robert Joyce has been working on biopolymer technology advancement since 2001 when acquiring an inline compounding sheet extrusion line. Through creative thinking, novel ideas and persistence the company has progressed to help lead in sustainable materials and innovative parts in various industries to include Medical, Cosmetic, Automotive and Furniture.

FibreTuff® Technology is an example of hard work, dedication and belief that the product, compositions and process can make a difference.The company is a leader in Molding, Extruding and 3D Printing polyamide and polyolefin with cellulose fibers. The medical grade composition shows "bone like" qualities to include radiopacity, bioactivity with radiopacity. There are other functional qualities to include good screw retention, cutting and sawing capability with biocompatible ingredients.

FibreTuff has been used by Automotive OEM's, to achieve awards at Society of Plastic Engineers SPE - 2015. In 2021, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME awarded a 3D Printing Medical Emerging and Enabling (MEET) to FibreTuff at the RAPID+TCT conference.

Any of the following patents can be licensed from Innovative Plastics and Molding, Inc.

3D Printing "FibreTuff®"

MOLDED PARTS WITH THERMOPLASTIC BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS HAVING ORIENTED FIBERS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTS. U.S Patent 11,497,837
CELLULOSE FIBER THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION HAVING A COSMETIC APPEARANCE AND MOLDING THEREOF. U.S Patent 10,233,309

Molded Parts made with "FibreTuff®"

MOLDED ARTICLE U.S patent 7,214,420
MOLDED ARTICLE Canadian Patent 2,547,523
WOOD COMPOSITE ALLOY COMPOSITION HAVING A COMPATIBILIZER THAT IMPROVES THE ABILITY TO PROCESS AND COMPRESS CELLULOSIC FIBER. U.S. Patent 7,994,241

Composition of matter for thermoplastic biopolymer "FibreTuff®"

CELLULOSIC INCLUSIONS THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION AND MOLDING PARTS THEREOF. U.S. Patent 8,546,470

Composition of matter for thermoplastic biopolymer "FibreTuff®"

CELLULOSIC INCLUSIONS THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION AND MOLDING PARTS THEREOF. U.S. Patent 9,109,118

USPTO Registered Trademark FibreTuff® S/N 85/955,521

Learning More

Fibretuff Technology will continue to grow in development of new and inventive products having polyamide with polyolefin and cellulose fibers. Further, the polyamide monomers are linked by amide bonds so its physical properties are similar to those of some proteins. The polyolefin's are hydrophobic, which contribute in a lipid bilayer construction. And, the cellulose fibers mimic collagen fibers.