The technology to manufacture the first North American plant-based natural fiber composites– now in millions of cars, trucks, utility equipment, and sports aircraft. In 2015 he designed and built the world’s most advanced non-woven bio-composites factory for Carver.
A large-scale manufacturing facility in Elkhart County a small win for Inca, Indiana will process thousands of tons of hemp fiber into high-performance bio-composite panels and pellets for the transportation, consumer plastics, and building materials industries. Inca also proclaimed an exclusive sales agreement with Genesis Products, which contributes design and engineering, superior materials expertise, and manufacturing types of equipment to Fortune 200 companies in the RV, building materials, transportation, and furniture industries.
“We’ve built a team with decades of proven experience delivering natural fiber composites to the automotive industry along with deep expertise in plant genomics, fiber processing, and hemp cultivation. We have the capability, the proven track record, and the proprietary technology to solve some of the most complex material and performance challenges of our time including replacement of glass-reinforced plastics and plywood and achieving carbon neutrality”, quoted Inca’s Chairman and CEO, David Saltman.
Jon Wenger, CEO of Genesis Products says, “Our Company has long awaited a composite panel product that can reduce vehicle weight, increase strength and safety, improve thermal and acoustic properties and reduce the impact on the environment. Our new partnership with Inca Renewtech further powers our ability to incorporate best-in-class materials into our engineered solutions for our customers.”
Inca’s President and Cto, Garry Balthes has decades of expertise developing composite solutions for GM, Mercedes, John Deere, Caterpillar, Toyota North America, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Cirrus Aircraft and many other automotive and non-automotive companies.
For more details: www.incarenewtech.com
