Aero Wave The AERO WAVE technology had been around for a bit now and is still used on our top end models. The construction is rather simple but very effective, the frame has been raised a bit in a wave sort of pattern between the grommet holes, this causes less stress on the string while playing and stringing since the string rests on the raised portion instead of just going between the two grommetholes. It creates a stronger frame that is more durable while stringing and it prolongs the strings life while playing The AERO WAVE system is paired together with the GTI construction. Click to return

CMS-cap The newly developed CMS-cap is a patent pending ferrule construction that surpasses any existing ferrule on the market. Its 3 piece construction is unique and each part fullfills a special role. Its has been developed with todays modern badminton in mind and it has been made to fullfill the demands that the players have on the equipment today as well that the strains that the game itself puts on the racket. 1. Core – The core is made of a high density rubber material and is the innermost part of the construction. It has 2 main functions. • Shock absorbition is the Cores main function. It absorbs the vibrations created in the frame with each hit. • Precise flex, the second function of the Cores to allow the shaft to have its designed flex, regular ferrules are more solid and thus changes the flexibility of the shaft, the Core is designed to make sure that the shaft can utilize the flex it was meant to have. 2. Membrane – The Membrane is the middle part of the construction. Its made of a hard plastic/rubber compound and has 3 main functions. • Absorbing part of the vibrations from the Core and further reduce the frames vibrations. • The unique design allows the two raised parts on each side to work as a powerful torque reducer. The way the Membrane is supported by the Shell reduces torsional instability with up to 10%. • Better grip, the raised parts on both sides of the ferrule also serve as a grip enhancer for those times when you move your grip far up the handle and reduces the twisting that can occur with a high positioned grip. 3. Shell – The shell is made of a plastic/glassfiber compound and is the outer layer that supports and hold everything else in place. The Shells 2 main functions together with the other components. • Its rigid nature givesw the shaft the support that is needed and in combination with the Core makes sure that the shafts flex is utlized to 100%. • Together with the Membrane the Shell reduces the torsional movements of the frame Click to return

Graphite Titanium Integrated Frame The GTI frames are a new specially developed frame construction that enhances speed and power with each shot. For FUKUDA it was simply a further development of our old Speed Power System that we used for several years on our competition models. GTI is the second generation of SPS. The frame profile has been altered compared to traditional rackets and a special Titanium mix has been added to the top of the frame to give the frame a more headheavy balance for more power and giving the frame a very solid and stable feel. The technology is developed with todays high speed, rapid-fire play in mind. It gives additional power and control, but you keep the same light weight frames that are FUKUDA’s trademark. The new construction gives up to 5% higher shuttlecock velocity! thanks to the unique GTI system The GTI construction is paired together with the AERO WAVE system. Click to return

Kevlar® Kevlar is a trademark belonging to DuPont and is a soft manmade fibre with superior abilities. It combines high strength with light weight, the kevlar fibre is five times stronger than steel and is today used in a variety of areas like protective wear, aircraft construction, high speed boats etc. Kevlar has a number of unique characteristics where the low density and its strength are the most prominent ones. The main benefits of using Kevlar in badminton rackets are just those two. The combination of lightweight and and strength makes it ideal to use in high end tournament rackets. It is stronger than Titanium on every level and its the weight is a little under half of Titanium. It is still flexible enough to be useable for rackets. Anywhere ligthweight strength really matters, Kevlar® delivers to perform. The Kevlar fibres are combined into a weave with the graphite as shown on the image to the right. This creates a superstrong mesh that is used to enhance the frame of the racket. to increase its durability for play and stringing Kevlar® in the FUKUDA Kevlarmesh rackets The Kevlar mesh is placed on the sides of the frames (on most of our models) since that is where the highest amount of strain on a frame is. The strength and toughness, combined with the lightweight of kevlar makes it an ideal reinforcer for graphite Kevlarmesh isn’t only used for its durability. Its unique strength in combination with High Modulus Graphite gives the frame a much improved stability and recovery and its longevity keeps the rackets flex and playcharacteristics unchanged much longer than traditional materials. Click to return

Carbon Nanotubes Nanotubes are small tubes made out of rolled hexagon carbonsheets. They are 10.000 times thinner than a human hair. The Nanotubes main use is in creating superstrong fibres used when constructing spaceshuttles. and for products used in other extreme environments. The tensile strength of Nanotubes is theorized and simulated to 100 GPa, which can be compared to Kevlar (3.6GPa), regular graphite (1.17GPa), High Modulus Graphite (7.0GPa) and Titanium (1.19GPa). At the same time the density of Nanocarbon is very low, making this amazing material both strong and lightweight. The density of carbon Nanotubes is 1.3 c.c/g, which can be compared to Kevlar (1.38 c.c/g), graphite (1.58 c.c/g), High Modulus Graphite (2.1 c.c/g) and Titanium (4.508 c.c/g). From the table below you can easliy see that the amount of pressure carbon Nanotubes can take before breaking is unbelievable. Pressure Example 0.5 Pa Atmospheric pressure on Pluto 10 Pa Pressure increase per 1mm of a water column 1 kPa Atmospheirc pressure on Mars 10 kPa Pressure increase per 1m of a water column or the loss of air pressure going from earth sealevel to 1000m elevation 101.325 kPa Standard atmospheric pressure of earth (at sealevel) 10 MPa Pressure washers force out water at this pressure 100 MPa Pressure at the bottom of Mariana Trench, about 10km below the ocean surface. 10 GPa Diamond forms at this pressure 100 GPa Theoretical tensile strength of carbon nanotubes. Click to return

Vibra Plate System The VPS is a frameconstruction technology that is specially developed by FUKUDA for the VPS racket series. It involves a specially shaped frame that reduces inframe vibrations by up to 20% and also gives you a more solid frame compared to conventional frames. The VPS system also includes the Power Channel technology that increases the stringbeds sweetspot. Click to return