When I first stepped into the Maverick Boat Group’s P2 factory in Fort Pierce, Florida, the first thing I noticed was what was missing. In most other boatbuilding facilities I have visited, I’ve been ...

Airtech’s new high- and low-temperature resin infusion connectors, VAC-RIC HT and VAC-RIC LT, provide inexpensive and efficient through-bag connection for vacuum manifold and resin feed lines for high ...

Consultant Andre Cocquyt estimates that, in the past year, about 700 U.S. composites manufacturers initiated a changeover to some form of resin infusion. Yet the results, he says, are often ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”), together with DD-Compound, a manufacturer of innovative products to improve the carbon fiber resin infusion process, will be ...

Infusion of dry carbon fiber fabrics in carefully designed vacuum process produces robust tools for the autoclave. Dry reinforcements cost far less than prepreg, reducing cost during initial ...

Fiber-reinforced thermoset plastics are becoming increasingly important, particularly in the drive for lightweighting to reduce energy consumption while maintaining mechanical resilience. To that end, ...

Hayaari Marine has seen major benefits with the switch to infusion, saving approximately 450kg of resin per boat and reducing the overall hull weight by more than 20%. The investment in infusion ...

Resin infusion in reinforcement in the manufacture of composite materials and components causes some thermal changes that can be detected with the help of highly sensitive heat flux sensors. Thus, ...