Composites
Large and Small Experiences
- Our composites experiences range from
- Chemical Tankers and Truck mounted concrete mixers
- to Concrete chutes and Utility Poles
- From Concept to final product and tooling design
- We've used all common materials and methods including
- Hand Laminting, Filament Winding, Vacuum Infusion
- Carbon, Glass and Armids (CFRP, GFRP)
- Epoxy, Vinylester, Polyester resins
Proven Approach
- First we try and understand the problem to be solved
- Then we look for the best and cheapest compromise to design a solution
- We use a proven FEA approach to find load paths and their magnitudes for a given shape
- We then optimize the ply to design the minimum laminate
- This is far cheaper than building, testing and breaking prototypes
Size and Shape matter!
- In our experience shape matters most
- It determines the path that load follows through a structure
- Composites are no different to traditional materials
- If the shape is wrong, you can just keep chucking material at it to fix it
- Eventually you'll get there, but it will cost you in materials and labour.
