GRP
Glass Reinforced Plastics also known as 'Fibreglass' or 'Glassfibre' is a composite
material.GRP has a unique
set of properties which make it suitable for a wide range of applications, offering advantages over many other materials.
Material Freedom
GRP is one of the most versatile materials, it offers a wide scope of complex shapes that can be fabricated
or moulded to any demand or requirement.The properties of GRP therefore become a designers dream, being easily tooled moulded
and manufactured.
GRP is an attractive light weight material, with its high weight to strength ratio, it is a popular
choice for designers. The strength and durability of GRP can be increased by reinforcements being manufactured into all or
specified areas of the component. The durability and high resistance to the environmental effects on GRP make it ideal for
any application.
The appearance
of GRP products are mainly controlled in the manufacture of the product. The appearance is determined by the gel coat on the
moulding. Appearances of gel coat are in a wide range of colours, and can have a gloss or matt finish to them. The surface
appearance of the product can be determined by the mould, a textured or smooth surface is easy to produce.
GRP has excellent durability and strength properties which help
to minimise the work that is required to maintain the GRP product, it does not rust, rot or fall to pieces.
There are many different type of resins all with slightly different
properties allowing GRP to be extremely versatile and achieve any specification.
The first process is to design and draw the product requirement. At Glassfibremoulders we have
the ability to manufacture from drawing or produce drawings from design sketches or ideas.
The plug is used to manufacture the mould/tooling for
the product. Plugs used at Glassfibremoulders are mainly wooden but they can be made from a wide range of materials to
achieve the desired requirement. At Glassfibremoulders we have the ability to manufacture wooden plugs, with access to
a 5 axis CNC machine. A mould/tool can also be produced from a product or sample. A mould/tool is then produced from the plug.
The mould is where the high quality and appearance of the final product is key and at Glassfibremoulders we pride ourselves
on our ability to produce highly complex mouldings.
Manufacturing
At Glassfibremoulders we manufacture from small batch production
to line manufacture, but we can also manufacture prototypes and individual 'one off's' as at times this is
all that may be required.
Due
to our extensive range of skills, abilities, technology and experience we are able to manufacture and meet any requirements
and specification you may have.
Finishing
At Glassfibermoulders we pride ourselves on a level
of high quality work. Each product is checked to ISO 9001 standard and authorised by the quality assurance
manager before packing and dispatch.
If
required we also offer the ability to spray products to the required specification. Due to the wide range of quality
that the gel coat of the moulding process can produce, spraying of GRP products is normally only used on Phenolic components.
At Glassfibremoulders the manufacturing process does not stop there, We also have
the ability to :
Assemble,Deliver,Install and Laminate
on site.
With our wide range of
skills, abilities, technology and experience we are able to consider any job or requirement whatever the scale.
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