Über ESC

The basic impulse for 3D-CORE was generated in La Rochelle. It was shortly before the Whitbread Round the World Race – today called Volvo Ocean Race – entered the port as the last stop before the end of the race. By coincidence the well known naval architect Philippe Briand and the founder and owner of ESC, Fritz M. Streuber, were sitting together in the Café du Nord. The dicussion was about the high costs of the W60 boats. It became clear that the cost of craftsmanship is an essential factor and that the existing procedures don’t fit to the requirements of an industrial production. This was the actuator for a very intensive research for an affordable lightweight technology.

 

1999	Fritz Streuber and his team began to research for a technology to build a affordable light weight performance yacht. Extended Structured Composites was founded.
2003	The concept of 3D-CORE was found and the first tools were produced.
2005	The first preserial modules of 3D-CORE were produced and presented to potential clients.
2006	E-PET was introduced as the first certified technical foam for 3D-CORE. Assembly of the first production line with first successful testing results. Start of the serial production.
2007	Upgrading of the 3D-CORE product range to E-PUR and E-XPS.
2009	Introduction of CLH, a very economic light weight construction system, a combination of 3D-CORE from  XPS and a special polyester resin, at the JEC 2009 in Paris.