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Infusion process

Construction Processes
we employ several processes to build our products. These processes enable us to produce very strong and lightweight structures. Most of the processes we use have been customized to meet our specific requirements. We are constantly evolving our processes to help us create the best possible products in the most efficient manner.

Primary Construction Process

Infusion
Our main structures are all built using the resin infusion process. In this process we lay all of our fabrics and cores into specific molds. After removing all of the air creating a full atmosphere of vacuum pressure we allow the catalyzed resin to enter. By infusing under vacuum we are able to achieve the maximum ratios of fiber to resin. Since resin is heavy and serves only to bond the fibers together we want to have as much fiber as possible and the least amount of resin necessary.
We have adapted this process to accept a variety of fabrics and cores and have created techniques that deliver near perfect structures that require little post production processing. This process is also more environmentally friendly since all of the resin is contained inside the vacuum bag lowering exposure to the outside atmosphere.

Secondary Construction Process

Open mold layup
A more basic laminating process whereby the fabric is hand laid in a mold and manually saturated with resin without the aid of vacuum pressure. We only use this process for small parts and panels where maximum structural strength is not required.



 
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